05-10-2021, 06:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-10-2021, 06:25 AM by GrimFinger.)
Log Entry 3
Player's Notes
One dilemma that a new Far Horizons player faces is the issue of whether to try and increase their shipyard size on Turn #1.
From the rule book: The cost to build a shipyard is ten times the current manufacturing tech level. My empire's starting manufacturing tech level is ten.
Tech Levels:
Manufacturing = 10
Thus, it would cost (10 x 10 = 100), in order to raise my shipyard capacity to Level 2. One hundred what, though? This is a good example of how rules that may seem obvious, at first, actually end up being confusing to players who lack familiarity with a given game. There are lots of different terms bandied about in the rule book. It really is easy to overwhelm prospective players, by simply assuming that they know which term is the proper fit, in a given instance. I don't know, and I've played the game before (approximately a decade ago).
One question that I have is, with regard to increasing the size of the shipyard, does it have to be paid for all in one turn? Or can it be paid for in installments, as with the production of other things in the game?
Player's Notes
One dilemma that a new Far Horizons player faces is the issue of whether to try and increase their shipyard size on Turn #1.
From the rule book: The cost to build a shipyard is ten times the current manufacturing tech level. My empire's starting manufacturing tech level is ten.
Tech Levels:
Manufacturing = 10
Thus, it would cost (10 x 10 = 100), in order to raise my shipyard capacity to Level 2. One hundred what, though? This is a good example of how rules that may seem obvious, at first, actually end up being confusing to players who lack familiarity with a given game. There are lots of different terms bandied about in the rule book. It really is easy to overwhelm prospective players, by simply assuming that they know which term is the proper fit, in a given instance. I don't know, and I've played the game before (approximately a decade ago).
One question that I have is, with regard to increasing the size of the shipyard, does it have to be paid for all in one turn? Or can it be paid for in installments, as with the production of other things in the game?