Posted by: captainwolfer
« on: December 31, 2023, 01:06:05 PM »re: 1: Why not make them stations and then just have a couple of jump capable tugs to take them where ya want them? Factories produce them faster than shipyards and they only need to move every decade or so depending on quantity.I do build them as stations, but I generally start with about 1.5 billion population, and that usually gives me more commercial shipyards than I need at the start. And using a shipyard means that the factories can be used for building other items.
I don't recommend using shipyards for most other space stations. Fuel harvester stations are the one that you basically always need more of and as long as you don't include a refueling hub the stations don't have to be excessively large.