Spend Rate slider question

No problem, thats one of the reasons for this forum being there.

An increased spent rate will allow you to build and research faster.
To increase the moral you need to lower the tax rate, or build moral improving buildings, such as an entertainment Network

A good example of using the sliders to gain advantage is during the colonization phase. I usually put spending at 100%, increase taxes until just before the moral drops below 100%. This will give you a good population burst if you keep it there.

Adjust your military to the max setting this will leave 20% for research and social engineering. Keep it at these settings until you feel you have colonized most all worlds. You will get colony ships every 4-6 turns.

I always manage to grab all the worlds from the AI when I play like this.

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