Increase Population?

[Chifa Bayo]

How can i increase population on my new colony from 1M to 400M?

[Royce]

Wait. The population will increase on its own. If its not a Terran planet, it won't make it to 400Mu without terraforming.

[Leedot]

Additionally the planetology / genetic manipulation skills will increase the rate at which your population grows.

[Supamand]

Lee it looks like the population growth on anything other than terrain planet is soooooo much slower! Is this the intent?

[Syelnicar]

I would assume so. It'd be the equivalent of trying to make two civilizations, one on Earth and one on Mars.

[Chifa Bayo]

Thank you.

[Leedot]

Lee it looks like the population growth on anything other than terrain planet is soooooo much slower! Is this the intent?

That is the intent - some planets are better for colonizing than others unless you put some work in to terraform them.

[Royce]

That is the intent - some planets are better for colonizing than others unless you put some work in to terraform them.
So is population growth rate (as well as max population), a function of terraform level, or does planet type influence population growth independently (not through base terraform level).

I realize Terran planets are meant to be best for colonies, but I figured a water planet would be pretty good. I have a week old colony on one and it just got its second factory recently. I can't imagine how slow the other types must be if what I'm watching is the second fastest :p