preferred settings Gal Civ 4 ( newbie )

Hello everyone,

 

I bought Gal Civ 4 last weekend and having a blast learning and playing. I have played Gal Civ 3 years ago but never got really deep into it but have a basic understanding of most concepts.

 

What im wondering though is what galaxy setting most people would suggest for beginners.

https://tweakbox.mobi/

Last night i played in 1 cluster with the biggest galaxy size and 8 other AI's - while it taught me a bit about how the AI reacts i found i ran out of space quickly. The substream space seems intruiging but im probably going to get steamrolled by the AI who discovers it first.

https://tutuappx.com/

I have 16gb of ram and an i7 processor in case it helps - i noticed turns took up to about 7ish seconds in year 23... so i guess the slowdown happens fast.. but i had 8 AI's so...

 

Also, do most tutorials on Gal Civ 3 still apply ? I found out there isn't alot of general info on 4 yet and im kind of struggling with influence and starbases. Do i build them in my planetarea or right next to it ?

 

The same goes for colonies and core worlds. I know anything under 20 is best left as a colony... but what if i have two +20 worlds right near eachother is it still worth it to develop both?

 

Also can i rearange what colony supplies to what world or is it only the nearest one?

 

Anyways, thanks for reading and possibly replying to a noob.