Hi, I'm new to ZE and am a complete noob.

Question: How do I defend against a RIP attack?

I love the game so far, but I've begun to experience the delight of being farmed by a player using a single RIP. My account is pretty young, and I don't have anything that can slow this thing down. He hits me every few days, keeping me in the stone age. Recently, as a gesture of good will, he kindly converted my attack fleet into a moon for me. Quite decent of him :/

What kind and how much of ships/defense should I build to deter this player, to make me more trouble than I worth?

My sincere and supremely nooby thanks!

I should add this is pertaining to my Speed account.

If you build an ACS depot, you can get someone to defend against a RIP attack.

The best way to not get attacked, doesn't matter if it's RIPs or not, is to stay unprofitable. This means fleetsave, fleetsave, fleetsave. The main reasons you get attacked are either:
1. You left res sitting on your planet, or
2. You left ships sitting on your planet

Ships should never be used as defense if you're offline. Always keep them in the air.
A good guide for FSing can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=6797

You should be glad he gave you that moon, it'll make FSing much easier for you.

OK. Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback.