This could mean one of two thingsmuxec wrote: Population can still be used for:
1. United races votes.
1. your government is a democracy and planets that are more populated should get more attention.
I think development works fine for this...more development=bigger ability to affect peoples votes
2. a "Galactic Senate"
I think your "Galactic Senate" vote should be something you win in diplomacy (ie sign a Treaty with the "Senate" so that you get 100 votes.... Threaten to go to war with someone unless they vote your way, etc.
You could also base it on
# Planets
# Systems
Total "Development"
Population should really be unnecessary
Planets will only have ONE race on them. ONLY ONE.muxec wrote: 2. Different races with different special abilities and racial bonuses. If you conquered a race of merchants you probably want them to migrate to your economy world, not your manufacturing capital.
Each planet would have a 'Race designation'
So I have
Economy world-Race A
Manufacturing World-Race A
New Conquest-Merchant Race
I would specifically designate the 'changing of the race' by some mechanism
Economy world-Merchant Race
Manufacturing World-Race A
New Conquest-Merchant Race
Doing so would have to take time and effort... probably more time and effort the higher the development level of the Economy world was. (and possibly less time and effort the higher the Development level of the 'New Conquest' World was)