I think I recently briefly saw something saying along the lines of βthis is here because of heavy trafficβ above the latest post page.
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Sorry if this is an obvious question, but will the AI mutation rate set at the beginning of a game affect how AI entities change across all stages of the game in a playthrough?
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In the prototypes already MP is consistent across all the stages so the impact of autoevo mutation rate should be there in all evo stages, though it is to be expected that in strategy stages it will be significantly more difficult to see things change/deviate before you go into space.
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I assume that in the Social Stages shall have a more or less similar feature will likely effect the speed of Research and Development, so I assume the modifier for Mutation Points can simply be applied to the . . . (RDP?) of the later stages. Also, there will still be small amounts of evolution so . . . even if the AI mutation rate is not applied to the R&D rate, what little mutation there is should still be effected.
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Could that just be renamed to βProgress Pointsβ then if the mutation and research systems were connected this way?
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Thereβs also nothing stopping having one modifier that only applies to earlier stages, and another modifier that only applies to later stages.
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Would one decide about the modifier at the gameβs beginning or when they are just to enter the strategy stages?
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On the one hand, it could negatively effect the plan for a smooth transition if was just before the Strategy Stages, on the other hand, thatβs a long ways to wait before seeing how your choices effect things made at the beginning of the game.
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Exactly. Perhaps itβd only show up when entering awakening when youβve reached this part of the game for the first time?
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How long will the space stage last? In science fiction, the time frame for the space stage can range from a few centuries to hundreds of millions of years.
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Since there will be ftl there be default, perhaps a couple millenia?
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There will be different FTL speeds, right?
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I suppose so, but how exactly that would work is up to the game design team in the futureβ¦
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Is there a time limit for how long the forums keep drafts of posts?
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I think it was like a month or something?
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I noticed my number of drafts have reduced, which is why I asked it. The only older draft I have now is for my next organism post in Living in the Underground FG.
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The old drafts of yours were probably automatically removed then. Did you recall receiving any warnings about some drafts reaching their βage limitβ?
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No, I received no warnings about it. 
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I feel like some should be in place then⦠Though when should they be sent?
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Maybe after a month?
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