Re: Spending money on planets

--- larry_fluke <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can someone explain planet spending to me? I have a few questions.

I don't have any knowledge of what goes on in the code, but I've been playing
the game for years (since 1.0).

> 1. I understand that planets cost about $7500 per 10-year turn. Why 
> do some planets cost a little more at first, like $7514?

I've wondered about this, too. My assumption is that the actual cost of running
a planet has to do with it's productivity, which is connected to population.
When the pop is super low, I think the results can be like this. I'd be
interested in hearing a real answer, though.

> 2. What effect does a planet's spending bar on the spending screen 
> have? I assume that if you spend more on a planet, you can mine and 
> terraform more quickly. If I run the bar down to 0, that stops mining 
> and terraforming, right? But the planet still costs the $7500 per 
> turn, right?

This sounds right to me.

> 3. Is the money spent on a planet subject to the square root rule?

Most likely. We've been told that "practically everything" is subject to it.

> 4. When is it wise to move the spending bar up to mine and terraform 
> more quickly?

That's all a question of strategy. I crank it up when I want to strip-mine an
unprofitable planet, or one that's in danger of being overrun. I also raise it
somewhat to terraform a planet which I think can be profitable in a short
number of turns (less than 10, on a 10 years/turn scale).

> 5. How does the computer decide where to start the spending bar? Does 
> it start higher if you have more money?

My impression is that they're fairly constant. They look a bigger at the
beginning of the game than later on, when you've got more income.

-e


		
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