Terraforming Circles, Different Sizes For Each Race.

[Cash]

Originally posted by HawaiiFive-O
Yes, I understand now.

It's not the size that's different. It's how close the "Sweet Spot" is to the center.

The Trilarians lose a lot of yellow, some green(!) because they are nearer the edge then the Raas.

Makes sense to me.

What you are saying is pretty clear from the graph, what is being questioned is the graph itself. The beta testers are saying that the graph is wrong. Take a look at Lore_Weaver's thread on the races:

Lore Weaver's Strategy Series

Quote:

"Raas have the largest terraforming circles out of the entire Saurian species."

"A wider range of planets is available to the lizards, and this plays well with their hardwiring."

"The nice thing about Saurians though is their wide terraforming rings allows them to conquer Magnate civilizations easily..."

This seems to suggest that sub-species have different size rings, and that the width of the rings is different for different races. The graph does not show the Raas having a different-sized circle than the other Saurians. It also does not show the Saurians having larger circles (in terms of radius) then any of the other races.

[drsparnum]

Cash, why be mean?

[Cash]

Originally posted by drsparnum
Cash, why be mean?

Sorry, I edited the last post. The extra sarcasm has been removed. I was just trying to make it clear that I have looked at the in-game diagram.

[asleepathewheel]

Great thread, this one is

This game has so many levels to play on. Its a shame that it seems a lot of people can't get past MoO2 or the UI

[Xelvonar]

And just to throw in a curve:

The spreadsheet that was recently uploaded says that the Raas do indeed have the widest terraforming circles. But I agree that the graph does not reflect it.

One consideration that is important when comparing graphs is that we need to know whether or not planets are evenly distributed on the graph, or if they tend to cluster toward the center. If they do, then races nearer to the edge have a significant disadvantage; if planets are uniformly distributed, then the advantage of being nearer to the middle is less important. Does it really matter much if you are missing a piece of your Yellow 2 or Red 1 rings?

-Xelvonar

[campfreddie]

That information in my spreadsheet is based on Lore's strat guide.
I thought it was 100% reliable but maybe it isn't.

It may not be correct. The race details are the only ones I'm not 100% sure of.

I've already noticed I made a mistake in humanoid planet preference! I also missed the etherian +40% manufacturing efficiency and +30% research efficiency.

I'm updating it and will upload a new verion once I can verify some info. I'd like to see what this thread reveals.

I was wondering if the planet generation method tends to put more planets in the saurian area of the terraform graph.

Etherians were supposed to have very small terraform circles, essentially restricting them to gas giants. Obviously, they seem to have the same size as everone elses. I've not played as them so I don't really know how they work.

It would be great to see a distribution chart of planet conditions, to see which planets are most popular (possibly weighted to account for planet size). That sounds like a really hard thing to do though, so I'm not volunteering!

[AntaranX]

Etherean's terraform circle

I'm playing as Etherean/Imsaeis and what they lack is that the terraforming circle goes on top of the chart, almost half of the circle go out of the chart. Luckily the ones that suit them are really big planets which have the gravity suited for them. Therefore they tend to have less planets but they count as even 2 or 3 other smaller planets because of their size. Later on the game the gravition suitability can be altered and they can use midsize planets as well.