[Trachmyr]

It depends how long your games Last, figure that on a goog conditions planet... the population will increase 10 fold in 10 years, 100x in 20 years, 1000x in 30 years (WAY to fast if you ask me).... and you only need to use 1M population per colony to change it from a "domed" to a normal one, and since the bonuses for population size are rather minimal, the 5x facilites will give a deffinate jump to your production capability. So in short, find a planet that they can breathe on with good/optimal conditions and let 'em breed.... ship off 1-5M for each colony you want to open up (and if it was a colony you already had, take the old population to max out where all your shipyards are located).

[This message has been edited by Trachmyr (edited 06 May 2001).]