What are your top wonder/tradegood picks?

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Name the most important trade goods and/or wonders that you absolutely *must* have and would pay or do anything to make sure you control them, and why.

Personally I think Eyes of the Universe and Gravity Accelerators have to be up there in the top 5 most important things to control. I don't think Eyes of the Universe would do much for an AI civ, so if they got it that wouldn't be the end of things but if the AI managed to grab Gravity Accelerators that could pretty much make for a very tough game, heh.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Gravity accelerator, I play gigantic galaxies and it's just too important not to get. I buy it as soon as the chance comes up, if I miss it then I do what I have to do to aquire it.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Eyes is tops for me. Next is Grav Acc.

Playing without Eyes in gigantic feels like playing blind.

Another thing for Eyes is that you can't buy it off the AI if you missed it unlike trade goods. I suppose you could conquer the wonder (does it work?) but currently I don't think you can know the system the wonder is built on.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I'm pretty certain that conquering the planet with the wonder works. Also; conquering a planet that produced a trade good gives you that trade good. Nice, isn't it?

The AI usually produces wonders on the same planet type as you do, i.e. on the "best" planet or on one of your capitals.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I used to ignore Eyes (whoopdee doo, I already scouted everything), until I realized the difference between "scouted" and "actively sensored". Now I get it as soon as possible. Never in 8 games have I seen an AI build it, even in the games *I* didn't build it.

*Must* have gravitiv accelerators. Then Aphrodisiac or Frictionless Clothing - FC is good for your morale, and Aphro is valued by the AI more highly than the other early goods. Diplo Translators are really nice, but I've only gotten then once in 8 games.

After the initial start, I pretty much always get every wonder that shows up -- I research Wonder techs first, figuring I can always trade for the others while building the Wonder!
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
I like the Galactic Stock Exchange. I tend to have a booming economy and buy all the techs off the computers, so this helps a lot.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Diplomatic Translators. They make it that much easier to get everything else in trade.

The Galactic Stock Exchange is real high on my list, so is Eyes and the Hyperion Mfg whatchamacall.

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Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Galactic Stock Exchange: You can never have too much money.

Gravity Accellerators: Useful for reinforcing and for running away :)

Eyes of the Universe: I would have been sacked in one game where the Torians and Altarians were sending dreadnoughts down the edge of the map (deliberately, I suspect) except that because of the Eyes, I saw them from almost two sectors away.

Diplomatic Translators: It's hard enough getting a good deal without a diplomatic advantage, but miss this a and fail to trade for it, and you're at a disadvantage!

After that, just about all of them.