My impressions... Reactions?

[Puke]

I should have put more thought into what was being discussed on this thread rather than on other places on the board. John was not trolling, and actually had some very good questions. Talenn had some excelent answers, most all of which I agree wholeheartedly with. Just thought Id get that out, regarding my other post below.

[Instar]

Well, the demo lacks a couple facilities (I should say a good deal of them, but thats more of a personal viewpoint)
Populations DO matter a whole lot in production. You have to have population to make stuff in the first place. The bonuses are pretty powerful (that Atmo Modification Facility can take up to .8 years without bonuses, on a really good planet, about .5, or if you're lucky and own a sphereworld, it could go as low as .4)
The AI is being worked on, and I think its probably tougher in the full Version than in the demo.
"The star systems have way too many habitable planets, imo, and the choice about where to colonize is easy: everything you can within range."
Well, actually, no. You're pretty limited in which planets you can colonize. (Sure, you can colonize everything you're capable of technologically, but who would colonize a planet that could only hold 1 facility? You can only build one facility on a Tiny planet which you dont breathe.) The three types of planets (Ice, Rock, Gas) divides it up pretty well.

[John Hough]

Thanks for the comments, guys, I think I'll hang around here for a while, see if the AI gets patched up to a reasonable level, and if it does, buy the game.

-John

[Jubala]

Instar, I do colonize everything in range, although the tiny one facility planets are on the bottom of my list unless they are in a strategicially important position for a resupply depot.

[DirectorTsaarx]

If you think there are too many planets, try playing in an "Ancient" galaxy. LOTS of nebulae, black holes, asteroid-only systems; not so many planet systems.

Long live the Moebius Consortium!