I'm wondering if the update times I'm seeing are typical. Here's a rough description of my current situation:
- I'm around 35 years into the game.
- I've got colonies in around half a dozen systems
- There are four civilian shipping lines
- I'm aware of four alien lifeforms that aren't me. These are:
- Some pre-spaceflight people that I just conquered
- Those spoilers that show up near wrecks a lot, and sometimes make contact with engineer brigades
- Two spacefaring civilizations of unknown size, right next one another about five jumps from Sol, who are fighting a bitter war with one another.
- I've got around 40 warships organized into four fleets, half a dozen survey ships, three gate constructors, two colony ships, and around ten freighters operating in three different groups.
- I've got about 20 uninhabited mining colonies distributed among the systems in which I've got inhabited colonies, all flinging packets around
When I hit the button for a 5-day turn, it takes about 30 seconds on average.
Is this about what I should expect? It's playable, and I'm having a great time, but I wonder sometimes if I've goofed something up and it's supposed to play faster than this.