Posted by: Garfunkel
« on: September 08, 2011, 07:19:57 AM »Also, colonize all easy-to-terraform planets even if they have no minerals as you get to tax the civilian commerce between colonies.
Wealth is another easily-overlooked consideration - I'd been running everything full-tilt my first game and was quite surprised to see the event log telling me I was in debt.
In most games I'm stressed on corundium; key for mine construction. Hard to fix mineral bottlenecks if you can't build more mines.Confirmed mercassium & corundium problems here for my current game. Corundium shortage is extremely... hmmm... fun
This game, I'm stressed on mercassium-- can't get a solid source for constructing research labs.