Tip 18 - Scouts

Scouts and scouting.  You can set your scouts to auto-explore.  I always do this, but to make them effective you MUST do something else first.  If they all start in the same spot, they'll all "auto-explore" in the same direction in the same place.  If you're exploring with 2 or 3 scouts, that's a waste of scouts (you know that extra colony ship you purchased?  You can use him for exploring as well!)  So do this first (see below).  Send your scouting ships in 3 vastly different directions.  When they reach the end of their autopilot line, you will regain control of them. 

  ← click

 Double Click the ship and then check the auto-explore button (and yes those are the keyboard shortcuts next the name).

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