Endless Space is a science fiction 4x galaxy conquest game that has been developed by Amplitude Games.
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How does the dust reduction for the distance from empire work?
I noticed that many of my systems have problems earning dust, and found the very negative factor "distance with empire" in the detailed dust report:
How does this mechanic work exactly? How is the ...
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Automaton industry stacking mechanism
There are 2 things I'd like to understand about the Automaton special ability.
This is what I read on Wikia and the Amplitude Studio Website, emphasising what I don't understand :
At the end of ...
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If multiple systems have an available trade route, which one gets the route?
In Endless Space, trade routes are set up automatically once a new planet is available to trade with: you're at peace with a race and explore a new planet among that peaceful race, or you become at ...
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What does +XP refer to in tech descriptions of Endless Space?
What does +XP refer to in tech descriptions of Endless Space? For instance, in "Hardened Framing", its description is given as: "+6 ship XP on building on star system". Does this mean the built ship ...
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How exactly do missile defenses work?
I've done pretty well with missile defenses while playing Endless Space so far. Getting killed by missiles? Put in more of best known flak module. Problem solved! But now I'm getting interested in ...
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What does a hero's power of “Leech” do?
Commander-type Heroes can gain the abilities of Inside Informant and Insight, which give some amount of "Leech" to Dust and Research, respectively. I assume this means they can take a little Dust or ...
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Is resource trading in Endless Space a flat fee or a per-turn thing?
In Endless Space, Dust can be traded on a per turn and one time basis. It's never explicitly stated which of those resource trading is.
On a related note, what is your strategic reserve of a ...
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Do you get any reimbursement for scrapping ships?
When I scrap a ship, does it accomplish anything besides reducing my financial burden? Does it matter if I scrap the ship in my own territory? Or would I be better off sending my useless ships on ...
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Can you still earn Steam achievements after victory?
Once you've won Endless Space somehow, can you still earn Steam achievements? Or do you have to go back to a saved game before you won, and earn those achievements before your victory?
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Is there a quick way to delete saves off of the steam cloud?
I've been playing a Endless Space for a while now, and I've got quite a few saves saved up... Any way I can clean house and mass delete the ones I no longer need?
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Is there a way to destroy my enemy's planet without taking it over?
Often my people become unhappy about the unwieldy size of my empire. Is there any way to just destroy the population on an opposing planet, rather than taking control of it?
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Is Adaptive Taxation worthless in a system that only has asteroids?
It supposedly generates 2$ per person on planets... Do Asteroids count as planets for this purpose?
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Where is this Unexpected Event taking place?
So I see this event... is this on EVERY system? If it is on a specific system, how do I find out which one so I can take it for myself or blockade it to make it less useful for my enemies.
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Why aren't all trade routes active?
I have up to 0/3 trade routes in a system. If the maximum is 3 why there's none? How do I increase the number of working trade routes?
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How can I stop blockading their system?
Or maybe a better question would be why can't I stop? I was invading Jovanus when they offered me a cease-fire. I am at war with 3-4 others, so being able to bring my forces to bear on other fronts ...
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Are Adaptive Industrial Systems and Permanent Perennials Counter-Synergistic?
Do these two System Improvements work together or against each other? That is to say, will the Perennials double my food surplus before it's converted to industry, or will my surplus food be converted ...
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Is there a french translation for Endless Space?
I would like to play Endless Space in French. Is there any way to do it? I use Steam in French already.
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How to enqueue techs on Endless Space?
If I choose some future advancement which has its prerequisites not yet researched I will enqueue more than one tech. Can I enqueue unrelated techs? How do I do it?
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What happens to surplus science on Endless Space?
I often find that my research points per turn are higher than it takes to discover a new technology. What happens to the excess point? Are they stored for later? Are they used for the next tech in the ...
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What does extra food production do? [duplicate]
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Is there any reason to continue exploiting food production once my planet has reached maximum population?
Are there any benefits besides more people faster? Once the ...
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Why is my ship taking the scenic route?
So I've found that you can examine the route that ships are going to take by holding the right mouse button down. I would have thought I could send my ship straight there, why is he taking a three ...
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How do I clone Galdos?
I noticed there was an achievement for cloning Galdos... at first I'd assumed it was a typo since the name of the achievement is Cake2 but I just hired a Hero with this name. Do I have to be a ...
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Are there ways to reduce “Expansion Disapproval” besides research?
I find that large fractions of my research times are spent trying to cope with planets striking due to obscene population disapproval, in the vicinity of 80% or more.
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What do Abundant Luxuries actually do?
According to the Effect it gives a -20% buyout bonus on the star system.
What does this mean? How can I tell if it's worth the -5$ on improvement?
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How come the game doesn't end when I lose?
So I just "finished" my first game of Endless Space and was smashed by a ruthless enemy and a failing economy. This was a game vs. only AI players... so I kind of expect some kind of "You lost" ...
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How is Academy Size increased?
In Endless Space, the Academy is used to manage your hired heroes. The size of the academy dictates how many heroes can be hired.
Looking around the interface, I don't see how to expand the Academy ...
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Endless space travel help
How do I get my ships to go between systems like the blue and green ships?
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Why can non-treaty players fly through my space?
I have no deals or treaties with this civilization, yet it seems like the computer is able to fly whatever type of fleet it wants through my territory, and even orbit my systems.
Even if I try to fly ...
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Where's that tech tree magic?
So I'm fresh off my first extremely embarrassing loss in Endless Space and I need a little guidance so I don't repeat the showing. I mainly researched the exploration and expansion tree and I found ...
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What determines fleet size?
I have a hostile neighbor whose fleet's are more powerful than any of mine. The problem isn't that I don't have good enough ships, but that my fleet sizes are too small.
With my best ships I can only ...
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What does this circular icon mean?
Sometimes I get this reward, but I have no idea what it means.
Hovering over the icon doesn't reveal a tool-tip.
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What is the most effective ratio of defenses in Endless Space?
Endless Space has a roshambo combat system with beam, kinetic, and missile weapons and their corresponding defenses. What is the idea ratio of these defenses based on the typical AI opponents? I seem ...
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Is there any reason to continue exploiting food production once my planet has reached maximum population?
When I first colonize a planet, I often set my exploitation to one that increases food production so that I can more quickly get the planet's population maxed out.
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Why can't I travel between these systems with wavy connecting lines?
I'm playing my first game of Endless Space, and after exploring 4 or 5 systems around my home system, I seem to be out of places to go. I do see two other systems, but my scout refuses to travel to ...
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Do all missile modules use Titanium-70 in Endless Space?
Here is the in-game information about Titanium-70. I have 5 units under my control, and would therefore like to take advantage of the 60% industry bonus to quickly mass an army.
The Endless Space ...
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Which Hero Types can learn which abilities?
Endless Space has 5 hero types: Pilot, Commander, Corporate, Administrator, and Adventurer.
Which hero abilities are exclusive to which types? Is there a graphic somewhere of the full ability ...
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What are the highest FIDS yields possible for each planet type?
For the large majority of the game, the planets you're dealt are the planets you get. But as you approach Endless Space's endgame, terraforming options start to open up, and suddenly the formerly ...
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Is there a difference between green movement and blue movement?
All ships in Endless Space have a speed (listed in Parsecs / Turn) that varies based on faction, engine modules, random events, and researched technology.
Some of these above grant a modifier that is ...
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Force ships to use warp
Is there any way to force a ship to use its warp drive to get to a location, instead of using the normal routes? There's an enemy system I'd like to scan without losing my ship, but I can't get it ...
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How do I keep ships repaired in the field in Endless Space?
I have repair modules on some of my ships but that only seems to be a combat thing. How do you repair ships? Do they do it automatically or is there something I'm missing?
