Galactic Stock Exchange - an easy way to win Economic Victory

[Waratah]

I've used the following strategy a few times now:

1. Accumulate lots of credits
2. As soon as the Galactic Stock Exchange opens - buy as many shares as you can
3. Don't buy any more because they become too expensive

If you do this as soon as you see the Galactic Stock Exchange notification, you will have a very good chance of winning Economic victory.

While this is a good way to win, it does expose some problems in the game.

The buy/sell differential is the problem. You would be crazy to buy any shares after the first or second chance because they get too expensive.

Also, the sell price just stays too low so there is no incentive to trade.

After a few turns the buy/sell differential is immense. There is no incentive to buy or sell.

My suggestion...tighten up the buy/sell prices so there is an incentive to actually participate on the Galactic Stock Exchange.

[Imricdaelf120741]

I actively participate in the stock market and every game the (klackons usually) other empires actively buy shares frequently. I actually have to buy shares to keep the klackons from havnig too much. Mid game finds me with the +100% empire credits tech so I nver have money trouble at mid-game and farther, so I buy stocks all the time.


If you don't have enough money to buy stocks often, you aren't very good at economics. Fiddle around with your tech strategies or your building priorities. Money should never be a problem.

[Waratah]

I guess my point is that if you buy lots of shares on the first turn that they are available then you will have a huge advantage because the shares become so much more expensive later on.

Other races that buy shares later in the game are paying triple + the price so you are effectively draining their money reserves by making them buy expensive shares to stay in the economic game.

Also, once you get the Galactic Currency Exchange (or whatever it is called) it's pretty much game over from an economic perspective.

[oscar.meyer]

OK - i have bought over 10k of shares from the start. it did give me a huge start but no win. is there something that i am missing?

[Imricdaelf120741]

Economic victory requires you maintain 40% of the GDP and 40% of the shares for 10 turns.

The score screen will be able to show you both of those numbers in detail.

[madocs]

How do you access this galactic stock market? I can't find out how to do it.

[匿名的]

Research planetary stock exchange from galactic economics then build it once.

edit: afterwards you can buy shares from the empire tab.

[madocs]

oh ok from the "empire tab" .... I had built the stock exchange, but couldn't see where to buy the shares.

[MHC]

The GDP part is what's giving me the ♥♥♥♥♥. I'm far and away the most powerful empire in my current game, but since there are so many other empires I'm only around 30% GDP. Unfortunately it seems like I have to smash everyone else to sufficiently raise my GDP to get an economic win, which means I still need a badass fleet and to crush everyone. Harumph.

[Waratah]

My strategy is this...once I corner the Galactic Stock Exchange I then focus research on getting the Galactic Currency Exchange. This provides a big increase in credits per turn (I think it's over-powered...but anyway).

The massive increase in credits can then be used as follows:

1. Build (buy) new fleets to destroy enemy planets - improves your % GDP
2. Expand rapidly onto any available planets and buy production tech - improves your % GDP

Both options can take a long time, but once you are on the path you will win eventually - unless of course some other race pulls off another sort of victory. So you have to expand or destroy as fast as possible to stay on top.

[purdueguy]

So what is the point of the economics victory? I don't get it in conjunction with stock exchange? I mean originally I thought it was just...at turn X whoever has the most money wins. But then we have the stock exchange, which is really bare bones...it seems like economics victory just cares about stock exchange, and that is just a silly little mini game in itself.

[Imricdaelf120741]

The essence of an economic victory is akin to the way the modern world operates. Whoever has the most money AND is in the best position to influence politics will win. You can have all the money in the galaxy but if you can't defend yourself or another empire is bigger than you, your money doesn't mean much of anything. An empire needs to be able to sustain itself with food, production, and money. The more buildings and population you have, the higher your overall gross domestic product. Don't need an armor barracks? Too bad, build it for the additional GDP value. Don't need an atmospheric renewer anymore since you built the core waste dump? Too bad, don't scrap it or you lose out on its GDP value.

More colonies -- more people -- more buildings -- more production -- more money
Eventually, you are so significantly ahead of everyone else in every way (except research and maybe fleets?) that the other empires have no hope whatsoever of competing with you in any way.


Economic wins play two very different styles depending on the size of the galaxy.

Smaller galaxies are significantly easier to win economically because (theoretically) by the time you are capable of purchasing stocks you will be well on your way to a dominating share of the GDP.

Whereas, larger galaxies are exceedingly difficult or tedious to win this way depending on your playstyle and your opponents & difficulty. Larger galaxies mean larger empires which means smaller GDP % per empire. There are only two options for you now; significant expansionism, or aggressive slaughter. Both will help you but doing both at the same time will boost your GDP % significantly.

[madocs]

Gah I still can't find the Galatic stock exchange... Do you need to have economic victory activated to be able to access it?

[匿名的]

Originally posted by madocs:

Gah I still can't find the Galatic stock exchange... Do you need to have economic victory activated to be able to access it?

No. Its like the last 3-5 tech on the upper path called galactic economics.

[madocs]

k thanks :) Will recheck it again.

[madocs]

You know, I still can't find this thing!

Do you need the economic victory to be ticked to get it? Just like you need the antarans victory ticked to see the antarans? Would be good if you could still play these aspects.

I have researched the technology, and built it, and moved far along the tech pathways, but can't find any interface that lets me access any stock exchange.

Can anyone help me with this?