For example, is terraforming possible to take any planet (tomb, gas giant etc) all the way up to gaia given enough time and resources?
To what extent can we terraform?
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My understanding is that you can only terraform already habitable worlds, and then you can only move it one step closer to your ideal world at a time (with each step requiring a huge cost and time outlay). And I don't believe it's possible to ever terraform a planet into a Gaia world, the best you can do is get it up to the 80% habitability of your ideal planet type.
They're very intentionally trying to make it a highly expensive last option that you only use if you really need it.
They're very intentionally trying to make it a highly expensive last option that you only use if you really need it.
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Endgame option, with limited use.
No "every world becomes Gaia by the end of the game".
No "every world becomes Gaia by the end of the game".
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Not necessarily endgame, in the blorg game they already do this in the mid game
Not sure to what extent and how often though. They only did it so they could show off the mechanic, it may not be a good strategic move that early in the game considering the steep costs.
I didn't think we'd seen terraforming? We saw enlightening and there was a Gaia world but that was in another Empire's space. Or have I missed something?
We know we need terraforming gases and liquids (strategic resources). The question is: Are they consumed if you terraform a planet (the number of terraformations would be very limited), or just used while you terraform (so only the number of simultaneous terraformations would be limited)
I believe he changed his mind because of this whole war with the Unjust League. But he wanted to.
Yeah they started terraforming a planet in one of the previous streams I think, they didn't linger over it very long and I can't remember if they actually pulled the trigger, but there was a discussion of the mechanic and some of the menus were shown.
Terraforming shouldn't even be an option, it's so cliched and a waste of time when you can just colonize another world.
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Think so. I'd prefer it to take a lot of EVERYTHING, not just energy.
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It's going to feel like some sort of crime to reduce a tropical world to a desert, then an arid world.
"Finally that chaotic green mess has a surface fit for a civilized people."
"Finally that chaotic green mess has a surface fit for a civilized people."
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Gonna take a lot of snowblowers to turn this sucker arctic.
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If its not too much trouble, which stream if you can remember? i'd love to go check it out
Sorry I can't, it was a real quick thing. Best I can tell you is that I think it was either 2 or 3 weeks ago.
I believe they approached the topic with an ice world, since they have the resource terraforming requires for it (terraforming gasses I think) however they have not yet got the technology for it. The mechanic was not seen in action, only discussed.
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It wasnt last weeks stream; so should be near the end of the stream from the 15th April.
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Not if there are no other worlds to colonize due to being closed in by neighbors. I predict terraforming tech will be particularly useful for pacifists.
Hm. Maybe you can begin as a species that was born in a nuclear wasteland. Then, terraforming other planets to your comfort is way, way easier.