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[Nirur Torir]

Certainly. Do you mind taking over Neyvn's spot? I'll let you pick your own racial specials to overwrite his.

I'd rather not run you through ten turns over the weekend if you feel the need to start over completely, but that would be preferable to letting the game die.

[RulerOfNothing]

No, I am alright with taking Neyvn's place. I'll come up with my racial specials shortly.
A quick question: where should I get the information about my new holdings?

[Nirur Torir]

The map is in the first post, and the end of each turn, and now here. You have the purple (Color may be changed) planets, and may click on a planet to learn more about it.

The only planetary information not listed is loyalty. Your homeworld is at 100%, and the colony is at 60%.

Here's Neyvn's last turn. Copying it to make changes is advised.
I tried to fix it where he got confused, but let me know if you spot any inconsistencies.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Racial Stats:

Population growth: +1
Land Defense: +1
Research: +2
Small crafts attack: +2
Land Attack: +2

Defensive structures: -2
Large structures: -2

160 environment

4 PTC

Movement
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(5,20)
Fleet 1
-FF Count 1 (12/12)
-FF Count 2 (12/12)
-FF Count 3 (12/12)
Return to 8,20

Fleet 2
(8,20)
-CO Transports 2
Return to 8,20.

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Production
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3:
(Size-10, Quality-100, Environment-160, Loyalty-100, Manufactories-7687, Population-7693.4):
Production(p) = 7693* 10 * 1(quality) * 1(loyalty) * 1(racial special)*1.21 (Tech Bonus) = 93085
Taxation(c) = 7693* 1(loyalty) * 1.1 (Tech) = 8462
Trade: t = 0

15:
(Size-1, Quality-76, Environment-50, Loyalty-100, Manufactories-1, Population-2):
Production(p) = 1* 10 * .76(quality) * 1(loyalty) * 1(racial special)*1.21 (Tech Bonus) = 9
Taxation(c) = 2* 0.5(loyalty) * 1.1 (Tech)= 1
Trade: t = 0
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Consumption
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3:
98414
Ships = 8 Troop Transports - Competent Drop Pods Cost - 40000???
Manufactories = 52200= 522Manufactories...
Terraforming = 0p = 0% improvement,
Technology = 6214 * 1.33 = 8264
Loyalty = 0c
Environment Upkeep: Perfect Terrain
Total = 98414p

15:
Ships = 0
Manufactories = 0 = 0 Manufactories...
Terraforming = 5000c = 10 ((500c per enviro point per planet size))
Technology = 0
Loyalty = 0
Environment Upkeep: 11c
Total = 5011c
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Research
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Population Improvements.
Unlock :: Population Growth I, Population Growth II

Research Improvements.
Unlock :: Research I, Research II, Research III

8264 into Income Improvements - Better Economy Systems
Unlocks :: Taxation I

Production Improvements
Unlocks :: Production Improvements I,Production Improvements II

Deception Research
Unlocks :: Cloaking I researched

Strikecraft Research
Unlocks :: Strike Craft Chassis, Strike Craft Engines I

10000 into Colonization Frigate Research
Unlocks :: Frigate Chassis, Colonization I

Transport Class Vessel Enhancements
Unlocks :: Drop Pod Transports

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Trade Routes
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None

Treasury
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Last turn balance: +873c
Colonial Income: 8462+1 = 8463c
Consumption: -5011c
Trade income: 0c
Fleet Upkeep: -1800
Interest: 0
Balance next turn: 2525c
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Growth
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3:
(Size::10, Quality::100, Environment::160, Loyalty::100, Manufactories::7687, Population::7697.4)
Population transported = -4
Growth = 7693.4*0.055 - ((160-160) * 0.0005) * 1.21 (Tech) = 511.9
Manufactory = 522
Terraforming = 160
Loyalty = 0
(10,100,160,100,8209,8205.3)

15:
(Size::1, Quality::76, Environment-50, Loyalty-60, Manufactories-1, Population-1.9)
Growth = ((0.05 * 1.1 [rac] * 1.21 [tec]) [growth rate] * 0.5 [loyalty] - (110 [enviro_away_from_ideal] * .0005) ) * 2 [pop] = -0.1
Population transported = 4
Manufactory = 0
Terraforming = 10
Loyalty = 0
(1,76,60,60,5,8.5)

Your navy consists of:
3 FF Counts - Warships. Everybody started with three each.
1 CO Transport.
8 CO Competent Drop Pods
All ships are currently at (20,8).

Technology: Frigates, Colonization I, Strike Craft I, Strike Craft Engines I, Cloaking I, Growth II, Production II, Research III, Taxation I

The red planet to the north of you on the map is owned by a hostile NPC empire. They have declared vendetta, but are too weak to do any more then build 0.8 suicidal ramming ships per turn.

Spoiler: Advice (click to show/hide)

You should almost always keep your factories up to date with your population.
Your fleet is quite sufficient for capturing the hostile NPC planet to the north.
You have the PTC (Population Transport Capacity) to move four population points per turn to your colony. You should do so.
Credits are very useful for getting new colonies running.
You should probably spend a most of your homeworld's production on research, after building just enough factories for growth, unless you have a specific goal in mind.
Your current PTC is not really enough to get a low population world 'useful.' You'll probably want to improve it at some point, although whether or not you improve your colonization tech first to get cheaper PTC is up to you.
Your colony has a quality of 76, meaning its possible production is 76% of what your homeworld could do with the same population and factories. Your homeworld will soon be full, however.
The only colony limits are what you can take, what you can afford to maintain, and what you can defend from other players.

After the turn's done, it will be too late to change racial stats. Any change will force a change to the disadvantages, as Large Structures and Defensive Structures have been merged into one stat.

[RulerOfNothing]

I am going to do my turn in 6-8 hours (after I get some sleep) but I have a few questions:

• Is the 1 CO transport a basic marine transport?
• Am I correct in saying that increasing PTC costs 10000p per point of PTC at my current techlevel?
• Are the technologies of Strike Craft I and Strike Craft Engines I sufficient for me to start designing a carrier?

Also, I have come up with new racial stats:
+2 Industry
+1 Spaceship Attack
+1 Spaceship HP
+1 Spaceship Defense
+1 Strikecraft Attack
-2 Defensive structure/large structure cost
Is this good?

[Nirur Torir]

1) Yes.
2) Yes.
3) You can design a carrier now, but have no weapon technology. Suicidal ramming bombers will reduce loyalty enough that they're not really worth it. (Carriers and strike craft need different designs).
4) Those racial stats are fine.

[RulerOfNothing]

Sorry, this is still confusing me a little bit. What is the limit on investing in a colony's production? I ask this because the rules in the OP state that I cannot invest more than 10 times the production of a planet, but clearly everyone has exceeded this limit by quite a bit.
Also, how did we end up with 8.5 million people on planet 15? It only had 2 million people before the last turn.
Also, if I increase my PTC, will the improved PTC be accessible this turn or the next?
Also is there a limit to how much loyalty I can buy in one turn?
Sorry that I didn't get my turn done when I said I would, but I just noticed these things.

[Nirur Torir]

Sorry, this is still confusing me a little bit. What is the limit on investing in a colony's production? I ask this because the rules in the OP state that I cannot invest more than 10 times the production of a planet, but clearly everyone has exceeded this limit by quite a bit.

It's limitless. Updating the rules Wall O' Text is annoying, so I skip changing it whenever possible.

Also, how did we end up with 8.5 million people on planet 15? It only had 2 million people before the last turn.

Typo, it should be 5.8. The bad environment lowered it, and PTC increased it.

Also, if I increase my PTC, will the improved PTC be accessible this turn or the next?
Sorry that I didn't get my turn done when I said I would, but I just noticed this things.

Next turn. Not much is usable on the turn it's built.

[RulerOfNothing]

Alright then, my turn is now complete.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Racial Stats:

Industry +2
Spacecraft Attack +1
Spacecraft HP +1
Spacecraft Defense +1
Structure cost -2

160 ideal environment

4 PTC

Movement
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(8,20)
Form the Twentin Attack Fleet from:
-FF Count 1
-FF Count 2
-FF Count 3
-1 CO Transport
-5 CO Competent Transports
The Twentin Attack Fleet will move to (6,20) in preparation of attacking planet 20


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Production
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/* colony number (Size, Quality, Environment, Loyalty, Manufactories, Population):
   Production(p) = manned manufactories x 10 x quality% x loyalty% + Trade received from last turn. See my turn post - It should be the same as their t, slightly further down, from last turn.
   Taxation(c) = mpopulation x loyalty%
        Trade: t = 20% of current production as credits. This will change as more trade routes are added.
   Remember taxation is halved under blockade */
   
3 (10,100,160,100,8209,8201.3):
Production (p) = 8201 * 10 * 100% * 100% * 120% (racial special) * 121% (technology) = 119,078p
Taxation(c) = 8201 * 100% * 110% (technology) = 9021c
Trade(t)=0

15 (1,76,60,60,5,5.8 ):
Production (p) = 5 * 10 * 76% * 60% * 120% (racial special) * 121% (technology) = 33p
Taxation(c) = 5 * 60% * 110% (technology) = 3c
Trade(t)=0

Consumption
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3:
Ships = 0
Manufactories = 48800p = 488 Manufactories
Terraforming = 0p
Technology = (70278p + 9000c) * 133% (technology) = 105439p
Loyalty = 0c
Environment Upkeep = 0c(Perfect Environment)
Total = 119078p

15:
Ships = 0
Manufactories = 33p + 267c = 3 Manufactories
Terraforming = 0p + 63c = 63/500 terraforming
Technology = 0p
Loyalty = 5c = 10% increase in Loyalty
Environment Upkeep = 100 / 20 * 5.8 = 29c
Total = 33p + 364c
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Research
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Researched Technologies:
Population Growth II (+10% pop growth per level)
Research III (+10% research per level)
Taxation I (+10% tax per level)
Production Improvements II (+10% production per level)
Cloaking I
Strike Craft I
Strike Craft Engines I
Frigate Chassis
Colonization I
Drop Pod Transports

Current Research Projects:
25000p into industrial transport
30439p into energy weaponry
25000p into industrial expansion
25000p into terraforming

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Trade Routes
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None


Treasury
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Last turn balance: +2525c
Colonial Income: 9021+3 = 9024c
Consumption: -10411c
Trade income: 0c
Fleet Upkeep: -9*100 - 3*300 = -1800c
Interest: 0
Balance next turn: 8c
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Growth
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3 (10,100,160,100,8209,8205.3):
Population Transport = -4
Population Growth = (0.05*1.21*1-(0*0.0005))*8201.3=496.1
Manufactory = 488
End Turn : (10,100,160,100,8697,8697.4)

15 (1,76,60,60,5,5.8 ):
Population Transport = +4
Population Growth = (0.05*1.21*0.6-(100*0.0005))*5.8=-0.0137*5.8=-0.1
Manufactory = 4
Terraforming = 0
Loyalty = +10 + 10 (buying loyalty)
End Turn : (1,76,60,80,9,9.7)

Edit: Fixed production after I read that transported population doesn't do anything during the turn it is transported.
Edit 2: Fixed production relating to the clarification on planetary investment
Edit 3: Added an extra Competent troop transport so I wasn't trying to take over the Twentins with only a 15% numerical advantage - also took the other two Counts since Zeros have 6HP

[IronyOwl]

Sorry, this is still confusing me a little bit. What is the limit on investing in a colony's production? I ask this because the rules in the OP state that I cannot invest more than 10 times the production of a planet, but clearly everyone has exceeded this limit by quite a bit.

It's limitless. Updating the rules Wall O' Text is annoying, so I skip changing it whenever possible.

Also, is the 10* production spending limit still in effect? Yes.

...

[Nirur Torir]

Huh. I'd have expected myself to be better at remembering my own rules. I've now left a reminder for myself in the first post.

You should have said something with Neyvn's last turn. I'm going to let that one slide, due to the uncaught error clause, but the limit will apply to RulerOfNothing's current turn.

[RulerOfNothing]

So, who are we waiting on?

[Nirur Torir]

Just evilcherry. He's been busy.