i went fusion this morning. solar gets really expensive... but fusion uses deut.

Wish i could raid, but im not comfortable raiding blind.

and espionage is a ways off for me... im gonna build more mines and build up a nasty fleet i think

like 3 mines, 1 ship, 2 reseach/upgrade.... at least for a while

Ships are good because they will also defend your planet if they are hanging around. Good idea to get some missile launchers or some kind of defence tho just to put off those weak attackers.

As of this moment:
Metal Mine: Lvl 5
Crystal Mine: Lvl 4
Deuterium: Lvl 3
Solar Plant: Lvl 7
Robotic Factory: Lvl 2
Research Lab: Lvl 1

Any comments or suggestions, based on your experiences so far?

I'm at:

Metal Mine (Level 6 )
Crystal Mine (Level 4 )
Deuterium Synthesizer (Level 4 )
Solar Plant (Level 8 )
Robotic Factory (Level 1 )

Upgrading the Robotic Factory next, then the Shipyard will be fired up.

Something good to know. The position of your planet affects how much energy your Solar Plant produces. #1 being closest to the sun, #12 being furthest away. My planet is smack bang in the middle at #6.

wish i could build faster

heres mine:

Metal Mine (level 11)
Crystal Mine (level 10)
Deuterium Synthesizer (level 6)
Solar Plant (level 12)
Fusion Plant (level 2)

but i really only nee dot log in once a day or so.... i just do not get resources fast enough

Once you start taking on other people you'll have plenty of resources to spend

If you click on galaxy you see the other people. What does it mean when there is a time next to their name, under the action column?

Second question: I built a missle launcher, do I have to do anything with it or is it going to work itself for defense?

The time next to someones name means that was the last time there was activity on that planet. Either by someone attacking them, or by them logging in and doing stuff themselves.

You should really look out for people with an 'i' (Inactive for 2 weeks) or 'I' (Inactive for 4 weeks). If their mines are setup and cranking out resources and they have little / no defence. Those are the people to raid. They won't fight back!

Missile Launchers just do their own thing once they are built. If someone attacks your planet all forms of defence can be destroyed (If the atacker is strong enough), missile launchers, lasers etc. Your mines and buildings however remain intact.

What do I need to have fusion as an option? According to "Research - Energy Technology" it says I need Research Lab (Level 1) -- which I already have. I do not see any other energy options on my screen other than solar.

Thanks for your help (again). I'd rather find out from all of you before I waste supplies trying to figure it out.

Fusion plant requires:

Deuterium Synthesizer(level 5)
Energy Technology(level 3)

You can find our what research / building level you need to build stuff in the 'Technology' section.

Fusion is good, but it does use up valuable deut.

Got my cherry popped today. Someone raided my little ole planet while I was sleeping. They just came over with 1 Small Cargo ship so they didn't snag too much but that doesn't mean I won't have a cap for their ass if they come back!

i'm SOOOOOO close to espionage probes... then this shit is ON.

I put my first small laser in my defense. whooopeee

I've got 2 missile launchers. Don't have laser tech yet tho for lasers. I figure 2 missile launchers can fend off those roving Caro ship bitches. Give it another 2 days and I'll have Espionage & Cargo ships myself to start raping everyone in my neighbourhood of their hard earned resources

ahmen brother RiNkY preach on! "I have seen the promise land and it is good. Full of idle planets with overflowing resources and no defense as far as the eye can see."

same here few more days and off to rape and pillage

I have now begun to reach out to my neigbors. ....That is if you call raping their planet reaching out.
Tried to send a probe to the bastard that had attacked me, but he is "noob" protected...whatever that means

This ba$tard is gonna pay. I got attacked by someone with 1 cargo & 1 light fighter too and they stole a bunch of resources the scum

The following fleets were facing each other on 08-20 19:01:44 , as it came to a battle::

Attacker norm (2:299:5)
Weapons: 0% Shields: 0% Hull Plating: 0% Type S.Cargo L.Fighter Number 1 1 Weaponry: 5 50 Shields 10 10 Hull 400 400
Defender RiNkY (2:299:6)
Weapons: 0% Shields: 0% Hull Plating: 0% Type Miss. Number 1 Weaponry: 80 Shields 20 Hull 200
The attacking fleet fires a total of 2 times with the power of 55 upon the defender. The defender's shields absorb 20 damage points
The defending fleet fires a total of 1 times with the power of 80 upon the attacker. The attacker's shields absorb 10 damage points
Attacker norm (2:299:5) Type S.Cargo L.Fighter Number 1 1 Weaponry: 5 50 Shields 10 10 Hull 400 400
Defender RiNkY (2:299:6) Type Miss. Number 1 Weaponry: 80 Shields 20 Hull 200
The attacking fleet fires a total of 2 times with the power of 55 upon the defender. The defender's shields absorb 20 damage points
The defending fleet fires a total of 1 times with the power of 80 upon the attacker. The attacker's shields absorb 10 damage points
Attacker norm (2:299:5) Type S.Cargo L.Fighter Number 1 1 Weaponry: 5 50 Shields 10 10 Hull 400 400
Defender RiNkY (2:299:6) Type Miss. Number 1 Weaponry: 80 Shields 20 Hull 200
The attacking fleet fires a total of 2 times with the power of 55 upon the defender. The defender's shields absorb 20 damage points
The defending fleet fires a total of 1 times with the power of 80 upon the attacker. The attacker's shields absorb 10 damage points
Attacker norm (2:299:5) Type S.Cargo Number 1 Weaponry: 5 Shields 10 Hull 400
Defender RiNkY (2:299:6)
Destroyed The attacker has won the battle!
He captures
2054 Metal, 1630 Crystal and 927 Deuterium

Hehe...welcome to my world.

send a probe, and tell us what he has

.....i only have 2 LF and 1 sm cargo atm, but will launch counter attack with you when u r ready

That's okay. I'll take him myself in a day or 2

probe him and share the reports with the rest of us

We are an alliance.

i was out of town over night friday nght...

i got raped. twice.

i have no more defense and i lost 15,000 metal - 8,000 crystal and 6,000 deut

that shit hurts.

im focusing on building up my power grid and then on espionage and cargo to start looting.

hey Todrick,

Oh just a suggestion. I think we should all have/get AIM and turn it on when we are playing. It's much easier to coordinate things that way.

Man I want to start raiding so bad I can taste it. It's going to be 4 hours before I have enough deut... damn it!

Any one spare any deut?