Very bad uninvited guests: a question about timing.

[Zincat (OP)]

So, it's been a while since I last fought the galactic invaders, and I don't remember / can't find an answer to this.

I am playing a barebone, conventional start game. 15 years ingame I was finally able to get outside Sol (which I really need as there is 0 sorium in the entire system, beside some on earth). And... 6 months later, 2 jumps from sol, a stable wormhole appears.

Now, I know they will grav survey and eventually gate their way to me. The question is, how fast? How much time do I realistically have before they come? I seem to remember the whole thing could take a while sometimes. But I'm not sure I remember correctly and I wanted to ask.

I currently have no fleet and not even a single weapon system researched. I think I am screwed, but well, asking does not cost anything XD

[MarcAFK]

The last game I found them they hung around for years annoying the other NPR's who were sending ships through the system, meanwhile earth was 2 jumps away. I don't know really, but your days are probably numbered.

[Zincat (OP)]

Yes well, another wormhole appeared 3 years later, 2 jumps from sol. In another direction. Another direction where I wanted to go XD I think I'm going to restart at this point, and delay exploration outside of sol a bit more.

I did not remember the invaders arriving so soon, just 15-20 years ingame... And not with 2 different wormholes XD Because when you do a conventional start, there's really not much you can do about it so soon in the game.

[83athom]

You can power through this threat. You just need to play your cards right, and try to build around the Invader technology advantage.

[Zincat (OP)]

You can power through this threat. You just need to play your cards right, and try to build around the Invader technology advantage.

I appreciate the vote of confidence, but it was too late. All my shipyards were just destroyed. A fleet entered my system just 4 months of game time after last post, coming from the direction the first stable wormhole appeared. Guess they had a gate builder up, or it was a jump capable fleet.

Guess I'll be a little more cautious next time, before leaving sol. Still I was surprised that they showed up this soon...

[TheDeadlyShoe]

It's totally random.  If you are doing a conventional start, I suggest leaving Invaders off until a minimum of TL3.

[Zincat (OP)]

It's totally random.

Well,  I thought as much but still this is the earliest they showed up in all of my games. Admittedly, I have not played as much as some of the other forum members, but still I was surprised.

If you are doing a conventional start, I suggest leaving Invaders off until a minimum of TL3.

I have never done that before. Does changing the enabled threats at program startup actually works just as the normal starting option? So I can simply enable the invaders from a certain point onward?

I always played with all threats on from the very beginning

[TheDeadlyShoe]

Yeah, if you turn them on midgame they will start rolling for wormholes.

The other spoilers only show up if their option is enabled when the system is generated.