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The pop growth formula has two parts, under 25% and over 25% capacity.
 
The pop growth formula has two parts, under 25% and over 25% capacity.
  
  under 25%: popgrowth = population * growthrate * habvalue
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  under 25%: popgrowth = population * growthrate * habvalue^2
 
  over 25%:  as above, then multiply by crowdingfactor = 16/9 * (1-cap%)^2.
 
  over 25%:  as above, then multiply by crowdingfactor = 16/9 * (1-cap%)^2.
  

Revision as of 11:03, 13 April 2007

The pop growth formula has two parts, under 25% and over 25% capacity.

under 25%: popgrowth = population * growthrate * habvalue^2
over 25%:  as above, then multiply by crowdingfactor = 16/9 * (1-cap%)^2.

(This formula was posted by Jason Cawley, who credits it to Bill Butler)