A boost to planet quality? What the heck?!!

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I have been playing this game for more than 8 hrs now and NOT ONCE, my plante gain the 35 quality boost, which many AI planets have more than one system has this bonus. Is this a way to balance the game play or is just my bad luck? Thx in advance.

~SDC~
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Bad luck. Rotten, stinking, bad luck. It feels great when the shoe's on the other foot, that's for sure.

End transmission.

~SDC~
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
My luck sucks I do not think I ever found a Ranger or get one of my Planets boosted to class 35

but

On the other hand Space Sharks have no problem finding me.
Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
The other day my allies got a boost to all near planets, ironically the only planet of theirs in the area was the one with the bonus, the other solar systems near that were mine. :p

Oh and never got a Precursor ship neither.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I'm currently playing my first game and I discovered a Ranger ;) it's almost singlehandedly keeping my military strong enough that no one messes with me. Also had a similar experience to Tziu Chtzao with the planet booster.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
If you discovered a ranger early in the game you should have attacked! You would have had an almost invincible ship capable of wiping out the entire enemy fleet and starbases!

Paul.

~SDC~
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Yep, like the others are saying, just really bad luck there mate.
First game I colonised a planet with a base class of 20 something I believe it was, and got a +16 to planet quality for the two other planets in the system, which were 12 at the time. Class 28 planets in easy colonising distance from my homeworld. Woohoo! :)

You can always try and take those planets away from the AI, don't forget that. ;)

~SDC~
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
solatir,
Since it was my first game I wanted to experiment with tech/projects rather then go straight military. Plus the Altarians were at war with everyone--and winning, even if I did wipe out their fleet, I'm not sure I had enough population to conquer all their planets. As it played out, everyone the Altarians beat up surrendered to me, I became the big boy and won via culture. All without going to war at all. Beginner A.I. and all but still cool to experience. I tend to try and role-play tbs games in a sort of early U.S. way--slow to go to war but building the infrastructure to wreck shop if I have to. This is the first game where this path seems to be truly viable. I'm excited to see if I can make it work against stronger A.I.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
I haven't seen any AI got so lucky as the AI on your game Udius so far.(which is good for me hehe)
It is random, keep that in mind.

~SDC~