[Alpha Kodiak]

Originally posted by Master Belisarius:
Alpha wrote: "Another map related issue may be the number of moons on the map. It seems
like there are less than an average number, and the Rage flourish on maps
with more moons."

I did the map with the idea that everybody should have similar opportunities to colonize planets... a big problem when you consider that doesn't exist Gas Giant planets with "None" as atmosphere!

To compensate this, was because I have included 2 moons without atmosphere (one rock and the other ice) per system.
Then, think the Rage still had more opportunities to develop in the EARLY game than the other races, because had 1 more breathable planet per system, but less opportunities to build facilities when "ICE" and "GAS" colonizations are
available later.

In the early game:
Standard Rock Race with "Advanced Storage Techniques"
1 Breathable with 18 facilities.
1 Non-Breathable moon with 1 facility.
4 Non-Breathable planets with 3 facilities.
Total = 18 + 1 + (4*3) = 31 facilites

Rock Race with "No atmosphere" and "Advanced Storage Techniques"
1 planet NO atmosphere with 18 facilities.
1 moon with 6 facilities.
4 Non-Breathable planets with 3 facilities.

Total = 18 + 6 + (4*3) = 36 facilites per system.

Every race had 7 nearest systems available to colonize, the Rage had available 7 * 5 = 35 extra facilities to build in the early game, if they where able to colonize these systems and keep them. Then, don't think one of the reasons was the lack of space to colonize.

Considering that the Rage doesn't lost the game in the late game, the reason in my view (and of course it not mean that I'm right!), was mostly, what God Emperor wrote: expansion.

It can justify, how in the turn 50, the Toron was able to have colonies in all the nearest systems and 42 planets. At the same turn, the Rage only had 22 planets and has not colonies in Abrion, Butukret and Rove.

Ok, maybe the Rage research mines something later, or had bad luck to be in a group with 2 strong races like Toron and EA, but the main reason think was the expansion rate. Something vital in a map where it's no room to expand, if it's not going against the enemy.

It definitely looks like I need to push the Rage expansion rate. First I'll have to figure out why they are not expanding fast, then maybe I can improve it. Now, if I only had more time to actually look at what is going on....