limits on social engineering values?

[sciguy]

Are there hard limits on values for social engineering or do the values "wrap around"? Example: hypothetical faction has +3 planet, then gains green economy. Is the now +4 value of planet:
a) treated like three
b) wrapped around to -3
c) ignored totally (planet zero)
d) somthing I haven't thought of

And do the other values behave similarly (industry, morale, etc etc).?

[GeoModder]

Some roll over, some apply as they show, and some wrap around.

Green for instance doesn't go higher then +3, there's the probe morale bug when a faction gets +4 Probe, and there are a few more like that.
I've no doubt that within a day some number cracker will offer you a list of them all or offers a link where that info can be found. I don't know either.

[Chaos Theory]

http://www.apolyton.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=138409

[Lazerus]

7 minutes ... impressive !

Planet seems to be fully effective at any value.

So is it possible for a custom faction to get a 100% capture rate ? Or is it just the effect on ecodamage that is infinite ?

[sciguy]

Thank you very much Chaos Theory. I still haven't got the hang of the search engine, or I would have found that... I think.

[Chaos Theory]

Planet definitely has an effect on psi combat over a wide range of values.
I strongly suspect Planet has an effect on ecodamage (after the clean mins threshold) over a wide range of values.
I don't know enough about capture chances to know what to expect from various Planet ratings.

[Blake]

I strongly suspect Planet has an effect on ecodamage (after the clean mins threshold) over a wide range of values.

Nope. It doesn't.

In fact if my memory doesn't fail me, the benefit from positive planet caps at... +1. Yup.
It's something like the (almost) final value is mutliplied by (2 - PlanetRating), bound by 1 and 6.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Chaos Theory

I don't know enough about capture chances to know what to expect from various Planet ratings.

I fiddled with this and can say that anecdotally, plus1 to plus 3 planet seems to equate to the 25% to 75% capture chances cited but that the capture chance seems to be reduced by about 10% for every CAPTURED native in your forces. I do not know if there is a hard cap on the number of captured natives or if its simply a case that the chances of capture get so low.

My thoughts are all anecdoatal since I haven't tested things thorougly but if you try captures with a high PLanet rating you will find that you fail on the capture many times in a row despite a +3 rating. If this happens, disband all your natives and start trying again . . . you should find your results getting a LOT better.

I know my approach isn't completely accurate but it does serve as a decent approximation that seems to fit everything each time I applied it.

[Straybow]

Yes, I've noticed that after capturing a few Isles I have a hard time capturing more of them.