What are the race design tradeoffs to get 25K by 2450?
In order to get all those resources fast you must design your race to have good factories, and then make sure that your planets have the germanium to build them. There are zillions of possible setups and optimization, but something like 1000 col/res, 11/9/16, 10/3/15 can work fine. The configuration of mines is for a OBRM choice; the “mines cost 3” is an important one. Both the cost, efficiency and max number of factories can be tweaked. Pick a decent habitability like 1:4, if you are CA or you get TT you can make it narrower, and, IMPORTANT, select a good growth rate. 19% is excellent, 18% is good, but you can live also with 18% (or less if you chose a 1-immune habitat). SELECT THE IFE LRT. While it’s possible to be a monster without it, it helps a lot the initial developement.
