[Fyron]

Now to compare different hull sizes.

As a basis of comparison, use standard 10 kT LS and CQ. Fill bases with minimum C&C comps, nothing else.

Small base:
80 kT used, 8% of hull used for C&C comps
2150/5400/2100, total 9650
9.65 resources/kT used for hull and C&C comps

Large base:
200 kT used, 6.7% of hull used for C&C comps
5750/15800/5300, total 26850
8.95 resources/kT used for hull and C&C comps

Massive base:
320 kT used, 6.4% of hull used for C&C comps
9350/26200/8500, total 44050
8.82 resources/kT used for hull and C&C comps

The large base is definitely more efficient in terms of C&C than the small base, by a small margin. The massive base is still more efficient than the large base, but just barely. Using large bases, you pay a little bit more overall, but have more SYs to use in the end... And you get to build them faster, to get a bit of extra boost on research due to having labs operational sooner than when building massive bases.

[ August 06, 2004, 18:41: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]