What's the best system to build your first station?

[DIRTY]

I've been traveling around and looking for the best system and planet for my first station. What was yours and why?

[vanishing]

Hi,
I chose Bower 99, simply a nice quiet pocket to begin with, easy to conquer and make my home, system 99 because it's easy to remember.........Mawan (N5) once conquered gate tax 40 per cent pulls in 2.5m gate fees, what is not to like especially after taking all the space twice, I am hoping tomorrow is not 3rd time lucky.

[JimboTCB]

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[AQWER1122]

Rime
because it's the only system i could find that i can build in

[Xonerix]

I just went to Stronghold (1234). But there are a lot of systems on the borders of the galaxy map that have no stations on any planets that you can build. (Systems with gray names) Faction: unknown

[Janzig]

Originally posted by DIRTY:

I've been traveling around and looking for the best system and planet for my first station. What was yours and why?

Diode, 100%. It's a main hub system in the sector right next to your first enemy faction (Seragon), with no faction ownership other than a local house, so you don't even need a war to conquer the system. Has several open planets and a Freelancers guild.

[Feral]

Originally posted by Janzig:

Diode, 100%.

Yep, Diode. Wish I'd known this at the start rather than building off a main hub. If I could relocate then that's where I'd put it.

[DIRTY]

Thanks for all the responses. What's the best way to get the resources I need to build my stations?

[DeLindsay]

I'm 1 jump from Diode, close to the border with Seragon territory. For me it was a bit of RP, in that I was in a different Sector, hidden away from prying eyes when I go all murder-hobo on House Seragon and if they actually locked me out of the their Stargates, I was close enough to manually warp to their Systems. Obviously it doesn't work like that as the Diplomacy tab lists every Station's location. I've got 3 Planets to build at so initially (pre 1.6.0 wipe) I had a Capital Station, regular Station & an Outpost, all Death Stars, and the System of course, at 5 Star and 100 Defense.

[Janzig]

Originally posted by Feral:

Originally posted by Janzig:

Diode, 100%.

Yep, Diode. Wish I'd known this at the start rather than building off a main hub. If I could relocate then that's where I'd put it.

I kept a save right before the mission to build the capitol station. First time I built near (the system formerly known as) Joker and regretted the extra warp step. Since all conquest was wiped with last update, I just went back to my older save, which was only a few levels below.

I'm not sure, but You might be able to build another Capitol station elsewhere.

[Janzig]

Originally posted by DIRTY:

Thanks for all the responses. What's the best way to get the resources I need to build my stations?

Right now you have only two options AFAIK:
1. Taking over exiting factories/research stations of other factions. They generate resources per day.
2. Buying resources from the trading section of faction tab.

[vanishing]

Morning,
I 100 per cent recommend raiding to begin with, building your own station costs a small fortune and it is by far the easiest way to do it, fund the build with stolen parts and sell off the extra parts to fund the build with cash, after you have your own Capitol station, just steal the small independent houses stations in future, it's quicker, cheaper and far more fun.

[JDub]

Diode? When I search for that I get no results. What's the ID # ?

[DeLindsay]

Originally posted by JDub:

Diode? When I search for that I get no results. What's the ID # ?

N25? It's on the far left, just below the Sector House Seragon occupies.

[DeLindsay]

Originally posted by DIRTY:

I've been traveling around and looking for the best system and planet for my first station. What was yours and why?

As of 2.0, the best System is ALL OF THEM once you own the Mothership! You'll understand that comment in the coming days.

[Dyspayr]

Originally posted by DeLindsay:

Originally posted by DIRTY:

I've been traveling around and looking for the best system and planet for my first station. What was yours and why?

As of 2.0, the best System is ALL OF THEM once you own the Mothership! You'll understand that comment in the coming days.

Have you had a chance to test it in combat or operations? If you take your fighter out does the mothership's turrets and drones continue to fight?