What is the use of planets class 1 or 2?

I was wondering about this too. I don't think I remember ever seeing anything below a class 4 in DL, maybe a 3 but there seems to be a lot of really low class planets in DA. I was wondering if it was by design to make the planet improvement techs more powerful, or if DA is just accidently generating that many sub 3 planets.

On another note I haven't seen any differences after researching the advanced version of a colonization tech. I though from the description in game(+50% colonization) that it would allow 50% more tiles, which would also offset all the really low PQs. After researching them though, No new tiles and no boosts of any kind I can tell(not in planet details atleast).

One last thing since I'm posting here might as well get it all out.   Currently there seems to be no way to tell foreign influence levels on asteroid mines until its in the process of rebelling, then it always says(to the right of the name) foreign influence is 9999.00. I realize that though may just be something that isn't full implemented yet.

another last thing(it really is this time  ) I saw it mentioned you can now leave orbit in any direction you want, but I have yet to find a way to do this.

Thanks for listening. Any help to my confusion above is greatly appreciated.

Class 4 and lower planets are cool when you play neutral. If you colonize one, you'll see that there are A LOT of tiles for terraforming. In fact, most of those planets when fully terraformed will be upwards of 12-15 by the time you are done....a lot of work, but nice.

Also just found out that when you choose neutral you don't immediately get all of the un terraformed tiles. You only get the tiles that you could have terraformed at your current tech level. Once you get the next tech you need (Habitation (sp?), Terraforming) then you get those tiles as well....nice way to clean that little bit of incongruity up SD....

Thanks for the great game!

Phu

when you choose neutral you don't immediately get all of the un terraformed tiles. You only get the tiles that you could have terraformed at your current tech level.

Haven't played enough yet to see this for myself, but kudos for the idea. (Also glad I wasn't spacing re the absence of class 1 & 2 worlds in core GCII.)

Yea I need to append some of my earlier statements. I've gotten a little further in and found the influence levels working better on mines, though I still see the 9999.00 thing everynow and then. Just when there is really heavy foreign inf. Also, has anyone found out how to leave orbit in any direction? I'm sure I saw that mentioned as being a new feature. Thanks