Several players have suggested that we require players to have a minimum level of defenses on planets to be about to build turrets or other buildings. I agree with these recommendations, but do not want to set the level of a HW so high as to preclude newer players from reaching that goal in a reasonable amount of time. Thus, I will be setting the definition of a HW on which you can build any building to be a planet that has at least 5 million of troops plus energy combined.

That is, not five million defense, but at least five million of troops or energy or a combination of both on the planet, which with even a x10 planet with full shields would be 10 million of defense, or 15 million of defense with x20 shields.

Also, there is no requirement that the defense remain on the planet. You can not build without at least 5 million of defensive resources on the planet, but you can change your HW location to a new planet and move your defense if you want without losing the buildings that you have invested in and built. Of course, without defensive resources on the planet, your shield generation will not do you much good, and your iron mines could easily be captured and destroyed if found. Turrets also will not fire and the planet can be easily defeated unless there is at least 5 million of defensive resources (troops plus energy combined) protecting the planet.

Thus, buildings will be difficult to build and of marginal value unless a planet has a minimum level of defense of at least 5 million without including shield effectives, if any production points or structures are used to provide shields.

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Agreed.

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sounds good to me

Very good.

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Okay, what is wrong with this picture. I normally expect at least SOMEONE to disagree. Where is Andy? Or HS? Or IS? Let's see, we have not heard from SmartFox or VS yet either, and Bert has not been here yet. Okay, there is still time for disagreement and debate.

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Lol but where is a noob going to get 5million of a resource. It may take a month for this to happen.

with 25 planets, it would take around 2 weeks, i just went from 6 to 25 planets in a lil under 2 weeks, its called warp

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The best defence is Insanity

But in that time n00bs will quite probably be banking their resources (if they are smart) so they will not need to have buildings

However I can see this lowering HW size, if you build iron mines on planets you will want to defend them with turrets, not many are rich enough to leave 5m troops on a production planet and in doing so they would stop their planets producing troops...

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yeah , and it would make them spread their reas out a bit, instead of hording it all a planet or trans, thus making capture of prod planets somewhat of a thrill

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The best defence is Insanity

And increasing points through training, although it will depend how many buildings are allowed on each planet, if the number is unlimited (or relative to the amount of resources needed for building on the planet at time of construction) then of course they will all stay on a miniture HW, but I can't see the HW being anything more than 5m troops with no resources. Perhaps other resources should be used for running costs...

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well at least some uranium would be at the planet, because turrets need it to fire, nad perhaps some hydro to convert to energy.