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DasTactic -> What is your starting set-up? (1/20/2011 1:49:54 AM)
Thought it would be interesting to see how different people set-up DW. Here is what I do: Options Reduce sound volume (If I'm playing in the early morning or during work hours I don't want the sound to disturb others :)) Loaded games are paused. Like to start paused. Just in case! Auto Save every 20 minutes Automation: Deselect Fleet Formation I prefer managing all my fleets Agent Missions - Fully Automate The AI does a good job of this. I don't want to be hassled with the pop-ups. Attacks against Enemies - Control manually War and Trade Sactions - Control manually New Game The Galaxy: Varied Clusters Star Amount: Usually Tiny or Small I like fairly short games with limited resources. Colony Prevalence: Occasional Indepenent Alien Life: Normal Expansion: Young I start the AI one level higher than me so I have to graft my way through the early game until I've caught up. Aggression: Restless Research Cost: Expensive Space Creatures: Few Pirates: Few or Normal Your Empire: Random starting location Home System: Normal Size: Starting Tech Level: Starting Corruption: Normal Government: Random Your Race: Random But will restart if Atuuk, Teekan or Ikkuro. Other Empires: Auto-Generate Starting Empires Generate (between 5 and 12) starting empires Allow independent alien colonies to start new empires during the game. Victory Conditions: Usually work these out depending on the number of empires in the game. Deselect Enable original Distant Worlds story events This gets rid of the massive ship graveyards etc. Deselect Enable Return Of The Shakturi story events and conditions

Zhany -> RE: What is your starting set-up? (1/20/2011 3:52:49 AM)
I'm going to copy your format here is what I do. Options Automation: Deselect Fleet Formation Agent Missions - Suggest missions. Attacks against Enemies - suggest War and Trade Sactions - suggest New Game The Galaxy: Spiral or Even clusters Star Amount: 1400 Colony Prevalence: Normal Indepenent Alien Life: Normal Expansion: Starting Aggression: Normal Research Cost: Custom(I make this even more expensive than expensive) Space Creatures: Normal Pirates: Normal Your Empire: Starting Location: Outer Rim or edges Home System: Excellent Size: Starting Tech Level: Level 7, sometime starting I Do this because I like feeling as if my empire has been developing for thousands of years and just wants to observe how the galaxy develops Corruption: Normal Government: Technocracy Your Race: Zennox. Other Empires: 11 Empires Set one starting empire to human Set all empires to starting for size and starting tech level Allow independent alien colonies to start new empires during the game. Victory Conditions: All normal conditions disabled Enable original Distant Worlds story events Enable Return Of The Shakturi story events and conditions

gmot -> RE: What is your starting set-up? (1/20/2011 5:17:37 AM)
I usually play with this - Options Automation: Deselect Fleet Formation - don't like how the AI does fleets Agent Missions - Suggest missions Attacks against Enemies - Manual War and Trade Sactions - Manual Ship Design - always manual Exploration/Construction - automated, unless something special to explore/construct New Game The Galaxy: Any type Star Amount: 400-700 - like my galaxies sparse-ish... Colony Prevalence: Normal or Occasional Independent Alien Life: Normal Expansion: Starting Aggression: Normal Research Cost: Expensive Space Creatures: Normal Pirates: Normal Your Empire: Starting Location: Random Home System: Normal (or the next one down - Trying?) Size: Starting Tech Level: Always starting Corruption: Normal Government: Random Your Race: Random - I like surprises, and the challenge of playing with a race I wouldn't have chosen. Other Empires: 11 Empires Set all empires to starting for size and starting tech level Allow independent alien colonies to start new empires during the game. Victory Conditions: 65% population or territory, others disabled

Data -> RE: What is your starting set-up? (1/20/2011 8:40:00 AM)
Here is what I do: Options Reduce sound volume - same reason [:)] Loaded games are paused. - same again Auto Save - no, takes to much time still Automation: everything on manual New Game The Galaxy: Varied Clusters Star Amount: The largest possible, I like long epic games Colony Prevalence: The lowest option Indepenent Alien Life: Teaming Expansion: Young Aggression: Chaos Research Cost: Expensive Space Creatures: Few Pirates: Few and distant (nice new option) Your Empire: Random starting location Home System: The lowest setting Size: Starting Tech Level: Starting Corruption: Highest Government: Random but usually republic (i like the high pop growth rate) Your Race: Random but usually Gizurean ((i like the high pop growth rate) Other Empires: Auto-Generate Starting Empires Generate (between 5 and 12) starting empires Allow independent alien colonies to start new empires during the game. Victory Conditions: Almost all games until now were sandbox. Enable original Distant Worlds story events Enable Return Of The Shakturi story events and conditions

Lord_Astraios -> RE: What is your starting set-up? (1/20/2011 12:12:32 PM)
Options Volume: Normal plus i have my sorround system attached here in my laptop and regular desktop. No music. Loaded games are paused. Auto Save every 30 minutes. Automation: Everything to manual. Except 20% of my single battle ships to automatic so they patrol around, new colonies build small stations. New Game The Galaxy: Irregular Star Amount: In my laptop 700, in my desktop 1400 Colony Prevalence: Abundant, everyone with that advantage, more the merrier. Indepenent Alien Life: Abundant Expansion: Starting, everyone with only one planet. Aggression: Unstable Research Cost: Normal Space Creatures: Abundant Pirates: Abundant Your Empire:Random starting location Home System: Excellent Size: Starting Tech Level: Level 4 to 5 Corruption: Low Government: Democracy Your Race: Human. Other Empires: Auto-Generate Starting Empires Generate 11 Empires Allow independent alien colonies to start new empires during the game. Victory Conditions: Sandbox Mode Story mode: all on. The Game is modified: I have edited the race data script so every empire in the list have -50% in maintenance, more ships in the sector and bigger battles, in my laptop i have it in normal since my memory over there is only 1.5 Gig way less than the other one. 3.4 gig and a separated graphics card so it doens use each of their resources.

BigWolfChris -> RE: What is your starting set-up? (1/20/2011 2:18:35 PM)
Options Sound muted, am annoyed by the "beep" the sound settings don't affect Loaded games are paused. Auto Save every 30 minutes Automation: Auto Fleets and Ships Agent Missions - Manual, since my reputation suffers badly if I have it auto Attacks against Enemies - Auto, but with only pre-emptive prep checked War and Trade Sactions - Control manually Tax Rates, agent/troop recruitment set to auto Everything else is manual New Game The Galaxy: Depends on my mood, but usually V.Clusters Star Amount: About 400-700 Colony Prevalence: Normal (but trust me, it's still far from lol) Indepenent Alien Life: Max Expansion: Lowest for all Aggression: Restless Research Cost: 480K Space Creatures: Max Pirates: Max Your Empire: Random starting location Home System: Normal Size: Starting Tech Level: Starting Corruption: Low Government: Diplomacy Your Race: Human. Other Empires: Will put about 8 of my own in, all with same settings as me Allow independent alien colonies to start new empires during the game. Victory Conditions: Sandbox with no stories

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