i have a preference for the slave labour outcome, gives u additional pop, something to do with youre troops and if youre lucky they can colonize some planets that youre native population might not be able to
Or a spore style obelisk where by building a generic structure it imparts trans-newtonian knowledge on the populace. Then they become your allies and build a huge space navy of ONE FREAKING SHIP. Sorry, I'm still upset about that.
They are the ones without a space presence and they can't advance. You can protect those poor, defenceless aliens from less honourable Empires than your own, or invade and turn them into slave labour or perhaps nuke the planet just to watch it it glow in the dark
Are pre-industrial NPRs the ones without any space presence? I've run into a number of aliens that have no ships or shipyards. Can those aliens learn new technologies?
There are no conventional NPR's, only trans-Newtonian. As I recall, Steve didn't want too hassle with building the necessary code for the AI to advance to TN techs.
I've been told conventional NPRs stay such, but don't quote me on that.
Possibly. Collateral damage is always a risk. More than that, there will be radiation and atmospheric dust that hinder all colonies on the planet.
If you concentrate your research efforts, they pay off quicker. Once you have multiple worlds with multiple research facilities, you can branch out into areas you neglected at the beginning. Just remember a low-tech weapon will look like crap compared to another high-tech weapon.
I've been reading a couple and they've been quite helpful. Should I stick primarily to beam and missile tech since I've already started down that path?
Eventually it will. It's also possible that a Duranium crash prevents this.
I've been told conventional NPRs stay such, but don't quote me on that. As for fleet make-up I'd suggest reading some AARs. They helped me a lot in understanding the military aspect. Just don't use mine, for role-playing purposes I've intentionally designed ships that will probably be decimated on their first combat mission. The most efficient route is to specialize every ship, so you'll an ASM design, an AMM design, a PD design and so on. I don't like to do that just because it feels wrong to me, but that's just personal preference.
