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By my math it should take 500k * 6 / 120k = 25 turns. (Cost per project) * (Number of projects) / (Intel points per turn). Still longer than you're seeing, but a lot closer.
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Right, hard to believe I'm an engineer sometimes! You are correct. I am still seeing them much faster than I should...
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- Re: quickstarting -- are you customizing your race to your playing style? Maybe that makes a better fit?
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Haven't explored the various combinations yet. When I play a custom race and let the computer generate races, the AI is very passive and the game is a breeze. When I quickstart with one of the existing races, the AI puts up a decent fight. Not a great one, but I was actually #2 in the scores for a long time

I haven't tried yet a custom race with computer-controlled preexisting races to see how they do.
Scott
PS How do you generate quotes in these silly html webBoards?
