bblanque wrote:

Yeah I agree with your comments they previously started on a tundra world but it used to give industry, tundra gives dust bonuses now, and a jungle world for the gardening species seems reasonable and it gives ind. Tor is already on the game as a special planet though.

It doesn't matter if the starting planet matches the population/faction bonuses. For example, the Sophons start on a temperate world, despite their lore and population bonuses being focused on Cold type planets.

To that I actually hope the current starting conditions are just placeholders and will change. 

Best example is the Sophons... like it was said, all their lore etc. seems to suggest a harsh world. Also their intro suggest some rather unique things in their starting system. 

I really do hope they manage to give every race a more unique starting location that will help emphasize that they are not just "generic race #34" at a terran planet.