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What good is the Planet Quality custom race option?

March 10, 2006 4:59:40 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
As far as I can tell, the only thing PQ determines is how many tiles you get to put projects on, on a planet. Yet I've tested carefully now, and if you use a race without a PQ bonus and colonize, for example, a quality-12 planet, you get 11 base tiles to work with, plus 2 yellow ones requiring Soil Enrichment. Then, if you use a custom race with a +20% PQ bonus and colonize a quality-12 planet, the planet's quality changes to 14--and you get 11 base tiles to work with, plus 2 yellow ones. And it's exactly the same for any quality of planet from 3 to 15.

So, is my base assumption wrong? Does Planet Quality affect something other than the number of tiles you can work? If so, what? What is it about PQ that makes a mere +20% worth 8 points?

Thanks.
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Reply #1 March 10, 2006 5:16:53 PM
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I've been doing PQ+10, and what it does for me is all class-10 planets give a +10 high-PQ morale bonus. If what you're saying about tiles is true, it's probably not worth it in metaverse games, but it sure is worth it in the campaign. Lots of class 10 planets. Also--I can't prove it--but I seem to get more & better bonus tiles with a PQ bonus.
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BinnisterGC2
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Reply #2 March 10, 2006 5:29:04 PM
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Also--I can't prove it--but I seem to get more & better bonus tiles with a PQ bonus


I've noticed this too.

But, again, it may just be coincidence.

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Reply #3 March 18, 2006 5:05:11 AM
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It increases the base PQ value of all your planets by a percentage - very important in games with few planets.
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Reply #4 March 24, 2006 4:43:49 PM
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in gal civ 1 PQ was everything, so the PQ attribute was expensive
i think its a lot weaker now in GC2 and the high cost ist not really justified ...
if it is true that you dont even get extra tiles (bug?), i'd never take that PQ bonus
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Reply #5 March 24, 2006 7:00:57 PM
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Planet Quality value (not tile count) has 2 important effects: Morale and Max Population. However, an extra tile would be even better admittedly. I am not sure if this is a bug or intended to be a change from the original game.
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