Struggling with resources.

[Saluki.exe]

Hello,

I've been trying to manage resources effectively this game , but I got stuck in a war which lead to my development falling behind - resulting in practically every empire being overwhelming towards me - and I also have incredibly low supplies of resources at -70 to -234 a month. Any tips?

 

[ranma100]

Build up your energy and minerals and food. With the basic 3 you can buy the others on the market, if you have too. Hold off on building new things for a while to build up your reserves. Pick the techs, edicts and policies that increase your resources and decrease how many you need. DON'T go to war until you have a firm economic base.

 

[Saluki.exe]

Alright , thanks.

 

[Elryos]

And have an eye on your specialist job buildings. Try to not build any new if you are short on resources needed for the job. Sometimes the game decides that your miners are the best to be metallurgists, increasing your shortage even more. This can be mitigated if you play around with the job prorities.

You can also try playing around with traits and civics. Mining Guilds for example generally gives you enough minerals to never have to worry about them. Or a Thrifty, Ingenious, Free Trader MegaCorp = Energy for days. (And piracy, so much piracy )

Edicts could also help you. +20% for food, minerals or energy are really useful. Or the -10% consumer goods use.

 

[Saluki.exe]

Thank you for the help.