If you have any specific questions, let us know.Įven if you're a pacifistic kind of dude you should always force yourself to build enough military units. Doing them quickly and early will net you some fast affinity bonuses. You can get some awesome quest rewards but you should check back into that tab every now and again to see what you need to do next for those quests. Pay attention to the affinity bonuses that you get, make sure they mesh with your situation, and go from there. Don't be afraid to hybridize if you've got fair amounts of two kinds of resources nearby. The corresponding affinities per resoruce are: Floatstone = Purity, Xenomass = Harmony, Firaxite = Supremacy. It doesn't make sense to go Harmony, for example, if you have only 2 xenomass near your colonies but you have god knows how much firaxite. Other than that, play by what you see.įocus on affinities that match what strategic resources you have nearby. Once you get additional trade routes via diplomacy or otherwise, focus on international trade. At the beginning, focus on internal traderoutes to get your cities up and running. You get one trade route for every 10 pop. Once you get those going, you'll be fine up until each colony hits >8 population. Investing into Genetics can get you Pharmalabs and Cytonurseries that will help offset the early health penalities. Unlike Civ 5 where negative happiness can be absolutely crippling, negative health doesn't really hurt you until you get to -20. Don't be afraid about going into negative health. Your early priority should be to get at least three colonies going. It supports a wide style of gameplay, gives you the most health benefits to support said method of gameplay, and will keep you going. If you're a beginner, the best virtue tree to start down is Prosperity. You CAN go Tall, but you'll find it far more difficult. Firstly, it's better to build wide rather than tall in nearly all situations in BE.