Money and AI

[hurepoix]

If raw economy is fair, From the start, I think financial economy isnt for AI. I tend to think AI have unlimited amount of cash, with perhaps a aggressivity modifier for HOP, to use it.

If we look for balance between factions, that means if you buy ship to a faction, you dont make it richer, but weaker. If you sell ship to a faction you dont make it poorer but stronger.

Any opinion ?

[Wraith]

If you sell a ship to an AI you don't actually make it stronger the ship disappear.

Buying a ship from a faction does reduce it strength though but only if it already have ship losses and need to replace them. A shipyard that already stocked up doesn't really hurt the faction if you buy from it.

Also Station layout is random except for major stations like trade station, wharf, and shipyards.
So each game can potentially have a faction start weaker just because of it station layouts.

Like HOP is very aggressive because it actually the one faction in a war on all three fronts and have some rich resource sectors.(with the ability to get even more resources from conquered xenon sector)

[Sticky]

It depends on what type of game you are playing. Some may want their own self supporting stations and just use Military ships and play with Fleets. Which if a faction is constantly losing ships from war or xenon they can not get the wares needed to their stations, until they recover, if they do. You can have global traders and miners supplying their stations or you could sell them ships so they can do it themselves. Most Factions are rich but don't have the ships or wares needed to build or supply. You can also set your stations to buy only a factions wares to suck them dry, and sell to their enemy. Mostly i leave my stations to what they need to stay functioning, and sell ships to the factions i want to support.

[hurepoix]

Originally posted by Wraith:

If you sell a ship to an AI you don't actually make it stronger the ship disappear.

For me, sell means build. I rarely really sell ships to faction shipyards. said sell, is incorrect, I presume. It comes probably from fact shipyard is usually player s main money provider.

[Wraith]

ah I thought you meant actually selling a ship.

If they build them from your shipyard then yah they are getting stronger

[eMYNOCK]

And to solve the mystery...

All Factions have an unlimited Supply of Credits.

The more Systems a Faction has the more Resources are available to get converted into more Ships etc.