Posted by: MagusXIX
« on: February 12, 2013, 06:46:51 PM »I definitely found a conventional start to be very, very helpful for learning how the game is basically played. The trans-newtonian start was overwhelming for me as a new player.
(Despite sentiments to the contrary, I find Conventional starts to be more straightforward and less overwhelming than TN starts because the tech progression is presented to you naturally./The reason CI are considered "advanced" is any NPR generated starts at TN tech. So if you encounter them after 10 years in which you worked from CI to nuke-pulse, they've had 10 years research from nuke-pulse on.