What constitutes Strategic Value?

[Roller]

Strategic Value of colonies seems to be a major element of the game, determining overall progress as well as research speed. Still I cannot find a satisfactory answer on how to increase it except that population is a part of it. The manual or Enc. Gal. don't say, the forums seemingly neither.

So what influences "Strategic Value"? Resources? Bases? Traffic? Location?

[Astorax]

AFAIK, population alone is used for research maximums, not strategic value.

I'm not positive, of course, but I would think that population + spaceport/defensive bases at planets would increase the strategic value. Also, high-dollar luxuries.

[Bartje]

Desirability and Euro value increases worth making it a more valueable conquest.

Strategic is also sources of fuel near planets / population centers / valueable euro money making places??

I think we need Erik.


PS. I have ingested alcoholo and thought it worthwhile to include the word euro as many times as possible; being a European citizen and European minded I vehemently oppose dollars and america.
Note I even refused to use capital letters for those references!

I am rambling. Non the less the point stands.

More Euro's = more value also in a strategic sense.

PS. Hah! I did it again!!

Goodnight. 

[:'(]

[Astorax]

Please, Bartje, when you drink - don't post.

I'm from America; I capitalize it and love it. I don't hold it against you that you live in Europe or prefer euros to dollars. Please don't bring your bigoted ideas or politics into a game forum.

[lostsm]

ORIGINAL: Astorax
when you drink - don't post.

noo!! this would take out so much fun from reading forums! the internet would be a dull place without the occasional drunk posting

but i agree that getting some dev to answer what strategic value means would be easiest way to figure it out. at least the other values are obvious, but not this one

[gargoil]

ORIGINAL: Astorax

Please, Bartje, when you drink - don't post.

I'm from America; I capitalize it and love it. I don't hold it against you that you live in Europe or prefer euros to dollars. Please don't bring your bigoted ideas or politics into a game forum.

I think its okay to have pride in where your from - as long as we remember others are allow to have pride in where they are from.

That said - let me add "USA, USA, USA!!!!" [:D]

[Bartje]

Hah! Darned Colonials!

Go throw yourself a tea party!

Our currency is still worth more!

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Back to the point;

I would like to hear from the devs how the game determines strategic value,

monetary gain & potential seems like a good value to take into account here but there **should** be more.

Shoudn't there?