I have noticed that since I upgraded to 1.1 my planets have started getting better all by them selves. On one occasion, I even caught a planet getting better before it was colonized. It was a PQ18, then 19, then 18 again. Very odd, though I never did colonize it since those darn Altarians did it first.

Anyway, the problem I am noticing is that somewhere along the line (I assume after researching some tech) my planets start getting better on their own. I have noticed this in 3 games now (the three played since upgrading) and have not as of yet caught exactly when then they are getting better. In none of the games have I researched soil enhansment or the like. Planetary Improvments is the farthest I went.

I returned to a planet to find that there are now more unused tiles, then again later, even more. It seems like it may be applying some sort of PQ racial bonus every so often, but I have selected no such bonus for my custom race. On the other hand, my race has a logistics bonus of +6 that I cannot remove and doesn't cost me any points. Perhaps I have a PQ bonus that isn't shown?

Any ideas?