Here's a question for you....

[Spyder]

What good does population do you outside of colonization?

[Kimball]

The larger the population, the more construction and resource bonuses you get. If your population is 0 - 99M you get 100%. If it is 100 - 499M you get 105% of normal etc... These can be found in the settings.txt file.

[alasyr]

Population bonuses to production (resource generation, research, intelligence) and construction

00100-00499 +005%
00500-00999 +010%
01000-01999 +020%
02000-02999 +030%
03000-03999 +040%
04000-04999 +050%
05000-05999 +060%
06000-06999 +070%
07000-07999 +080%
08000-09999 +090%
10000+ +100%


[This message has been edited by alasyr (edited 14 February 2001).]

[Triumvir Emphy]

there are several levels of production bonus you can get the more pop you have.

Check the ability tab on your home planet and compare it to a new colony and you will see what i mean. (a Bman tip)

i believe the Last bonus is at 10B