Toggle to always show range? any advice to continue my game?

[kaycho]

Hello guys
That's a nice game I'm playing there. Thank you for the game
Sorry for my english! and thanks for reading.

A lil question I couldn't find an answer to on the wiki. How do you build your defense turrets? I would like to be able to toggle the show range Z key. I can't find how I could do this. I try to select my turret + Z then clic to buy new one.... but it doesn't work :p (nice guide Kahuna!)

Also is there any decent playthrough you are aware of? I'm afraid that only 2/3 years old movies are available

Maybe we can also speak a bit of my game, here is my map.
I played 2 hours (ouch already) with a lot of pause ^^. I took only 2 more planets which were ok about resources. Then I neutered the others to keep only one star gate and now I'm going to capture only factory, research ...).
- Is it a good idea to travel through planets without raising too much my AI and capturing good spots badly surrounded by some AI planets?
- I'm at 87 AI (difficulty normal 7) for now. I didn't build defense yet cause I was stressed to build some as there were some spots to defend, I don't like to waste even if it doesn't require cutting trees :p I think it was a bad idea cause so my defense with ships was a bit hard and I wouldn't have wasted much by build some Mk1 turrets.

[Bognor]

Welcome to the forums 

How do you build your defense turrets? I would like to be able to toggle the show range Z key. I can't find how I could do this. I try to select my turret + Z then clic to buy new one.... but it doesn't work :p (nice guide Kahuna!)

Try holding "shift" and "Z" together when you place them.  If you do this you can just click click click to place each turret.

- Is it a good idea to travel through planets without raising too much my AI and capturing good spots badly surrounded by some AI planets?

Different players have different playstyles, but I think yes, it is a good idea.  On higher difficulties you need to do this.  If you plan to take a few planets surrounded by many AI planets, the Warp Jammer Command Station is a good investment.

- I'm at 87 AI (difficulty normal 7) for now. I didn't build defense yet cause I was stressed to build some as there were some spots to defend, I don't like to waste even if it doesn't require cutting trees :p I think it was a bad idea cause so my defense with ships was a bit hard and I wouldn't have wasted much by build some Mk1 turrets.

It sounds like you've destroyed a few warp gates so that now there's only one wormhole waves can come from.  If that's true, then building turrets with that wormhole in their range is definitely a good idea.  Turrets do much more damage than Fighters and Bombers and so on, and if you have enough of them, you can use them to defend while your fleet ships and starships are away attacking.  Mines near the wormhole are also a cheap, effective defense.