A matter of opinion, what's yours?

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I was just wondering how everyone choses their racial abilities in conjunction with their political party. Do you try to get bonuses across the board or is stacking better? If you use a race that already gets a military production bonus do you use your extra points to get more? Whats better?

Personally i have so far only used them to get a bit of everything. I'll use my points on everything but production but then i pick Industialist as my party.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I prefer Altarians, with max research, creativity, luck, econ and/or morale (sometimes PQ), combined with the Technologist Party. +60% econ, +65% research with bursts of creativity (est. worth ~5-10% research over long haul).

I think that stacking enables one to play a strategy that is synergistic with your civ's great strengths.

I'm considering trying a game as the Iconians with max espionage, econ, and some PQ.

drrider
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
dr, isn't PQ bonus a problem in DA? I haven't personally taken it, but I've heard that if you choose it, you might not find any PQ1 planets. And, as I'm sure you know, those will be some of the best in the later game.

Anyone know how this works?

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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Since the PQ bonus does not get applied until after your initial landing, I don't think this will be a problem. Not sure though, since I haven't used PQ since the final 1.6.

drrider
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I always go for Economy (30), Research (15) and Moral (20) add on the Terran Industrialist race bonuses of 20 each to Social & Military Production (Playing DL not DA)

I dont bother with anything outside Economy, Research & Moral because those three are the Core elements to the fundamental game (whatever Race you choose to play), the rest is really tinkering at the edges. I always believe as far as you are able, that the bonuses should be concentrated in key areas, not watered down by spreading them thinly.

Your play style then makes up for any minor loss you might have by not spreading the bonuses amongst others at a lower level.

As always with a balanced game, depends on your play style as "what you gain on the swings you loose on the roundabouts" as the saying goes.

However in GalCiv II (DL or DA) whichever way you cut it, or layout a logic, without those three sorted, your dead whatever Race you play, and whatever play style you have.

Regards
Zy
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
If you don't believe in spreading the abilities, wouldn't you pick technologists or mercantile as your party since they will stack with your research or economic/moral abilities?


That made me think up another related topic. Since I like to role play with my game, I will pick a party that kinda resembles my race. Like if I'm the Yor, i won't really pick mercantile or pacifists since it just doesnt seem to fit. even if i really liked the bonuses.

As humans i guess you can pick any party.