When population < maximum, population of next turn will grow by
population * 0.08 (or 0.12 with policy Population) * ( 1 + (1-population)/maximum )
So I wondered how long it took to reach max population of a planet- here are the calculations
Currently (Dont know why the table and tbody appear
Max Population | Turns Taken 0.08 Without Population Policy | Turns Taken 0.12 With Population Policy |
10 | 53 | 35 |
15 | 64 | 43 |
20 | 72 | 48 |
25 | 78 | 52 |
30 | 83 | 55 |
I thought wow - I believe that is too long. A quarter of the game could be gone before some planets are fully populated, and it puts so much more emphasis on having population growth.
So I decided to try this formula
When population < maximum, population of next turn will grow by
population * 0.12 (or 0.18 with policy Population) * ( 1 + (1-population)/maximum )
The results -
Max Population | Turns Taken 0.12 Without Population Policy | Turns Taken 0.18 With Population Policy |
10 | 35 | 24 |
15 | 43 | 29 |
20 | 48 | 32 |
25 | 52 | 35 |
30 | 55 | 37 |
Thoughts?