>>535724571
didn't play for a few days

>Reached the point yet where you have to start optimizing your combat ship?
not much

>Got a separate logistics barge yet?
made a separated warehouse ship, but that is about it, I don't like to deal with multiple ships

>Beam merging was just too cool to even consider any other primary weapon.
one of the reasons was the long range, I was using cannons and the enemy beam ships and stations were always the most annoying, didn't feel worth to keep investing in cannons that also need factories and ammo making, the alternatives are railguns, missiles and the thermal lance