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[LostCosmonaut]

Universe sandbox is a good one. I think it costs about $20, but it's definitely worth it. Has some systems preloaded, and lets you set up your own with planets, asteroids, multiple stars, and such. edit: link edit 2: It appears that it's also on steam.


Also, with the twin planets example, in real life, they'd probably be tidally locked to each other, as Pluto and Charon are (the closest real example to a double planet).


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And here's how I plan on keeping invaders from getting through my jump points. Two at each gate should be enough.

Osa class Jump Point Defence Base    23,600 tons     3249 Crew     6342.5 BP      TCS 472  TH 896  EM 0
1898 km/s     Armour 10-73     Shields 0-0     Sensors 10/16/0/0     Damage Control Rating 19     PPV 271.52
Maint Life 6.55 Years     MSP 9191    AFR 234%    IFR 3.3%    1YR 370    5YR 5550    Max Repair 437 MSP

Inertial Confinement Fusion Drive E7.2/224/224 (4)    Power 224    Fuel Use 72%    Signature 224    Armour 0    Exp 30%
Fuel Capacity 1,250,000 Litres    Range 132.4 billion km   (807 days at full power)

Quad 15cm C6 X-Ray Laser Turret (2x4)    Range 320,000km     TS: 32000 km/s     Power 24-24     RM 7    ROF 5        6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
60cm C8 Plasma Carronade (12)    Range 320,000km     TS: 8000 km/s     Power 96-8     RM 1    ROF 60        96 48 32 24 19 16 13 12 10 9
Fire Control S06 160-12000 (2)    Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 12000 km/s     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
Fire Control S04 40-32000 (2)    Max Range: 80,000 km   TS: 32000 km/s     88 75 62 50 38 25 12 0 0 0
Solid-core Anti-matter Power Plant Technology PB-.5/8 (18)     Total Power Output 144    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Active Search Sensor MR11-R1 (1)     GPS 48     Range 11.5m km    Resolution 1
Active Search Sensor MR51-R20 (1)     GPS 960     Range 51.5m km    Resolution 20
Thermal Sensor TH2-10 (1)     Sensitivity 10     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  10m km
EM Detection Sensor EM2-16 (2)     Sensitivity 16     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  16m km

ECCM-5 (2)         This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

[Bremen]

What happens when they jump in out of range, or just fly out of it? That's the main reason I don't use jump point defense bases, though weapons and sensors are destabilized engines aren't. My preferred jump point defense is meson FACs or fighters.

Though a point blank shot from those plasma guns would hurt like crazy.

[Ehndras]

Bremen, anything outside of the top-tier jump engines are incapable of jumping outside of that range. If they're going through a gate, they don't jump in at a range, they arrive on one specific point making PDCs all the more powerful.

By the time their weapons are back online, you've pumped them full of holes

[Crustypeanut]

Is there a hotkey to make new task groups or delete current ones? The buttons are just barely past the bottom of my screen, even with the reduced height windows option on.  Id rather not get another program to resize stuff if I can avoid it..

[Dutchling]

alt-N and alt-D, and you can create a new one by detaching a ship from a TG. The detach button is a little higher than the create and delete ones.

[Crustypeanut]

I knew about the detach actually XD, but I had a mess up with that and some stupidly named task groups..

Whats the hotkey to rename 'em? Its also hidden.

Thanks btw

[LoSboccacc]

And here's how I plan on keeping invaders from getting through my jump points.

I like to throw some HPM fighter in the mix and focus them to the ships that have actives readings, after a jump with shields down those are very effective in blinding them further.

also, the more the enemy ecm the better, more trget for the HPM to hit 

[Dutchling]

I knew about the detach actually XD, but I had a mess up with that and some stupidly named task groups..

Whats the hotkey to rename 'em? Its also hidden.

Thanks btw

There is none. But if you click system map (same height as detach ship), and than go back the task group window you can press tab three times and than press enter and you'll be able to rename you TG.

[Crustypeanut]

Thanks I haven't had to ask this many questions about a game since I started Dwarf Fortress.. and most of those questions were answered by reading the DF Wiki.

[LoSboccacc]

Thanks I haven't had to ask this many questions about a game since I started Dwarf Fortress.. and most of those questions were answered by reading the DF Wiki.

probably you know already, but there's one for aurora too:

http://aurorawiki.pentarch.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

[Crustypeanut]

I do, its helped me out quite a bit already, but there are plenty of things it doesn't explain.

[LoSboccacc]

I do, its helped me out quite a bit already, but there are plenty of things it doesn't explain.

yup. it really needs some love.

[Bremen]

Bremen, anything outside of the top-tier jump engines are incapable of jumping outside of that range. If they're going through a gate, they don't jump in at a range, they arrive on one specific point making PDCs all the more powerful.

By the time their weapons are back online, you've pumped them full of holes

They're going to be out of range long before their weapons come online. 320,000km range means you get one shot and that's it (and given how Aurora detection works, you likely wont even get the one unless you have a scout on the far side of the point). At point blank range that will probably destroy several ships, but any further out and they'll get out of range with only a few dents.

Then they get to 3 million kilometers or so and start launching missiles at the base.

[LoSboccacc]

do tractor beams work on enemy?

it would be fun to latch beam satellites on enemy in transit 

[Rince Wind]

My Geology Team has a score of over 200, yet they usually stop finding stuff on planets after just 2 or 3 finds. Am i just unlucky or should i aim to make Teams with a score of 140-160?