[Wardad]

Yea, what he said.

The Claim Adjuster race trait is considered so powerfull that it is often Banned from most multiplayer games.

The Alternate Reality trait is considered the weakest. The population lives on star bases, not the planet below. Starbases are vulnerable sitting ducks from the mid game on.

I had wondered about the quickest way to terraform. Your correct, but did not mention why. On a hostile Yellow or RED (not native Green) planet there is a CAP on the amount of population that can produce resource points. The CAP also applies to the amount of population that can run factories. Terraforming is somewhat expensive for a new colony so it makes sense to reach the CAP for population and factories first. Once the planet goes green you may have a problem with overcrowding killing more colonist per turn then if it were hostile. So you want to be able to work up your new greens quickly, and factories help with that too.
If you do choose the Total Terraform minor trait, the teraforming is cheaper. My current race can terraform 2+ click a year, once the factories are built.