Thanks for the advice, guys. @Datal: Thanks for the welcome! Regarding solar panels, I can use up almost all of my fuel, then go sit in a star on Autopilot with shields and other systems deactivated and regain all that fuel for free. With a 100 MW reactor and level IV shields, I think this saves a w...

Hello! This thread can double as my introduction: I've been playing space simulator and science-fiction computer games since the late 1980s, and was delighted to discover Transcendence a year or two ago. Although I've known about the game for a while, I'm just now getting around to playing it seriou...