Talk:Colonization

Would it be possible to bring back the original data used to create the diameter-position probability chart? I know that I would find a more more detailed version useful, so other players probably would too. Also, I think I remember seeing it once and there weren't very many points used to determine the upper and lower 60% bounds and average of each planet. --Joedang100 17:06, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The current chart appears very direct and to the point. Positions 4,5,6 are the best places to try for planets and give the best probability of getting a large planet with lots of fields to develop.  However, as the article states, there is a 40% chance no matter which slot you pick, that you will not get any of the sizes in the given range - you might get something bigger or way smaller (I have gotten planets in slot 4 that are 35 fields and I have gotten planets in slot 9 that are 310 fields.)  So, as you can see, there is no hard and fast chart to make that will explain the randomness of planet sizes created; you will just need to be able to build a lot of colony ships and keep trying for better planet sizes (understand that you may only have 9 total planets at any given point in time, so spread your colony attempts far enough apart to give you opportunity to delete those you don't wish to keep. —sneex 20:11, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Doesn't sending resources with cargo's increase your chances of getting more fields when your planets are colonized?
 * There is no evidence to suggest this. In fact, any resources you send with your colonization mission are lost, and do not add to the starting resources or fields of the planet that you colonized. Planet fields are randomized within certain parameters. (Dekker500 10:39, 8 April 2009 (UTC))


 * The colonization guide link at the bottom of the page doesn't work. It should be updated or removed. --Unclekulikov 08:39, February 28, 2011 (UTC)