These tests are usually run in small/dense or even medium/normal galaxies, depending on the kind of game you want to simulate.
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Even if it's a pure HP race, won't that mean a really slow start for the beginning 30 years?
Pure HPs tend to start slow. But some races with great resources can start quick.
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Seeing this is a tiny packed universe with NINE players, isn't it going to see some action from 2420-25 itself?
This type of pure HP race will have a really tough time, methinks.