Suggestion: Give Starbases a secondary use.

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All these Starbases sitting out there could have a secondary use, like a repair centre for ships, a trade port for their sponsors.

And all Starbases mining, culture, military or economic would be great if they have some basic modules from all 4 categories.

For example a military base with a lab, a market and culture module, just one. A set of a basic level modules for all bases appart their main role.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I like the general idea of having the freedom to set up a starbase not unlike a planet.   There would be limits...maybe a slot limit for certain types.   Then I could specialize or not;  specialization producing the greatest return but being less flexible.    You could have slot limits for development (res + cul + manf) as a  whole,  and another limit for defenses.   The limits would be low enough that tough choices have to be made.   And perhaps techs to add slots, who knows.

Interesting idea.

 

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I like the idea, but only if it wouldn't add too much to our management tasks.  The more options that are added, the greater the management burden: Especially on the larger map sizes.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

As I said additional modules only a basic set and the secondary role does not add management task only in case where a starbase is a trade port and you use the starbase to send-receive ships instead a planet.

To expand this idea.. Saying Starbase with a trade port has 3 planets as sponsors. All trading is shared between 3 planets. A planet can sponsor only 1 Starbase and it counts as 1 trade route.

 

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

How about setting it up with agriculture pods that give food bonuses to their planets

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

It appears that starbases will be able to have population, so I expect more developments ...

Reply #6 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Something else I suggested some months ago.. Stabases being able to move a little would be cool and useful. Just a hex per turn after an advanced tech module is installed.
Sometimes you find that you could have build your Starbase in a better location for example to include more planets in its area of influence the only option is to destroy it and build another. So moving it a little would be great.