Fleet is unable to upgrade, just staying in a starbase with a massege: "prepering to upgrade"

[Ouragan2]

I disigned ships with some dark matteer elements. I have a lot of this resources in my stockpile and I can't upgrade my fleet. If I try (put a icon - upgrade), my fleet moves to starbase, and just stay there with massage: "prepering to upgrade". Ships just stay there and don't upgrade. Who knows what heppens? It is a bug or what?

 

[FleetingRain]

Are you sure you aren't lacking anything else, such as Nanites or normal Strategic Resources?

 

[dessoul]

I disigned ships with some dark matteer elements. I have a lot of this resources in my stockpile and I can't upgrade my fleet. If I try (put a icon - upgrade), my fleet moves to starbase, and just stay there with massage: "prepering to upgrade". Ships just stay there and don't upgrade. Who knows what heppens? It is a bug or what?

Yep. You need the resources for it, otherwise it does not start. Hover the mouse over the "upgrade"- button, then you will know, how much you need. And if you have less, it will not start. I had the same problem once: until i understood it, i was wondering, why my fleet was not updated for like 10 years! And because i always spent my resources, i would never being able to reach the needed amount, therefore, the fleet was there for like forever.... ^^

 

[Ouragan2]

Ah ok... I design psi shield, but this require sth strange resources I don't have. It is not a dark matter but sth different, and there is no any source of this source in a market , and anywhere in a galaxy... How to take this strange resources?

 

[stumason]

Ah ok... I design psi shield, but this require sth strange resources I don't have. It is not a dark matter but sth different, and there is no any source of this source in a market , and anywhere in a galaxy... How to take this strange resources?

Is it Zro?

 

[Ouragan2]

Maybe it could be, becouse a see only a icon, not the name.

 

[SpectralShade]

probably zro, and the devs acknowledged that too little zro was generated in galaxies, so are trying to fix it somewhat in patches.

 

[Ouragan2]

Ah ok thx for help then

 

[stumason]

In the meantime, there is a mod for "richer galaxies" which makes the resource deposits in systems larger, so you generally can pick up most of the resources you need (or enough of one to be able to trade). Problem with Zro is the research for it is tied to psychic stuff I think, so if you have deposits in AI empires who lack the tech, they're not going to be extracting it to be able to trade for it.

 

[SpectralShade]

ironically, Zro is probably the only "strategic resource" in the game worth going to war for precisely because it is so rare

 

[bobucles]

How many fleets do you have in the system? I found in earlier versions that starbases only have room for 10 fleets or so. Any more will not be able to reach the starbase and get upgraded.