I believe it is correct to do the latter. That's right. Capitals get no effect from the special tiles, only the basic buildings do. What about the capitals bonus does it apply to bonus research/manufacturing from bonus tiles?
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Individual tax rates for planets Change 300% bonus food tile to +30% to population growth and 100% bonus food Tax Paradise(PI): trade form/to that planet +50% Orbital docking stations(PI): increase the maximum number of orbital ships to 15 Orbital defense stations(PI): increase the defense rating of defending ships Starport Upgrades(Tech/PI): improves the starport by adding repair bonuses to ships in orbit and incresing military production. Correct the influence