I need automation assistance/explanations

[Bezborg]

Hi all.

I need some assistance in understanding automation.

So , sector automation has some sort of resource reserves, do these get filled up from its own production?

There's also shared reserves, do sectors draw from here and under which circumstances?

I notice my automated sectors build districts...but no buildings? So when do they build buildings, if ever?

And then, how does planet automation tie into this? Is buildings under planet automation and not sector automation?
Does activating sector automation influence activating planet automation in any way? Or is planet automation redundant and only serves as a more specific automation option, when you don't want to automate an entire sector?

The planets only seem to build something when there's an unemplyed pop... but they just default to districts, I have yet to see them build a building.

If the automated sector does build buildings... Does it upgrade them?

It's very convoluted and confusing.

 

[prismaticmarcus]

no, all the production goes to the empire ( at the top of the main screen), from there you allocate resources to sectors. i doesn't matter whether it's minerals or energy, the governors will just count one as one, to make life a bit easier for them. i just set a monthly contribution to the shared pool.

planet automation overrides sector automation for that planet.

don't worry too much about it. nothing stops you from building whatever you like anyway.

 

[Bezborg]

don't worry too much about it. nothing stops you from building whatever you like anyway.

Tbh I don't want to build anything myself. Going for a wide alone in the galaxy game, I don't want to check on regular planets at all.

Does it upgrade buildings at all?

 

[prismaticmarcus]

Tbh I don't want to build anything myself. Going for a wide alone in the galaxy game, I don't want to check on regular planets at all.

Does it upgrade buildings at all?

yes, it's good at that

 

[legionof1]

As long as you setup monthly allotments to the sectors they do okay. At least on the current patch the sector/planet AI is acceptable at not crashing and burning. In a void galaxy it can manage.

If you had to oppose any actual opponent do it yourself.

 

[Bezborg]

Thank you both I guess I’ll just have to be more patient and give it time

 

[hart30]

Except for strategic ressources and science all ressource gain is located in destricts. Thats probably the reason why u havent seen it build buildings yet. If u set a planet/sector to science focus you should see a bit more activity in building slots.
Else it will most likely use up the districts first.

 

[Zoomy]

planet automation overrides sector automation for that planet.

Are you sure about that? I remember one of the staff members said it was the other way around, was that fixed?

 

[prismaticmarcus]

Are you sure about that? I remember one of the staff members said it was the other way around, was that fixed?

oh, i don't remember that

 

[Bezborg]

Clearly, the tooltips are severely lacking.