| Re: 2450 - 59k resources |
Mon, 14 July 2008 09:28   |
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No doubt. All expensive is not viable against humans. They will squash you when they see your growth.
right. you have to trade a bit of growth rate and/or hab to get 1 or 1 1/2 cheap. (I am currently thinking con cheap W normal for my next try, or maybe both cheap)
But the real question is whether N expensive is viable. It gives a massive boost in the very beginning from initial resource bump, and the ability to use those resources to spread fast.
What are the maths...
You get, what, a 1.41 x 1.29 boost in growth off the bat (1.82) But your level 4 N costs you 2 x 1.75 = 3.5 times more. But you don't have to research level 2 and 3, which saves you the same as the base cost of level 4. (fibonnacci)
Seems a fair disadvantage, but....
How to factor in the extra points, and the extra start boost. I guess the question is, you are 82% up. Can these other factors boost that start advantage to 250% or 300%? At 3.5k at 2420, I was just shy of 200% up. At 11k at 2430, I was over 200% up.
naz
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