Any suggestions on first 99 turns?

cash-start or farm/indy-start?

cash-start (tax 35%) you get 20 bpt and enuf farms to get positive food (~100 bushels) and rest buildings are ents and res and explore as needed.

farm/indy-start (tax 36%) you get 20 bpt and 120-140 farms and rest indies (10% spies, troops and tanks and rest turrets) and explore as needed.

I tried that @Marshal. And it went no where. I wasn't making enough cash per turn to sustain building. Was i doing something wrong?

That was the 'cash start'

if you don't have money then explore and build cs's.