[JLS]

Originally posted by desdinova:
question on finite games, i havent played one in a while. i know that each turn your resources drop. is it based on the amount you mine or a fixed amount each turn? if it is based on the amount you mine then using the urban centers would be even more useful since they dont mine but generate resources thru trade and other means. then adding on the industrial center and other bonus generation complexes would seem to be even more beneficial since they wont increase the rate of resource loss either.
EDIT: oops, i am wrong, they do use mining for part of their resource generation but then use other means for bonus resource generation. still they sound better than just mining facilities since some of their resource generation comes from other means

Exactly, a fair amount of Resource depletion was setup on each Urban Community as to retain that feeling of any lost and forever bad investments in a Finite game, and to retain somewhat a decline in a Planets Potential.
Total-Trade=Resource Generation. This is the facilities depletion amount.

However the Trade and Commercial income is free and you are correct does not Deplete a Planets Resource Potential.

High out put facilities that are used in the Resource Extraction and Mining Outpost Catagory etc, will deplete a planet relatively fast.

[ May 05, 2003, 21:52: Message edited by: JLS ]