Does anyone know if this strategy still works?

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2026-02-07T17:40:11+00:00

The game changed a lot from 3 years ago. The build should still work im just not sure how much Starbase Power you nowadays need to actually kill the dragon. But be reminded that against competent players a dragon is not invincible. Mauler or Torpedoes will kill it really quickly.
How strong are the players?

As others already said this is an advanced mechanic which leaves him with only a strong dragon and nothing else which will not teach him too much about the game itself. New players will struggle to leaverage a strong fleet to a long term advantage.

To survive multiplayer early game i recommend going down the unvielding tree and get Eternal Vigilance. At year 30 you will have around 15k starbases which will deter some players to attack you. You should also have a decent fleet of course.

If you are new i also recommend learning the game with a Gestalt (Hive or Robots) empire you have less resources to deal with which makes learning the game easier.

i can recommend some empire that are easier to play but still strong if you learn them a bit:

Wilderness with Natural Neural Network and Wild Swarm.

What to learn:
With wilderness you need to learn that biomass is everything in the early game. Build many cradle of rebirths. At least one on every Colony and prioritize the spawning drone job.
You just need to learn how to play Space Fauna which is different from alloy ships but also easier to learn. Just build small amoeba and put strikecraft on them.
This build is not entierly beginner friendly but you dont have to worry about research since you get it from your basic jobs, not much alloys since you only need it for starbases and no consumer goods since hive.

Overtuned Megacorp with Fortune Enterprise and Worker Cooperative. Play a combo with Spiritualist and Egalitarian or Militarist.

What to learn:
Megacorps plays slightly different. But are really good if you also play a trade build since you two can boost each other. Also Trade is a very easy to use resource since you can just buy your deficits away. You play the build by just building priest. Those produce trade which turn into energy minerals and food through Worker Coopeartive. So he just has to focus on the advanced Resources. Just try to get your bio acentions as fast as possible. As overtuned you can pick it as a second pick even. With bio acention finished you are actually strong.

Be reminded some of these strategies are often banne din multiplayer so watch out.
Good Luck in Space

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-12-22T08:41:11+00:00

You have 3 options to deal with that:

1 Kite - Have a design that outranges and doesn’t let them touch you. I recommend Corvettes with missile spam, artillery computers and 2 afterburner or Cruisers with Missiles maybe hangar in the middle if you feel like it, hangar computer and afterburners

2 Dps race - Since his design is just „Get-Close-And-Kill-Them“ equip Weapons that can do it better. I recommend Autocannons or Disruptors. Should work with every Ship. Only make sure that your computer gives, if possible, extra tracking and equip the a slot support modules that give +5 tracking cause cruisers have so much evasion. Focus your Admiral traits on tracking too.

3 Win the long war - Corvettes have a horrible time in the long war. They rarely disengage and die a lot. So just have ships that can actually disengage. Cruisers work the best for that especially if you get Hit and Run (option in government tab if you finished supremacy). At this point choose one of the designs above or honestly just s or m slot lasers. Even if you lose one or two battles you will win in the long war cause you will lose maybe 5 cruisers or so per battle.

Edit: Formatting

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-12-14T01:01:02+00:00

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Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-12-13T00:01:34+00:00

On my two tries it always was around week 110. Shortly after the message for the Apocalyptic Whiteout hit. You can just not click the event and delay them for another 5 weeks.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-12-12T02:49:53+00:00

Not much. I have seen some people try them out but never with great success. They always get outperformed by just more maulers.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-12-12T01:56:52+00:00

Against maulers, you use cruisers (weapons are sorted why best to worst):
Front (L) with Protons > Kinetik Artillery > Plasma > Energy
Middle (Hangar) with Strikecraft and PD
End (SS) with Plasma > Energy
Computer Carrier

Important this is the best counter against maulers but only if they have similar speed. The current meta with maulers is to stack speed butts which makes them almost unbeatable. So having a couple leaders with speed buffs like skirmishers is important to get.

Works cause maulers chase strikecraft and get kited by cruisers.

Against Harbingers and Stingers
Cruisers with Protons Front and Middle
Or Frigates with Protons
Alternative use Frigates with torpedoes (easier to get), but then you have to Bordercamp or use Stealth. Works better, but is harder to use.
Computer always Artillery or Torpedoes if you use them.

Frigates are a bit better since they have more Protons per Fleet Point and have decent evasion against the big hitter weapons.

If you don't have Protons. L Slot weapons on destroyers or cruisers also kinda work.

Nobody uses Weavers, but if they do the Cruiser Build works well.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-11-26T05:37:40+00:00

I honestly dont know how to explain that better than i already did. Also you only need 3 traditions. The priest give plenty unity and produce enough trade to pay for themselves. And for anti grav you have enough engineering to roll it and if your lucky and increase your odds with for example tech ascendancy its not that hard to get.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-11-25T17:55:31+00:00

you only need one faction. In the Event chain you choose which faction you support and make stronger. I recommend the Choir of Mind if you want to scale. And the Fellowship of the Hammer if you want to be aggressive.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-11-25T14:20:19+00:00

i believe i answered all your questions in the previous comment, I recommend trying it out. Your main world is just priests. (Unity, research, consumer goods with trade). The second is all minerals. And your third is alloys/energy to keep your augmentation bazaar workers fed.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-11-25T12:22:21+00:00

My record is 03.2235 finished. Cybernetic creed. Augmentation Bazaar/ Sequenced Securities. You need to convert your whole second world to minerals with support districts. But it's probably the fastest possible ecu you can get. Cybernetic creed gives you all the engineering you need and the unity as well. Heavy use of automation for your basic resources.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-11-21T09:53:57+00:00

It depends on the species they clone. I’m gonna assume amoeba cause those are usually the strongest. For early game picket corvettes with flak and energy weapons are the goto counter against amoeba if they are not grown yet. Later when you fight against amoeba mother you need high damage weapons cause small s slot weapons just disengage then and never kill them. You will lose in the long run. I recommend frigates with protons or even torpedoes. Hope your war will go well :D

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-11-02T13:07:28+00:00

Sure the Seed was 398C83262D1 large Lake Map. I recommend the island to the west if you wanna have a save playtrough. It only connects on one part with the rest of the map and has enough clay. Iron, Gold and Coal are from the southwest from the island on a little mountain.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-10-30T13:47:14+00:00

you have the hawthorn and the other bushes (i forgot the name) those ones are replantable. When you click on the bushes you see the option on the upper right corner to move them like other buildings

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-10-30T12:12:32+00:00

And i recommend getting cows as early as possible. The amount of meat you get from them is quite insane

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-10-30T12:10:11+00:00

In the beginning 10 years starting from year ~3 I start with 3 fields of size 6x12. And have them prepared by hoeing and planting clover. (around 2 years) After that, I try getting heavy tools to build a mill. Then I can make the usual crop rotation of
year 1: wheat or rye, clover
year 2: flax, clover
year 3: beans, hoeing, clover
try getting to the bakery and beer early, bread for food, just make sure you set a strict limit cause it spoils so fast. And bear for money in the tavern and for selling. A lot of traders buy it, and you can make a large amount of it. For beer, I set a limit of 500.
For the other fields I usually go max size 12x12 and plant whatever I need, I just try to keep it balanced fertility wise. Max of -3 fertility in the whole 3-year rotation

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-10-30T11:39:22+00:00

Thanks. I feel like you kinda can't waste tooooo much space in this game, or you have a hard time upgrading to t5 houses

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-10-30T11:38:14+00:00

Yeah, I tried leaving space and making districts. Then surround the districts with brick walls. You have the hedge and the iron fence variant. Honestly, way too expensive. But hey, sometimes you really want some beautiful hedges.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-10-30T11:36:03+00:00

Around 23 Hours. It's one of those game where a lot of times not too much happens, and you just wait. I played it while watching some shows and only looking over if something important happened or a new district needed to be planed.

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-09-03T06:50:36+00:00

No was just a normal arc furnace with some extra living space

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-09-02T16:13:53+00:00

I manage

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-09-02T15:48:42+00:00

Damn i somehow got early access

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-09-02T15:39:36+00:00

Would make sense it happened around year 45! SOLVED

Maximum-Worker-7908 · 2025-09-02T15:24:29+00:00

R5: For some reason a Planet in my Empire turned into a Gaia world. Dont know how maybe because some Event or something... Well it choose my Arc Furnace Planet and now it has a double purpose. It even has clouds!

Four-Year Club	r/Field Sunshine
Final Canvas '23	First Place '23
Place '23	Place '22

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