Why game is so easy?

[JLS]

Thanks Fyron, there is always more that can be done, and more will be done

Agreed Puke, it should take less then 50 years to build a City

Agreed GLV “Cities are not that time consuming to build/upgrade playing AIC; at less then 4years (FOUR) with AIC Cities” and when you want to further a small or even a mined out planet, Urban Development does come in very handy along with other options.
Founding Fathers rarely build their Cities over the best crop land.


Agreed Fyron, "17 turns to begin producing resources on a colony is still extremely slow." However with AIC, it has always been; with only 9pop it only takes 3 turns (THREE) or less to build a resource extraction facilty and only 2 turns (TWO) or less for a research facility

Additionally you are also Correct QB, if you build basic se4 resource extraction facilities in AIC (above) it does not take that long to max out a Colony; especially with the new OS* starting trait options.



[ January 24, 2004, 19:47: Message edited by: JLS ]

[Fyron]

However with AIC, it has always been; with only 9pop it only takes 3 turns (THREE) or less to build a resource extraction facilty and only 2 turns (TWO) or less for a research facility

Which is still extremely slow (including the necessity of getting 9 M pop on all planets in the first place...) for what they produce...

[JLS]

However Fyron, the time it takes to re-supply a Colony with Population relatively is the same time as with se4 when you have Pop transports on the way or with the Colony Ship (1 Turn)

[ January 24, 2004, 20:30: Message edited by: JLS ]

[Fyron]

Which REQUIRES population transports going to all planets to get them up and running, which slows things down tremendously....

[JLS]

But even without fresh pop as soon they land it is about 5turns (FIVE) for a resource Facility and 4turns (FOUR) for a research.

Depending on your race, etc

[ January 24, 2004, 20:31: Message edited by: JLS ]

[JLS]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Which REQUIRES population transports going to all planets to get them up and running, which slows things down tremendously....

Exactly, this is why the AIC OS* FREE starting trait (OPTION) is so neat for those who do not like Star liners or micromanage se4 Pop Transports, it increases the game pace.

[ January 24, 2004, 20:36: Message edited by: JLS ]

[Fyron]

Originally posted by JLS:
But even without fresh pop as soon they land it is about 5turns (FIVE) for a resource Facility and 4turns (FOUR) for a research.

Depending on your race, etc

Which is still very slow, given the low amount of resources they produce!

[ January 24, 2004, 20:47: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]