New to GalCiv but love it

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Hello all

Just started playing this great game. The question I have regards planet social production.

Is it a good idea to have certain planets "Specialize" in a certain area? (manufacturing, research, etc). I realize Capitols can be built that double the output of a certain area on one specific planet, but should ALL planets be specialized? It seems very expensive to try to build all the social projects on each planet.

Also, is it a good idea to maximize planet value as fast as possible with the 'green' research techs? Will this boost production at all, or just taxes collected? It seems as if it takes me forever to build anything..heh

Any other general newbie tips, especially 'start of game' tips, welcome.

David
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
in my experience playing, boosting the planet value has proven invaluable. i notice that in recent versions AI has improved to make this more of an emphasis as well. planet value affects pretty much every other local value: morale, population growth, production/economy.

for example, if you raise your p.v., your population can hit higher levels before experiencing a drop in morale. thus, given the choice between the Soil Improvement project and the Entertainment Center, or any other morale-booster, i always take the planet value boosting project. you can worry about morale later, when you have much larger populations and more production power to deal with the problems more rapidly.
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