Auto-manage mines/refineries?

[nic767]

Do you guys set the droids to automatically stock your planets with mines/refineries? I find it simply takes waaayy too much micro to try and balance it out and keep the yards constantly busy? And if I want to build something I can always just cancel and change the production and if he ever fills up one of those long power bar planets I just scrap 'em, but what do you veterans say?

 

And for that matter do you have him auto-manage garrisons?

[Darth-Griffin]

Mines & Refineries only for me

 

I find that if left to auto, the AI pumps out way to many troops per planet, so i always do that myself working from my 'sector capitals' back to the least important planets.

 

DG

[Paul]

Personally I manage it all myself. I don't like the way the droid manages anything, especially troops. It uses Darktroopers for gods sake,what a waste as a garrison.-Grand Moff Conway

[Darth_Rob]

I never use those that blasted droid. I maintain points by gaining new planets. Once I have enough planets taken over where I have decent fleets and everything else is okay, then I begin to do the mine/refinery work myself. But I never, EVER use droids to handle my work.

[DevonSomes]

I find it better to micromanage things myself. If I'm ever low on mines or refineries I do what Darth_Rob just mentioned and take over a few planets. Besides, I prefer to use my construction yards to beef up my infrastructure.

[DarthTex]

I don't use droid management for either. At the beginning of the game I just get planets (diplomacy/assault) in the inner core. I then garrison an outer rim sector and build one super construction yard system to build mines/refineries (and/or the occasional super shipyard). Then repeat this through out the other outer rim sectors. As for garrison troops, I usually use a minimum of 1 or 2 of the lowest value troops. I usually keep systems with priority facilities (construction yards, training facilities, shipyards) well stocked. I keep the high attack troops on ships for assualt, then ferry garrison troops after conquest.

 

The droid (AI) management for the "other side" is a definite benefit for me. As the AI stocks the opposition planets with the minimum required number of troops/fighters, I send my fleet patrolling to each of these systems wiping out the fighters and bombarding/sabotaging the garrison . Now the AI has to use resources to replenish what I just wiped out. With all of these resources being redirected, I never get too many surprises. Just keep patrolling the systems and wiping them out.

[Colonel_Olorin]

i do use both optoins but not all the time. once i have my core of planets started and running smoothly with excess resources i set the mines refineries over to the droids. once i have a smegload of resources i start it on garrisons. but when it comes back to makinf fleets for more then defence i stop them again so they aren't stealing resources from shipyards

[kaja]

Depend's on what type of game I'm playing.

Somtimes None.

Somtimes Both.

Just Depends for me.

[Aenivae_Ikeda]

Only Sissies let the droids manage anything! Especially if you are playing as the rebellion. Relying on 3PO is as low as you can go!

[Grand_Admiral_Thrawn]

I allow the droids to handle my resources, but I wouldn't place my garrisons in their hands. They tend not to produce units that are effective at defending a planet, but rather whatever costs me the most.

 

I simply can't be bothered with mines and refineries...

[Saron2of4]

I allow them to manage garrisons and resources to a degree . I develop one planet for my control for construction to give LNR's and P.Shields to new planets, along with Shipyards,Troop Training Facility's,Construction, Yards,refineries and mines . I also use one planet for my control to pump out troops for defense and fleet troops for invasion .

[DarthTofu]

I let 'em control my mines/refinerys, but I have to actually build a lot of mines. My droids always seem to make thousands of refinerys for every three or four mines . Not sure why, but I have to get myself most of my buildpoints.