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[Tarran]

Version 6.4? I wasn't aware 6.4 was released yet. I thought the latest was still 6.3.

[MarcAFK]

Yeah, we're still at 6.3

[firsal]

How do I increase intended deployment time on a ship design? I can't seem to change it from 3 months, which is too short for a survey vessel.

[MarcAFK]

The 3 in the deployment time box is actually text input, just delete it and put in a new number, your crew quarters should then be adjusted automatically.

[mrDLS]

Hello people,

I have a couple of questions about Aurora 4x (I am relatively new)

• The Manufacturing Efficiency Modifier on my colonies is going down. How do I increase it again?
• Should I buy all the materials from my civilian mining colonies or only what I need at the moment?
• Can I remove a small population from a colony? I tried just moving all the infrastructure away, but new infrastructure kept on being created or something.

[Zeebie]

Hello people,

• The Manufacturing Efficiency Modifier on my colonies is going down. How do I increase it again?
• Should I buy all the materials from my civilian mining colonies or only what I need at the moment?
• Can I remove a small population from a colony? I tried just moving all the infrastructure away, but new infrastructure kept on being created or something.

1. That modifier is usually from not having enough population to run your factories. If it is dropping, you might be increasing the number of factories or dropping your population. Fix it by getting more people.
2. Totally up to you. If you don't buy the minerals, you get cash instead.
3. You can move population  off with a colony ship.  Populations automatically make small amounts of infrastructure on their own.

[mrDLS]

Hello people,

• The Manufacturing Efficiency Modifier on my colonies is going down. How do I increase it again?
• Should I buy all the materials from my civilian mining colonies or only what I need at the moment?
• Can I remove a small population from a colony? I tried just moving all the infrastructure away, but new infrastructure kept on being created or something.

1. That modifier is usually from not having enough population to run your factories. If it is dropping, you might be increasing the number of factories or dropping your population. Fix it by getting more people.
2. Totally up to you. If you don't buy the minerals, you get cash instead.
3. You can move population  off with a colony ship.  Populations automatically make small amounts of infrastructure on their own.

3. Wouldn't the civilians try to get more colonists back there? I cant seem to set it to stop being a destination of colonists (it has less than a million people)

[Sheb]

What version are you playing? I think they have a neutral option. Why do you want to remove a colony anyway?

[mrDLS]

What version are you playing? I think they have a neutral option. Why do you want to remove a colony anyway?

I am playing on 6.3.
I want to remove the colony because the cost is too damn high.
I can't select the stable option.

[Sheb]

Cost just influence how much infrastructure you need. If you leave them alone, they'll slowly grow for free.

[mrDLS]

Cost just influence how much infrastructure you need. If you leave them alone, they'll slowly grow for free.

Ok. Thanks all for the quick answers

[Reverie]

You could probably get your answers quicker here than in their own forum, actually. (It's a convoluted mess)

[Bouchart]

There is an abandon colony button on one of the tabs.

There's not much point to it though.  I only use it to remove uninhabitable asteroids and small moons from my colony list when I've mined them of all of their minerals.

[mrDLS]

At what point should I start building military ships? I am currently almost 20 years into my game. What designs should I use?

[Bouchart]

How soon you build military ships depends on how close hostile enemies are to you.  If you are playing without the invaders, you can delay building them indefinitely in some cases.

If you need a weapon early on, railguns or lasers are a good choice because they can be used for either point defense or as an offensive weapon.  I believe railguns require less research than lasers.

Missile weapons require a lot of research and logistical support to be effective.

Armor and engine technology is just as important as weaponry.  Advanced armors add more weight for the same number of layers than less advanced armors.  Better engines make it easier to evade and hit ships with non-missile weapons.

Then you will need sensors.  If you upgrade your sensors a lot, it might make more sense to have a dedicated sensor ship than adding sensors to every ship you have.