Feb 10th 2011, 17:26:25
hmm I nearly posted earlier but, unless I missed it, you've not said what strat you're playing... can't be farmer if you're considering H... techer? casher?
Anyway, sell your 100 troops before spending a turn. The upkeep dents your startup. And sounds to me like too many spies if you're considering 1k indy's before your first batch... a few hundred to start with and increase between batches as you need.. (unless you're really spoiling for a fight :P)
Playing the market as a demo can really hurt your strat if you get it wrong (recall button eats potential nw, and goods stuck on market cost mil upkeep) - use SO's to grab all the really cheap stuff and profit from that.