[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Elowan:

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Originally posted by Arkcon:
But your first major research planet, intel planet, or a shipyard planet ...

This comment intrugues me - I've been building all normal atmosphere planets with a mix of resource and research facilities. The only time I've used 'all research' is on (rare) low resource planets.

Tell me what your philsophy is, plz.

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Hmmm ... well, if a breathable planet is below 90 % in all resources, then do you really build rescource extractors. I don't. Probably should, if I was running low, but I just build fewer ships. Or take someone else's planet.

I like to try to get at least 9 research or intel facilities on one planet when I build the computer complex 1 it can actually provide a benefit.

You can see the way the AI builds facilities on small planets, few resource facilities then one research or intel. There's something to be said for not putting all your eggs in one basket, so spreading out facilities is also a good idea. But then there's less benefit from Computers, at least early on.