Minor Empire Bonuses

Do the minor powers start with civilization bonuses like the player and the AI civs do? If so, what kind of bonuses can they have?

I'm curious because in my just recently started game the Scottlingas have Battleaxe's with an attack value of 5. Unless I'm misremembering, the base value for those ships is 2. So we're talking about a 150% bonus? Where'd that come from? I assume that they get bonuses from technology like the rest of us. But it is too early in this game for anyone to have boosted their weapons level more than 10-20%. And the minor civs never seem to build survey ships, not that they could get that many weapons tech boosters anyway.
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They must start with some bonuses because I watched them run up the tech tree and produce overlords in a very short time. How can a race with only ONE planet manage to generate enough resources to fly through all the tech development? Trade is the only answer I can guess but I suspect that they get bonuses to start. -jim
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I believe that each of the minor races have tons of cash. It appears that they all have inherited from a rich dead uncle.

Cooincidence? I think not.

Where's Columbo when you really need him. ;)

Elrikk


~SDC~