Atmospheric modifaction plants..

[TerranC]

Actually, I tried that once.

Started on High Tech, created no atmosphear race and settled them on a gas giant.

Built an Atmosphearic Converter 3 and after two years, they rebelled and a new race was created that had the colony's atmosphear as their compatible one.

Go figure.

[Baron Munchausen]

Originally posted by TerranC:
Actually, I tried that once.

Started on High Tech, created no atmosphear race and settled them on a gas giant.

Built an Atmosphearic Converter 3 and after two years, they rebelled and a new race was created that had the colony's atmosphear as their compatible one.

Go figure.

Which Version of the game was this? Just curious if maybe there is/was a glitch that might cause the game to go haywire & change the race instead of the atmosphere when it hit this 'forbidden' combination. The AC Facility doesn't do anything until the time limit hits, of course. I've asked MM to please make some sort of intermediate stages but it's not important enough to worry about, so it won't get done.

[Ed Kolis]

I think it's just a coincidence - I noticed a while back that whenever a colony rebels, the new empire's breathable atmosphere is that of the rebelling planet, not that of the original race... guess they somehow magically adapt when they rebel or something...

[Baron Munchausen]

Bah... it's probably just the way the game is coded to assume that the 'home planet' of any given is the breathable atmosphere of the race.

If only races would keep some of their characteristics when conquered.

[capnq]

Rebels changing to breathe the planet's atmosphere might have been a deliberate design decision. Since the AI doesn't know how to scrap facilities, changing the atmosphere will usually let them build more, so they can add useful things like shipyards, rather than being permanently stuck with whatever was there before the revolt.

[gregebowman]

I've got a question about the atmosphere modification plant. Once it has converted the planet's atmosphere, do you still need the facility? Why pay for the maintenance of it when you no longer need it. Or do you need it to keep the atmosphere as it is?

[Phoenix-D]

First, you don't pay maintence on facilities.

Second, you can scrap it.

Phoenix-D