One Turn Terraforming?
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One Turn Terraforming?
So finally after almost a year on this forum I have "graduated" to UDM from Vanilla. It is quite different and almost like a whole new game that's for sure!
I was wondering if there is a trick to terraforming worlds faster in UDM? I know in Vanilla a Colony Ship + Troop Transport will terraform a world in one turn regardless of size. However in UDM that doesn't seem to be occurring.
Thanks!
I was wondering if there is a trick to terraforming worlds faster in UDM? I know in Vanilla a Colony Ship + Troop Transport will terraform a world in one turn regardless of size. However in UDM that doesn't seem to be occurring.
Thanks!
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Re: One Turn Terraforming?
UDM terraforming code has been edited.
using troop transports have no effect in UDM (for terraforming)
terraforming calculation is based on tech level "bio tech"
"Heavy colony ships" give best colonization more building/population but worst terraforming time (slowest)
thunderchero
using troop transports have no effect in UDM (for terraforming)
terraforming calculation is based on tech level "bio tech"
"Heavy colony ships" give best colonization more building/population but worst terraforming time (slowest)
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Re: One Turn Terraforming?
Thanks! Good to know.thunderchero wrote:UDM terraforming code has been edited.
using troop transports have no effect in UDM (for terraforming)
terraforming calculation is based on tech level "bio tech"
"Heavy colony ships" give best colonization more building/population but worst terraforming time (slowest)
thunderchero
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Re: One Turn Terraforming?
While I like the idea of the super colony ship, in my various games, it has not been available until after all desirable planets are colonized.
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Re: One Turn Terraforming?
the one turn terraforming bug/feature has been corrected; it takes a while to terraform but you don't need to terraform all planets before colonizing; actually when i play in the very beginning i spam colony ships; colonize all systems i can to get the systems started and later on i'll have colony ships visiting these systems and terraforming the rest of the planets. Population growth is slow enough to give you time to colonize the rest of the planets.
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Re: One Turn Terraforming?
in lates edition of udm u may wanna hold off on terra and get our industry researched as new colonies reflect ur current level of researched
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Re: One Turn Terraforming?
Agreed the cost of upgrading is high, but I only hold off if I am near a tech advance.
Re: One Turn Terraforming?
doesn't this mod have auto-upgrade for main buildings?
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Re: One Turn Terraforming?
nope, UDM give current tech level buildings when colonizing a system.
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Re: One Turn Terraforming?
I see; and upgrade is costs a lot; i remember those days; i thought you gave it auto-upgrade;
if someone wants, a quick change would be to make the main buildings cost the same for all levels; easy from UE group edit of buildings; then upgrade costs 0 and is done in one turn. Also helps AI with upgrading there surplus, unscraped main buildings.
i have to try dd at some point but installing it overwrites dc where i have all my changes. And i'm not done with that one yet
if someone wants, a quick change would be to make the main buildings cost the same for all levels; easy from UE group edit of buildings; then upgrade costs 0 and is done in one turn. Also helps AI with upgrading there surplus, unscraped main buildings.
i have to try dd at some point but installing it overwrites dc where i have all my changes. And i'm not done with that one yet
Re: One Turn Terraforming?
For the most part I am enjoying testing this version out.
Heavy Colony ships finally deploying in my game, a strong colony at my tech 9 status!
Heavy Colony ships finally deploying in my game, a strong colony at my tech 9 status!