I've yet to find an answer for this yet, so while the thread seems active: Do other starbases receive the bonuses? For example, if I set up an influence base within the AOI of a military base, do the bases themselves get the attack/defense buffs?
The party wasn't a huge issue. I went with Populists mostly for the morale since I have been having trouble getting Breeder up and going up until that point. Federalist would help with the money crunch that I dealt with, now that you mention it. Other options I considered were Technologists (for +20 research and the +1 sensor, which with Eyes of the Universe would give me an innate 15 range on all ships without scanners at all) and Industrialists (for the faster product
Brand new here, so quick hello to everyone. Now on to the post. Just got finished with a Huge/abundant everything game with nine majors and eight minors on Tough (my first win on that difficulty, I've been playing for a couple weeks now). I've tried a couple basic strategies in the past, most recently working all the way up to Ion Drive at race creation and speed +20 with the aim of getting Impulse early. It just didn't seem to work out for me.</p
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