What are the characteristics of your favorite race?

[Atraikius]

capnq - I found I actually like raising the physical strength. Bump physical strength to 105% - 110% and 150 small troops with GC3's have a good chance capturing homeworlds of all those 50% strength races.

[Slick]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Advanced Storage Techniques gives you a 20% increase in all production values, from research to resources.

I assume you mean that you can build 20% more facilities, which gives you a 20% increase in production. Or am I missing the big flick? Does AST increase the output of 1 facility?

[Dralasite]

I read it as building 20% more facilities. I don't think it adds to any individual facility. However, it also allows you to have more population, which can increase production as well...

[rdouglass]

Thats it exactly. AST doesn't increase the output of each facility, just the number of facilities.

If you think about it, it's like getting 6 planets for the price of 5...

[Fyron]

Yeah... what I meant was that you can build 20% more facilities, so you can make 20% more stuff. But, the increased population Doesn't equate to increased production rates except on Huge breatheable planets, becase only there does the increase actually take the max population to a new pop modifier. But, it does allow you to load population off of your HW without lowering it below 2000, 3000 or 4000 (depending on size), and so lets you more quickly build up new colonies, while maintaining the high bonus on the HW.

[Taera]

hrm, people, are 50% statistics are fun?
i dont play pbw much but in my single game i just cut down the trade (i try to play aggressive) and farming (dont realy need it) down to 80% or 85%.
Repair goes down sometimes, too, but only to 85%.

I think 50% are not fair, not fun, whatever.

[Pax]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
But, the increased population Doesn't equate to increased production rates except on Huge breatheable planets, becase only there does the increase actually take the max population to a new pop modifier.

Except in some Mods, where population modifiers have a higher degree of "resolution" .. 8)

[ December 24, 2002, 19:37: Message edited by: Pax ]