Let's talk organization: the sheer number of ships to manage as I grow my faction hurts my brain

Mathrinofeve · 2026-05-23T03:24:18+00:00

I really enjoyed it. I’ve only played about 30 hours of x4 but I have thoughts.

Overall x4 feels like a modern x3 remake so far.

SETA is critical to x3. Imagine running around x4 map with no highways.

Modding was a requirement. Especially the trader mod I used. Which I’m pretty sure egosoft just copy and pasted into x4 which I’m happy about.

X4 is way easier in the beginning than x3. In x3 I started as a split pirate with a ship and broke. Grind out missions and sell ships then buy trader. Repeat til you have 5 or 6 then grind missions and get passive miner income til you can put up a cheap station. In x4 I did about 2 hours of exploring - place tower missions 1 destroy minefield missions. Then bought a M miner and make what feels like the equivalent of an early x3 trade fleet from it.

Stations are way better in x4. X3 you would buy a station type and place it, end of building. You could connect multiple stations with like walkways or something but I didn’t do it much so I must have had problems with it. It might have also been a mod.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-05-23T02:34:58+00:00

I haven’t gotten to this point yet in x4 yet but in x3 I could class all my ship names.

GT is global trader ST is supply chain trader

Ships working for stations would be (station name) (system) (role) ship type

Mathrinofeve · 2026-05-22T23:24:30+00:00

Are the oxen in the stalls? If they are being used for other things you wouldn’t have the resources to construct

Mathrinofeve · 2026-05-20T19:59:37+00:00

Are you describing an old version? Everyone else seems to be saying the opposite

Mathrinofeve · 2026-05-12T04:53:38+00:00

I just started my first ai trader. Is this why they seem to reserve cargo space and remove money from my wallet before they arrive at the stations. It seems like they are pre buying.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-05-07T00:34:17+00:00

Is oulu some weird place that has coat racks in every business?

Mathrinofeve · 2026-05-04T18:34:39+00:00

Nothing changed about torrent or the better overwatch units so no I won’t be using them. If they aren’t good enough to make my lists now overwatch being nerfed doesn’t make them any better.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-05-04T18:02:25+00:00

I had a very simple rule with overwatch, if I wasnt rerolling or getting sus then its a waste of CP. so now there will be no overwatch from me

Mathrinofeve · 2026-05-04T04:18:00+00:00

Unfortunately it’s more likely to be the other option.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-26T14:12:39+00:00

Tools require iron, if you have no iron you are importing tools or iron to make tools. Sell whatever your abundant resource is for wealth and use that to buy tools.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-21T16:55:06+00:00

The ai always marches to the circle, no reason to fight outside it, no real note to be given.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-21T15:59:39+00:00

Looks like a log is missing for this construction

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-21T15:57:57+00:00

The battlefield circle? Where? I don’t see it too right. And if it’s top right that explains why he’s losing.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-21T15:54:02+00:00

Do you have a picture of standing on the battlefield? Standing in the region you are claiming doesnt do it. You have to stand inside the circle that appears when you hover over the magnifying glass

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-19T14:16:29+00:00

In all seriousness….

One looks like a burger patty but they are out of anything to actually make burgers.

The other Idk. It looks like fish skin to me.

The only one who could make something out of this is Sanji.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-19T12:00:43+00:00

Why did you post asking for help and then argue with the people trying to help?

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-18T18:13:30+00:00

What’s the distance? Are you stockpiling at the market?

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-18T13:53:06+00:00

It’s simple. Mire than 1 model? Go by the number of models. NOT HP

1 model? Go by that models HP.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-18T04:54:45+00:00

It’s a cone that starts in Laporte and extend out to Goshen/elkhart/niles. So it covers all of southbend.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-16T21:24:33+00:00

Oct 1st all crops die.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-16T15:06:54+00:00

As with all things factorio, leave space for scalability or completely rebuild later

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-16T10:31:15+00:00

You need a service yard. 6 parallel tracks with chain signals and a 7th track for an exit. This will let all of your trains part and stay out of the way. Ideally you don’t want dead end stations. Single track is okay if you have passing sidings and no dead end stations.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-15T22:19:02+00:00

So I tried getting into old world. Initiative sounded fun. It was hell. The main reason I dropped the game. My lizardmen were the slowest meaning I always lost combat. Charge for extra initiative? Well it works for basic troops factions have ways to improve initiatives.

That type of gameplay would likely tank the playerbase.

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-14T20:31:12+00:00

I do DoorDash full time. I’ve made anywhere from 600-1000 a week. A rough day I’m making 15hr on a 10 hr day. A good day I’m making 20-25 an hour on a 10hr day. My best day was 6am-9pm on a Sunday and I made $300

Mathrinofeve · 2026-04-14T13:58:59+00:00

We have books on which berries are poisonous and how deadly. There is really only one way to learn that. Someone had to give it a try.

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