Can anyone tell me how the points work

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I am not exactly sure how to increase my score for the metaverse (not that it matters too much, but I am curious). I noticed on Staffa's games he played mostly gigantic maps so that would mean large populations and big income, but he has a score of 3,000+ on a TINY map! How'd he get that score? On a tiny map?

If someone could break it down for me I'd appreciate it.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Masochistic.

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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
The game breaks down the score for you at the win screen.

You get a rating for social, military, economic, etc. They are added up and converted to MPts. Your MPts equals your metaverse score.

It seems that, in 1.04, speed of victory is most important. Yesterday, I got 2,000 for a fast win on tiny/rare/normal.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
the scoring seems higher on 1.04 than before. I'm hitting 3000+ on tiny crippling

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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
OK, so what gives you points in the social category? Economic? Military? I also thought high population was awarded more points, is that correct?

And I guess what Ellestar was trying to say, briefly and enigmatically, was that the harder the settings the more points you get? That doesn't seem to be true. I'm playing Bright opponents now but my highest score game came from normal opponents on a gigantic map.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
I found that I got a high social category by getting a 100% approval rating for nearly the entire game. I'm not sure if that's it, but that's my guess.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Difficulty doesn't seem to be as differentiating in 1.04. You will find many scores from lower difficulties outscoring those higher levels.

Play at your comfort level. Cultural victories usually give the least points (and Military the most) so if you want a high score, you might want to switch off the cultural victory condition in the setup page.