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Where do you hold Wed, 08 August 2007 17:56 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Right as others have already pointed out – the best use for your pop is out getting more planets NOT sat in ships over your existing ones
And I have pointed out that you should try to get 30% capacity in all worlds (assuming 1 immunity) before having ships in orbit.
But assuming that you have nowhere else to expand and/or that your boarder planets are providing enough pop for your expansion drive what should you do with your “core planets”.

The 33% Vs 50% hold debate. At 50% you get 34% more resources (500 Vs 330) and (using a 100% world for comparison) at 33% you would get 23% more pop (770 Vs 600). So on high % cap worlds the next thing is to let them rise to 50%. This gives the best increase in resources for decrease in pop growth ratio.

On a worse hab world (say 50%) the figures change a bit. At 50% cap you get 34% more resources (250 Vs 165) at 33% you get 34% more pop (250 Vs 165). So for planets down at 50% or below it is worth sticking a bit of pop in orbit at 33% hold as it gives you the best decrease in resources for increase in pop growth.

*Warning Digression* - actually in raw numbers it is exactly the same reduction in resources for increase in pop as a 100% world. But as a percentage it is better and so will enable that world to fill/overfill quicker for less resource loss. *end digression*

What is then interesting is that as both setups get more pop in orbit the % increase in pop from being at the lower hold rate drops (not the raw numbers – the %).
This means that for 100% worlds go directly for 50% hold. For 75% worlds put about ˝ the difference between 33%&50% in orbit before growing to 50% level and for worlds below 50% put the whole difference (even a bit more) before growing to 50% hold.



Joseph
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