[Preacherman]

i don't totally agree with you trooper.

physical strenght: 50% high value is not really necessary to capture planets

intelligence: normally maxed to 120%

cunning: depends on your style

enviro. resistance, reproduction, happiness: cannot go without it but normally you do not need to invest more points

political savy: a total must if you play with many people, you get huge bonuses from trade. in the midgame quite strong

aggresive, defensive: not below 100% any points further depends on your play style (more is better, but not a must (in multigames with a low number of players it tends to get more impotant and can be bought at the expense of political savy)

mining: 120% most needed ressource

farming: 50% if you play a non-organic race otherwise higher

refining: 50%-70% i personally do not like going to 50 but there are other opinions

construction: 120% a must have

repair: i tend to go with 70% or so

maintenance: 110% is a good value, anything above costs very much points

and do not forget advanced storage and hardy industrialist