Population change and migration

[Ouberos]

Has anyone ever studied population mechanics in game? Do they change?

I'm curious to know for a couple of reasons:

1. Do the wedding barges signify population increase? Likewise the funeral ships population decrease?

2. When "Alienz" finally arrive (Yawn) and it all kicks off do you think we will see the largest Human migration event ever? With people fleeing the scene in anything they can make airtight?

I haunt a few low pop edge of bubble systems sometimes and a few of them could do with some more settlers.

 

[Marc_Hicks]

Has anyone ever studied population mechanics in game? Do they change?

I'm curious to know for a couple of reasons:

1. Do the wedding barges signify population increase? Likewise the funeral ships population decrease?

2. When "Alienz" finally arrive (Yawn) and it all kicks off do you think we will see the largest Human migration event ever? With people fleeing the scene in anything they can make airtight?

I haunt a few low pop edge of bubble systems sometimes and a few of them could do with some more settlers.

At present, I believe they don't. They have mentioned though that, with the advent of passenger missions in 2.2, they are planning to make the BGS simulate population movements.