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In order to get used to the code of FO (and C++ in general), i created a little patch that will make the natives start with only a random fraction of their max population (to add some variety).

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How quickly do those planets tend to grow to their max population?

Player empire planets used to start at less than full population, but it was removed (set to full to start) because they just grew to full in < 20 turns anyway.

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You should also probably not use a raw zero-to-one multiplier, as that could produce results very close to zero, which might be considered as close enough to zero to eliminate the population on the planet.

Species have variable heath and thus presumably variable growth rates, so it is probably less useless now. It's something i'd like to see if it doesn't hurt anything.


Also, the growth rate is something i didn't adjust with the rest of my recalibrate changes. I didn't see it-- i assume that is not controlled by effects?

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There is some C++ code that does population growth independent of effects. The rate currently depends on health, current population, and target population.

I saw a cray planet with a population of 2.5 and a growth rate of 0.06.

Done!

It will now be at least a tenth of the max population.

I would like to see this too. Since the starting population shouldn't be random for homeworlds (unfair), a starting fraction has to be chosen. What about 75% ?

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To be clear, i'm much more interested in variable starting populations for native planets than empires. If for no other reason than to make it seem like the entire population of the galaxy isn't on the same schedual.

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That's what the patch does. I've been on vacation for two weeks and haven't checked all code changes, but it should still be applicable.

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