Sha'thar of the Gosht Kohr Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 We all know that small colonies can be set up on -any- world, which facilitates science, fuel gathering and the like. I'm wondering if anyone has kept track on just how many folks you can get in a population center before attrition sets in on hostile worlds? -Sha'thar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobknob Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 It depends--- My colonizers can keep about 20 on a gas giant before suffering any attrition bu t my whimpy guys will keep jumping off cliffs well into the single digits. I have not seen any attrition ever effect a colony of 5 or smaller though. Of course, I learned long ago that high attrition worlds were not worth much so I haven't tried too much lately. I can also say that it is pretty frustrating to have moved enough pop and other supplies to build every possible attrition mitigating device that I know about and still have attrition killing off my colonists. and these guys are just about even for the old CB. I would hate to think how bad things would have been with a seriously negative CB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-t-akua Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 My smallest colonization vessel holds 44 and I usually see attrition on any non-ideal world I colonize (without external aids). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobknob Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Here's another example. I can colonize an asteroid field with no aids up to 70 pop before suffering attrition. Once I add some domed cities then it is ideal for me and I never see any attrition. Gota love breathing vacuum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-t-akua Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Here's another example. I can colonize an asteroid field with no aids up to 70 pop before suffering attrition. Once I add some domed cities then it is ideal for me and I never see any attrition. Gota love breathing vacuum... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It sounds like your race is a group of intelligent rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughestrog Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Here's another example. I can colonize an asteroid field with no aids up to 70 pop before suffering attrition. Once I add some domed cities then it is ideal for me and I never see any attrition. Gota love breathing vacuum... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It sounds like your race is a group of intelligent rocks. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That would also be some ground combat modifier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobknob Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Well, that is not a bad summation although I think think they are more akin to popsicles myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha'thar of the Gosht Kohr Posted September 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 So if you tossed in a City and one of the low-end modifying installations (Colonial Training Center, fluid conversion plant or somesuch), 40 might be a good number to aim for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKO Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 What is the argument for "intelligent" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobknob Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 I don't know what the definition is, but I don't generally attribute it to my colonizers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughestrog Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 I don't know what the definition is, but I don't generally attribute it to my colonizers. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Which is why you send them to colonise those rocks in outer space! It's what I do anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowKitsune Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I don't know what the definition is, but I don't generally attribute it to my colonizers. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Perhaps a better appellation would be ... prolific popsicles. -SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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