Gameplay-Strategy #3: Location of Your Base

Related to countering #2, consider where you locate your base. If you have a single inlet (where the ships come in from) to the system, it will make locating your base by enemies more difficult to locate (providing your not causing problems in the hub of that area).

Once a system is identified, look at the inlets and pick a location away from the inlet. This will allow more tactical ability for you and the alliance to defend your base if needed. If you pick a location close to the inlet, enemies can come in quickly and attack without much chance for a defense. The pic below shows the defendable area that enemies must cross to get to a base because it’s not at the edge near the inlet.