mrvan wrote on Wed, 04 June 2014 09:33

Although testbedding an en-expensive race gave disappointing results, I realized another option: en expensive instead of cheap almost completely pays for TT, which reduces terraforming costs by 30% and will in the very long run offer additional terraforming possibilities. Maybe with the extra 60 points for start@3 this might not be too sluggish at the start, as that not only gives a small boost to starting production but also obviates the need to spend early turns on expensive prop and bio to get them to 2 (for mizer + terraform +/- 7)

Be very careful about TT in a game against humans.

TT can seem like a very good investment in the long run. But in multiplayer games you will be fighting for planets. If you have less available econ because you bought TT, you will win fewer planets. If you win fewer planets, you are less likely to survive long enough for TT to pay off.