Woe, to be an Ice-ish race...

[Dingocat85]

Originally posted by DESDINOVA:
I usually trade starmaps for the colonization techs.

Does the AI really value Starmaps so much, that you can trade just a few of them for a Colonization Tech - one of the most expensive techs in the game?

(Unless you have Ancient Race - but still, I'm surprised the AI values starmaps that much. Tech trading is too complicated for me, you never know what the AI wants...that's why I disable tech trading with all of my games. If I ever want to purchase a Gas/Ice Colonization Tech from the AI, I just buy one of their colony ships & analyze it )

[Desdinova]

i explore the starmap early. i dont know if they value it but early on in the game most of the races will trade once you first meet them. later on your reputation will affect trades.

[Suicide Junkie]

As I recall, the statistics compiled show that Ice planets will provide just as many facility slots as the other types.

Methane/Ice was only slightly disadvantaged in favour of Methane/Rock by something like 1%

[PvK]

People who worry so much about what planet/atmosphere type has an advantage are wasting too much of their attention on too unimportant an aspect of play, IMO.

PvK

[Fyron]

and have a greater chance to hold ruins than other planet types.

A rock planet is no more or less likely than an ice or gas one to have ruins on it.

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by PvK:
People who worry so much about what planet/atmosphere type has an advantage are wasting too much of their attention on too unimportant an aspect of play, IMO.

PvK

Very true. You will all fall before my might empire no matter what your planet/atmosphere type is.

I like to think so at least.

[Taera]

well you do care, you care what atmosphere they breathe so you might conquer their planets