The Robotic Imperium

The Robotic Imperium race icon from VGA Planets Nu

Racial Abilities

• Can build fighters in space
• Torpedoes are layed much more efficiently (4x) into minefields.
• Stellar Cartography: Colonists and crew immune to Star Cluster radiation (though the clusters themselves still must be worked around)

Ship List

See The master ship list for a list of The Robotic Imperium ships.

Important Ships

• Q-Tankers are handy for running cash and fuel back and forth. It's usually worth putting T6-T7 drives on them, even if you only expect to sit them in one spot indefinitely. Early-game, build at least one transwarp QT.
• A QT carries enough (100 clans, 20 supplies, 300 money) to give a reasonably-temped planet its start.
• The Automa looks like a poor bargain compared to the Instru, but it holds many more fighters and can more effectively build fighters in the field. Instrus are good strike ships, but you need to keep a fighter reserve to refill them nearby, and the Automa fits this bill well.
• Golems are powerful but they are fuel pigs; they are excellent starbase defence with T1 engines.

Strategy

Notes

• A forward Siliconoid starbase near your front lines is cheap, and can instantly produce resupply for your Cat's Paw (CP)s. A Transwarp CP with mk4 torpedoes can tow a warp 1 CP with mk7 torps!
• Use mk4 torps if you have too much minerals, use mk7 if you have too much money.
• Get a cloaker. It's the best thing ever.

Alliances

The Lizard Alliance

Have a planet with over 5,000 minerals (especially duranium) but less than 30% density? No problem, if the Lizards are your buddies. Just let them mine it (at 200% rate), then you can make good use of those minerals to build powerful starships.

The Empire of Birds

Allying with the Birds gives you access to a selection of cloaking ships, including the incomparable Resolute and White Falcon, giving you the ability to drop devastating minefields deep behind enemy lines.

The Privateer Bands

A great race for the robots to ally with. The ability to build fighters in space with the robots and their minelaying ability helps the privs to rob ships and then fill them with fighters. The Privateers will often be eager to ally, as contending with the Robots is not a pleasant experience for them.

The Crystal Confederation

Not much interesting to offer or receive from the Crystals.