I haven't played it that much, I've normally worked from an overprovisioning approach. Extra power plants are a trivial cost compared to your research. Even v

I haven't played it that much, I've normally worked from an overprovisioning approach. Extra power plants are a trivial cost compared to your research. Even vast solar fields aren't all that expensive. I do agree that if you try to go for a most optimum setup you do risk getting in a black start situation. My current game I'm trying a totally different idea--I'm trying to play it with no defenses at all, rely purely on killing biter bases before they get upset.