MOO3 weirdness-- anyone else experience?

[darkalli]

Ok... since we are talkin about colonies anyway... which is better? Few systems with lots of great planets, or lots of systems with few planets?

[Crostoneman]

Few system with lots of planets are easier to defend with starships, keeps piracy down, and easier to build up your powerful system ship fleet.

[kalbear]

Few systems also takes more advantage of system tax and systemwide bonuses (like government buildings and system university types). You also need only one mob center for many planets.

More useable planets in a system == good.

[Paddy_]

"Self creating colony"

Yes, I had the same effect.
BUT just a few turn before the first "self created colony" appeared, I had settled on a planet with a magnate race
(IIRC ajuvial ???) and all the popuation of the new colonies were from this race !

So I think that magnate AI does colonisation in some cases.

[Proteus_MST]

Re: "Self creating colony"

Originally posted by Paddy
Yes, I had the same effect.
BUT just a few turn before the first "self created colony" appeared, I had settled on a planet with a magnate race
(IIRC ajuvial ???) and all the popuation of the new colonies were from this race !

So I think that magnate AI does colonisation in some cases.

Yup it does
and also Races of conquered Planets.

I´m now at turn 300 in my Game and I rarely use my Colonoization Ships anymore.
I´ve got Magnate Races of the Alkari, Darlok and the Audrieh (which are btw. truely great Warriors for your Groundforces )
and Planets with Silicoid, Sakkra, Klackon, Imsaeis and Ithkul Inhabitants.

As a Result I get every few turns a Message which tells me that a new world has been colonized