Alpha Centauri - Population Booming Guide

[@Xopop]

cool stuff, great content

[@TheMaginor]

Unless you have the cloning vats, this is also a state you should not stay in usually. It is good to use it to grow for a few turns, but then when most of your bases reach their population limit (or food or happiness limit), switch back to a state that is better for energy production (and enjoy all the new workers who produce energy for you). You can do it in two main bursts. Once before hab complexes, and once after. Or just the once after, depending on the situation.

[@EdooGamingH]

Agree & correct, should maybe have a slide for that. Ideally you pop boom once or twice per game to pop 7 and/or 14, all the bases at the same time. But it is easier said than done - takes some planning and setup to do it.

[@plexish_b]

possible error: it says Hive should use FM+Wealth to GA to Pop Boom, but then he can't pick planned, so CC+GA is only +4 Growth (great video otherwise though!)

[@EdooGamingH]

True, I mixed up things here, Plex is right. You want this combo for Hive in general play to get lots of energy, but you cannot pop boom with it - have to pick Planned. Unfortunately, Hive is having it even harder to pop boom than I thought. Thx for pointing it out ; )