RwWolf wrote:

So, does this mean that with Vodyani my pop limit is always going to be 3? I've looked everywhere in the research tree and I can't see something that increases the limit.

You can go to three without upgrades, then five with the first tier of upgrades. =)

Note : I'm not quite sure Optimized Logistics unlocked the second System Development Upgrade (since nothing in the tech tree mentions that) or if I just unlocked it by unlocking era III techs ? Can someone answer this ?

Could someone answer this please ? And maybe answer what unlocks the third System Develpment Upgrade (maybe not available yet ???)

Thanks

yes i just got that lol. I thought it applied to the empire population and was necessary to avoid other population types on growth

During my yesterday's evening game, I went Vodyani again in hard difficulty, medium galaxy 3 opponents and configured abundant lux and anomalies to make sure I would get lux resources this time.

I rushed again neural robotics to unlock the first System Development Upgrade and combined this with Racial Purity Act to make sure I would only get orignial empire population. The outcome with 4 colonized planets on the base system was awesome. 

So I rushed Optimized Logistics to unlock the second System Development Upgrade and figures went crazy :

By turn 75 the base system was producing 941 prod, 681 gold and 1.2k science. And with 5 colonized systems in total (all 2nd system developement tier upgraded) I could reach 3724 science per turn ! 

Note : I'm not quite sure Optimized Logistics unlocked the second System Development Upgrade (since nothing in the tech tree mentions that) or if I just unlocked it by unlocking era III techs ? Can someone answer this ?

Thx

RwWolf wrote:

So, does this mean that with Vodyani my pop limit is always going to be 3? I've looked everywhere in the research tree and I can't see something that increases the limit.

if you mouse over locked slots in planets, it will tell you to unlock System Developement Upgrades. The desired tech is Neural Robotics in era II as far as I understand it. U then need to use luxury resources in the economic status view on trade and resources screen.

I'm just explaining I'm frustrated I could not try that for lack of luxury resources in my overall game.. ^^ 

So, does this mean that with Vodyani my pop limit is always going to be 3? I've looked everywhere in the research tree and I can't see something that increases the limit.

Condorf wrote:

Julot wrote:

Hey guys,

Started playing Vodyanis to learn their gameplay and during 3rd game I realized I could not build Exoscience or Colonial Exchange specializations on my planets. Is that intentional (OP on Vodyani ?)

And further on, I was drived by my will to get more pop slots on my planets (had purify law on ^^) and went for System dev projetcts but soon realized I had no luxury goods to perform any. And realized I had no luxury goods in any system I owned (did not check so many but I used to get luxury goods verry fast in the game with Lumeris or Sophons).

Is that intentional as well (no luxury goods at all for Vodyanis) ?? Or didn't I just found some yet ?

Thx

For luxury resources, they are the same as anyone else. You just have to discover all the anomalies in the star system. I used trade routes to increase my luxury output per turn to 10+ per turn. It made upgrading my systems quick and easy.

Ok so I just go unlucky since by turn 73 I have 5 systems (after killing Sophons), explored all anomalies in the star systems including the one I did not colonize and didn't get a single lux resource (but I have max titanium, hyperium, anti matter and adamantian).

Explored a bit more and found out that all luxury resources in the galaxy are owned by the Lumeris (he just got everything lol).

Julot wrote:

Hey guys,

Started playing Vodyanis to learn their gameplay and during 3rd game I realized I could not build Exoscience or Colonial Exchange specializations on my planets. Is that intentional (OP on Vodyani ?)

And further on, I was drived by my will to get more pop slots on my planets (had purify law on ^^) and went for System dev projetcts but soon realized I had no luxury goods to perform any. And realized I had no luxury goods in any system I owned (did not check so many but I used to get luxury goods verry fast in the game with Lumeris or Sophons).

Is that intentional as well (no luxury goods at all for Vodyanis) ?? Or didn't I just found some yet ?

Thx

For luxury resources, they are the same as anyone else. You just have to discover all the anomalies in the star system. I used trade routes to increase my luxury output per turn to 10+ per turn. It made upgrading my systems quick and easy.

SirBagel wrote:

You can't access any planet specializations as the Vodiyani. I once managed to pressure an AI into surrendering the 'Impactless Sites' tech that is missing from the Vodiyani tech tree and still couldn't build the production or extraction specialization. All those support modules on your ark should be more than enough to compensate the difference though.

Luxury resources are no different as far as I can tell. You get them the same way as other factions and use them in the same way to build system developments. Maybe RNG just screwed you over or the anomalies in your region of space require higher detection levels to be investigated.

Ok thx for the confirmation on planet specializations.

Regarding System development Projects, I hear what you tell me but this game went verry frustrating since I had not a single lux ressource by turn 60+. Maybe I just god unlucky ? It's a pity I had rushed Neural Robotics...

You can't access any planet specializations as the Vodiyani. I once managed to pressure an AI into surrendering the 'Impactless Sites' tech that is missing from the Vodiyani tech tree and still couldn't build the production or extraction specialization. All those support modules on your ark should be more than enough to compensate the difference though.

Luxury resources are no different as far as I can tell. You get them the same way as other factions and use them in the same way to build system developments. Maybe RNG just screwed you over or the anomalies in your region of space require higher detection levels to be investigated.

Your populations live on the Ark, so I guess there would not be any planet explotations becuse you can upgrade the arks to a certain design.