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Re: Why 3%?

Thu, 04 December 2008 14:45

johng316

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Yes, there is no real reason to take 3% over 4% 3i. Both can have 1/1000 colonist efficiency with maxed factory settings (cost 5). The 4% HE economy is therefore constrained solely by pop growth.

The 4% to 5% 3i tradeoffs become more interesting. To go to 5%, you have to sacrifice some mine and factory settings, but this gives a much faster start at the expense of needing more turf and *maybe* plateauing economically sooner. Which is better depends entirely on the game situation and playing style.

3% IMO is way too slow to be viable, you gain nothing in econ over 4% and don't have enough pop to operate all those wonderful factories. The only thing you might gain is a few LRTs and maybe ALL cheap tech. Any gain in pop efficiency is marginal at best because of lower POP overall. There are many advantages to lots of population.

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