Universe 2

Status: running (started 2022-12-10, no fixed end date). See Universe Overview for a comparison with the other universes.

Resource production is doubled (2x)
Research speed is tripled (3x)
40% of a destroyed fleet goes into the debris field
Ring universe (galaxy 1 to galaxy 2 is the same distance as galaxy 1 to the last galaxy)
Ring galaxy (system 1 to system 2 is the same distance as system 1 to system 400, system 2 is 2 systems away from 400)
Maximizer requirements lowered from Research Lab 8 and Energy Technology 5 to Research Lab 4 and Energy Technology 3
New planet sizes
Home planets all have the same temperature (50°C)
First colony receives the average value of size and temperature
Deuterium formula adjusted (Issue #61)
Expedition change: metal, crystal and deuterium find probability during expeditions are equal
Planet placement algorithm: the first 50 planets are distributed evenly and randomly across all galaxies, after that it's 50/50 random whether a planet is placed in an empty system or an already-populated system with 1–2 planets