Hi errybody! I've got a few completely random questions to ask here!
1, my civilians have made a civilian colony on a comet that doesn't support any population, and have dumped a mine on it. Will they put an automine there eventually, or do I need to help the idiots along?
2, I made first contact 5 years in after exploring Alpha Centauri, which had some wrecks. I found a hostile race with ships the same size as mine, yet horrifyingly advanced- 4x faster, 10x further sensors, 2x faster missiles. My ships didn't even have a chance to reverse course before they were all vaporized- by missiles so fast they didn't even show up on the sensors half the time.
So, how much time should I just spend building up my technology before I begin to explore the very mean galaxy, with the assurance that I won't get suckerpunched with my first peek outside? And, along those lines, what's some good technologies to research to speed this process up?
And 3rd. . . What is -your- process of starting a new game? (A trans-newtonian one, not a conventional one, since I imagine they're pretty different!)