Notes on rev 5670

[Dilvish]

Yes, I think you're right, that would work as well and be simpler.

[eleazar]

The problem with the Trith script is not so much that population test, it's that the comment in it explaining itself is misleading and I think led to an incomplete script. The boost it gives claims that it

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// Gets double the base population

whereas in fact it gives an extra allotment of base Good Environment population. Doing it correctly will be a little tricky especially since (it's my understanding) we do NOT want them to get double the homeworld bonus. But, I think I know how to do it, I'm going to give it a spin now.

When in doubt, check the spreadsheet, if i've provided one (which i have recently in this case), i'm more likely to make an error in scripting.

I apologize for the confusing caused by my bad scripting.

You miss-understand what i meant by "base population". It does not include the homeworld bonus. Self sustaining is not supposed to exceed a bonus of 3 * planet size -- which not coincidentally is exactly the max bonus provided by phototrophic or growth resources. Cumulatively that's double the 3 * planet size that normal species get for good planets.

Granted i hadn't considered (or if i did i don't remember) what kind of bonus self-sustaining should get on non-good planets. Possibly it should be + 2 * planet size for adequate and + 1 * planet size for poor.

[Dilvish]

Ah, I knew that you didn't include the homeworld bonus, I was just saying it at first seemed tricky to me to do it right without also doubling the homeworld bonus (which wound up not being too tough to avoid).

I suppose my quick fix does wind up still being too favorable to the self sustaining species once more of the environment techs are earned, I'm realizing now it would eventually give up to +5 on Good worlds. Your proposal of a fixed +3/+2/+1 For Good/Adequate/Poor is fairly reasonable and simple; it leaves Self Sustaining with less of an overall bonus than an organic species could get but is far more easily accessible. I kind of feel though that perhaps it should also give a +1 for Hostile, or let Poor also get a +2 rather than +1. But I dunno, even as you proposed it, it is probably significantly more favorable than any phototropic species could really hope for.

[Sloth]

Possibly it should be + 2 * planet size for adequate and + 1 * planet size for poor.

I think this is a good solution.