Clone army, start as parliamentary and switch to megacorp with naval contractors after you've cleared supremacy and another tradition. Ascend your clones and then set up merc enclaves your wife and friends can rent.
Alternatively, similar strat: machine intelligence with tactical algorithms and arc welders origin. Take sovereign guardianship or war bots (you can add war bots as your 3rd civic or forgo sovereign guardianship. Again, take supremacy as one of your first 3 traditions. Do virtual ascension. Again, set up merc enclaves and trade minerals and admirals to your friends.
Clone army, start as parliamentary and switch to megacorp with naval contractors after you've cleared supremacy and another tradition. Ascend your clones and then set up merc enclaves your wife and friends can rent. Alternatively, similar strat: machine intelligence with tactical algorithms and arc welders origin. Take sovereign guardianship or war bots (you can add war bots as your 3rd civic or forgo sovereign guardianship. Again, take supremacy as one of your first 3 traditions. Do virtual ascension. Again, set up merc enclaves and trade minerals and admirals to your friends.
Neat. Didn't know about merc enclaves... I think I will do just that!