Starbases-How do you build them

Post by **JohnNav** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:23 pm

I have an outpost and a fleet of transports with a darkend (starbase) order. I click it but no respone?

Post by **thunderchero** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:27 pm

you also must have tech level to build a starbase

thunderchero

Post by **RSE_Dissy** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:02 pm

ay go to research screen, then objects, then ships, find the starbase and it'll show you which tech lvls u need to reach before it'll show up as buildable!

Post by **TurboC** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:50 pm

Better question - when and if do you decide to build starbases? Personally I have never seen much of a need. By the time I can build a starbase, I usually have a significant fleet, and I'd rather spend the extra 75 or so maintenance points on more fleet instead of more stationary base.

Post by **JohnNav** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:31 pm

I do have all required techs-I am playing Romulans with the UPDATEDUMDIII3.0.i3 Mod

Post by **stardust** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:12 am

Ah if that's the case then the starbase option will be ghosted.

In order to get the AI to build starbases in UDM III The ship list was done so that there's an outpost available at the start, like Vanilla, then an upgraded version and then finally that upgrades into the starbase.
However to build new starbases you click 'build outpost'

This way gets round the problem of the AI rarely upgrading outposts to starbases manually with a second TT

Post by **RSE_Dissy** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:13 am

in response to TurboC, starbase/outposts are little use to be honest.. in single player i'll build starbases sometimes around places where i'm training my ships (just for aesthetics tho!!)

in multiplayer, if my fleet is smaller than opposition, and i;m trying to make a stand on 1 system, i may build a starbase to support myself if i'm a Torp heavy race, like roms/ferengi

roms and ferengi have best torpedoes, and these work best, obv from a distance, thus an outpost or starbase even tho it'll be cannon fodder, can turn the battle in your favour as cardies/fed will be further away for rammming and kling/fed will be further away with their better phasers!

in UDM3 i'll protect colonies from the AI with starbases while my fleets off gaining experience in battle

Post by **JohnNav** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:01 am

Thank you all for the input - this is a great forum and the members are awesome.

Again thanks

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