The best terraformer faction

[Jasonian]

I know that the "terraformer faction" is probably the most commonly designed faction since SMAC came out. I wish to know what people have done with it. I will then combine all of these factions into the Ultimate Terraformer Faction and come up with fun city graphics and such.

So... what do your terraformer factions have?

Here's mine to start things off:

-1 Industry (terraforming put strain on industry)
-2 Support (same reason)
+1 Morale (citizens loyal to the project)
Recycling Tanks at every base
2 Formers at start of game
Terraform up/down time cut
Free Tech: Centauri Ecology

[heardie]

More of an evil type terraforming who want the resources not to make Planet look good
-2 PLANET: {There constant terraforming is a strain on Planet}
^+1 GROWTH: {There terraforming reaps extra bonuses for citizens}
^-1 ECONOMY: {Terraforming is very expensive}
^{Terraforming costs halved}
^{Free former at start}

[SEE]

While my version (still going through initial AI playtest, not even presented to humans to abuse):

Green Economics forbidden
Centauri Ecology as free tech
Terraforming Bonus (half cost raise/lower)
-1 Planet (don't care about Planet)
+1 Industry (spinoff of experience making heavy machinery to help terraform)
Free former at start

[Bblue]

Here's my go (SMACX): Cross between the 'archtypical terraforrmer' and someone good at natural resourse retrival (prinaraly cause you can't win the game by killing the Planet mind)

-2 Planet (we want Earth, not Chiron)
+1 Industry (good at getting those resourses)

No Green economics
raise/lower terrain costs halved
Free former
Free Unity mining laser
Free Tech: Centauri Ecology
Free ability w/tech Fungasidal tanks
Free ability w/tech Superformer
Free base Facility (tech NOT reqired, get them at start) Geosyc. Survey Pods (extesive planetary monitering)
20% reduction in Hurry build costs (experience in heavy construction) Note: this may be cut, still testing.

No preferred socials
Only refers to Planet as Chiron in the blurbs. Saw this posted in some forum and thought it was a good ideal, so whoever you were, Thanks

currently running 'cones' base architecture, a custom pic as faction leader and the firaxis logo as thier logo. Still looking for some good leader and logo pics.

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[This message has been edited by Bblue (edited December 03, 1999).]