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WolfmanJ
Space Age portion of a new FAQ?
Sep 20 2008, 2:08 PM EDT | Post edited: Sep 20 2008, 2:08 PM EDT
Well, nobody's done this anywhere on the net yet, so I guess I will start. Most if this are things that I have seen or noticed while playing the game. So here we go. Oh yeah, and these are in no particular order. If you feel that I am incorrect in any of my data, please let me know.

Q: Why does my planet produce 2 types of spice when only one is shown?
A: If you have established a trade route with another empire, the planet that you are trading with supplies whatever type of spice
their planet mines to whichever planet has the trade route.

Q: Why are some planets easily conquerable while others are extremely difficult?
A: Happiness of the target colony has to be reduced to a low level before it gets easier to take the colony. Destroy factories, houses, and
entertainment facilities to reduce the target colony's happiness before trying to attack the city hall.
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WolfmanJ
1. Space Age portion of a new FAQ? continued...
Sep 20 2008, 2:09 PM EDT | Post edited: Sep 20 2008, 2:09 PM EDT
Q: I see all the colors of the spice, which is the best to mine?
A: There is no real answer to this. Spice is worth different amounts to different _COLONIES_. Note, each colony even in the same empire will have
different purchase prices on each different type of spice. I have currently determined that the order of value is the following:

Lowest to highest:

- Red
- Yellow
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple

Pay close attention to the actual color. Yellow spice looks like it's green until you find the green. :)

Prices change also between games (ie different race on different starting planet). Since the range varies drastically it's hard to tell what a
"good price" is. The best prices that I have seen are:

Red 10,000 - 16,000
Yellow 12,000 - 18,000
Blue 9,000 - 27,000
Green 12,000 - 28,000
Pink 15,000 - 50,000
Purple 18,000 - 75,000

As you can see, the purple spice is the best, but it's also pretty rare. Also, the ranges are shown as 'best lowest - best highest'. Since the
numbers are approximated what you will actually see is something like Blue 18,374 or Purple 48,956. 7  out of 8 found this valuable. Do you?    
mameloot
mameloot
2. RE: Space Age portion of a new FAQ? continued...
Sep 23 2008, 3:11 PM EDT | Post edited: Sep 23 2008, 3:11 PM EDT
Important Hint:

You can't save the game if you are in a planet - or maybe not even in a solar system. You must fly up to galaxy view before saving or quitting.
If you don't you will lose all you've done in this session.
I learned the hard way. It's easy to quit without realizing that the game's not saved. 1  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
mameloot
mameloot
3. RE: Space Age portion of a new FAQ? continued...
Sep 23 2008, 3:12 PM EDT | Post edited: Sep 23 2008, 3:12 PM EDT
"Important Hint:

You can't save the game if you are in a planet - or maybe not even in a solar system. You must fly up to galaxy view before saving or quitting.
If you don't you will lose all you've done in this session.
I learned the hard way. It's easy to quit without realizing that the game's not saved."
I meant, "If you are in orbit over a planet." 2  out of 4 found this valuable. Do you?