How to get new sectors? Balacing problems

[iuiz]

Hi, I am playing the campaign at the moment and should build a cruiser as my next mission. However I have the feeling that I did not expand my territory enough and now the game has problems with the balancing. Even though I want to attack a 1.000 point base that is south of my main planet, I either loose the battle or the enemie claims it again after a few minutes.

I am currently level 20 and every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ time a level 50 (sic!) cruiser shows up and blasts me out of the sky (I mean space).

How do you guys get some new bases, or did you start expanding earlier then me, while the game only spawned low level enemies?

[TangOscar]

The start was slow for me as well. I ignored the sectors and hunt down ships I was able to capture, sold them or took over the command.
Still, even with a cruiser, outposts should be an easy target. I started to conquest the north - only outposts, armory and such are still a challenge. To the south, The Hexen are strong enemies.
Later, I only build cruisers and battleships and I only use them as a defense -I do all the conquest.
In all: It is a very slow start.

[Zombie101]

Once you start a war and take a sector there going try and get it back. LVL 20 is nothing to enemy you need MK2 dreads and iron will to finish off the enemy. You need the ship and equipment and fire power if your on nomral taking even a planet is easy.

In my dread I have 5 dreads mk2 with me 3 or 4 cruisers mk2 I take planets/bases I played it smart and scouted my enemy and watch my map they give you a timer if there siegeing you then use back force to route them or go your self if needed.

<- Currently trying extreme extreme setting in story. Normal normal was to easy once found a good combo.