Colony outpost vs commercial outpost
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That is an interesting question i came about as well.
I have no answer and do not intend to test it. Because the "haul for 14 hours and compare data test case" is not appealing.
Similar for "Civilian Hub" vs "Outpost Hub". (apart from the question what their actual use is)
And for "Research Hub" vs "Large Bio Settlement".
Or for "Military Installation" vs "Security Station".
There are no obvious reasons why you should favor one over the other.
At least for something like "Medical Installation" vs. "Research Installation" you have a different focus, increasing SoL+HT instead of HT+Dev.
But for the other ones? On paper they look plain worse. So unless they have some hidden benefits that have not been communicated, they are a skill test in the sense of "prove your skill by not building those".
Am curious for the answers, but not curious enough to test it myself.
I have no answer and do not intend to test it. Because the "haul for 14 hours and compare data test case" is not appealing.
Similar for "Civilian Hub" vs "Outpost Hub". (apart from the question what their actual use is)
And for "Research Hub" vs "Large Bio Settlement".
Or for "Military Installation" vs "Security Station".
There are no obvious reasons why you should favor one over the other.
At least for something like "Medical Installation" vs. "Research Installation" you have a different focus, increasing SoL+HT instead of HT+Dev.
But for the other ones? On paper they look plain worse. So unless they have some hidden benefits that have not been communicated, they are a skill test in the sense of "prove your skill by not building those".
Am curious for the answers, but not curious enough to test it myself.
Commercial outpost gives you wealth which if you play BGS might let you get to boom easier to boost markets and prices. Civilian outpost gives you a large boost to standard of living which gives a bigger population boost to the system and bigger markets in the system. They do different things pick the one that does what you need I think most poeple will want civilian for the system population impact.
I agree with you. I've built both, for different reasons.
On the face of it, the Commercial Outpost provides:
Security -1
Wealth +3
Standard of Living +5
Net levels = +7
And for Civilian Outpost:Security -1
Wealth +1
Standard of Living +2
Development Level +1
Net levels = +3
As a general rule, Commercial is better unless you need the Development Levels. Given we don't fully understand the breakpoints for Development Levels just yet (though likely they contribute to what can be bought at Outfitters, etc), the Commercial will be the default choice in most situations.o7
Development Level is particularly powerful at increasing market sizes, too. Depending on what else you're building in the system that +1 might be marginally useful or extremely useful.