Why do people always seem to be either all or nothing? i use both in my bases and i see both as important tools.
allright, lets try and save roboports by meeting your arguments

Pro-bot arguments:
"The fact that they are so powerful, gives a very big sense of progression. They are behind a late game ...

No problem,
and thanks for the tip, even tough it does (and it did) save my game for the immediately future i am starting to see expansions comming up from the bottom map, so i think i will be soon overrun by theirs expansions.
so i think its just as well if i start over with out enemies.

Sure, the earliest save i have is 4 min before the attack, another one at 2min and then just at the attack
i sent an email with the saves

i just hope that i did not do anything realy stuiped like forgetting to click on peacefull

So, im running a game with the smallest enemy precense i can have to be able to get those alien tec and also running the game on peacefull.

as i feel its more intresting (for me) to do the factory stuff i have concentrated on that and havent attacked any enemies, i havent even found a base of ...

*cough*


"first try"
*looking around*
*starts building pickaxes*
*looks at red dots on map*
EEEEEEEEEK
*dies in less than one minute*

"second try"
*looks at map*
WTH?!
*dies in 6seconds*


Im not sure if i put some setting wrong in the start, going to have to fiddle aorund a bit to see if this ...