Ok so I noticed something and I have a question regarding populations.
I remember reading that population growth is capped at 200 million per turn. So my questions are this...
Does this mean EACH PLANET grows 200 million per turn?
And if so is there a way to increase this growth rate?
I ask because as I was playing a game (gigantic, tough, all common) I noticed that the only two races I had encountered both had larger populations than me. The Torians had 9 planets, compared to my 12. They had over 45 billion people while I only had 19. The Iconians had 12 planets but had over 35 billion people. If the growth is capped how is it that these two people had not only a little bit higher populations but more than double my population.
I thought about farms for a moment but everything I have heard seems to suggest that this only increases the max population and does not make it actually grow faster.
I usually keep my taxes set such that my approval is 50% or higher.
What is the AI doing that I am not?
Felk the Lonely