Murkk

Reply to GAR!! Challenging AI kicking my but in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

You don't need that many labs or that many factories. A fleet of 3 small hulled vessels with one engine and one laser can blockade any planet on challenging for the first few years. I've had many games where I've won without ever upgrading my initial fleet. Military starbases are your friends. The social and trade techs are underpowered and don't give you a signifigant advantage compared to roaming the galaxy and stomping on everything with your small vessels. Logistics and planetary invasion tr