03-03-2003, 07:50 PM
Hehe you favor the +industry. I like it too, except when I'm sick of being behind in tech. I did a side-by-side of +industry/uni and +research/demo hotseat game just to compare. There was a *major* difference. My Klackons (custom +industry/uni) had 5 systems up and running while my Elerians (custom +research/demo) had 2 and one outpost. However, Klackons gained 2 techs (partially my fault. style difference) and Elerians had 6 iirc, and met the Psilons. Both were in corners of the galaxy, Klackons got better starting colonizable planet picks, Elerians had early first contact. I played until turn 70-100, then went to sleep. Klackons had production up the yin-yang. Elerians not so much due to more difficulty feeding the population. I expect the Klackons to hit a tech barrier in their growth curve sooner or later, requiring spycraft and a good deal of sneakiness. Whereas the Elerians will be trudging by gaining speed with applied tech and establishing their foothold into the galaxy, trading tech with everyone, leaving Klackons in the dust in that tech respect. +2 research isn't all that great, but fun to play with when put to use. Spying, population growth, tolerant, creative, etc are all potentially better than +2 research. The government and morale bonuses are the strongest I believe.
Its all good. Even the evil.
Its all good. Even the evil.