I found some ruins on a very nice world a good number of jumps from my home system. I'm just barely managing my empire and can't afford a lot of wasted time and effort. I need to know, as simply as possible, what I need to get use of them.
I have created and placed a xenology team; they found 18 installations. I'm told they can be recovered by an "Engineer Regiment".
I have a couple of "Engineering Brigades" already built as part of my starting lineup. I've done nothing else with ground forces.
I haven't yet researched a "Troop Transport Bay", but I could get it done in a few months.
What is an "Engineer Regiment", as opposed to a "Brigade"? What tech do I need to get one?
What do I need to carry one to the ruins?
Will I need any other tech? (Salvage, tractor beams, etc?)
Thanks for all the help.
(OH, this is unrelated, but... can asteroid miners mine gas giants or moons? And can you place automated mines on gas giants to harvest sorium, or do you need ships with the sorium modules? I've run out of sorium on Earth; I have a lot of fuel reserves, but I need to get a steady supply of new sorium ASAP. A shipyard has just been refitted to produce a new line of Exxon-class tankers outfitted with sorium harvesters, but I'm not sure that's the only solution.)