Common Ground start suggestions

[DefunctDepth]

How do you expand while using Common Ground when the majority of the time you get spawned in such a way where your Federation allies take the choke points immediately?

[Big [REDACTED] Marty]

that's the best part, you don't!

[LuNi]

You don't take common ground. It's honestly detrimental origin like trashpult. At least with hegemon you can kick out one of the partners and annex them for massive eco boost.

[Ryika]

The "majority of the time" your allies will not block your choke points. When it happens, either restart, or expand over their territory immediately.

[Buzzard]

While it's not as cheap as when expanding from an existing empire 'bubble', you can put up a claim starbase pretty much anywhere you've got fully surveyed. Get past any blockage, one way or another, then resume expansion.

[Sedmeister]

Send your science and construction ship out immediately. First thing. Get Discovery and then enable the Map The Stars policy so your science ship surveys faster. Build your fleet up ASAP to get a bonus to influence. It's tricky but you can get ahead of your allies.

I played Imperial Fiefdom today and locked my Overlord in using the above strategy.

[Terijian]

turning hyperlanes up a bit helps