Kilumanjaro

That does sound like an interesting mechanic, and certainly gives some more powerful incentives to stay out of debt early.

[quote who="TAW_OnlyMan" reply="7" id="3527417"] I understand that I should play the market, but if everyone is playing the market as I am, that would natuarally lead to a surplus. Wouldn't here be a product or "tech route" that jives better with robotics? If everyone is making the same decisions, it no longer becomes a game of tactics and more of a game of mistakes and twitch reflexes. [/quote] On resource rich maps before the offworld markets come online, yes. Th

Going water/food/fuel/power early can be very lucrative for a robotics player since you are not consuming your own valuable trade goods... IF other players deploy as other than robotic and go heavy iron/steel starts. You can always just use the revenue to buy your upgrades. Really, though, it all depends on where the market goes; just like with every other HQ type.