01-12-2000 20:49									#1
	Free Colony Pod at Start Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

Does anyone know how regular SMAC decides if you start the game with a Colony Pod or not?

I usually play Huge random maps at the Talent or Librarian level, and sometimes you get a free Pod to start and sometimes you don't.

Is it based on the average rainfall?

	02-12-2000 10:01									#2
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I am also very puzzled by this. However, on thinker and transcend level, you will always start with two pods. No idea why though, sorry.

Mark13

	02-12-2000 10:02									#3
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In my experience it is related to the difficulty of your start. Meaning if you are on a continent with a lot of other faction you will get a free pod. If you are alone on a good sized continent you will not.

	07-12-2000 10:57									#5
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CIV II was the same way. At lower levels you might or might not get an extra settler. At deity level you always got two.

	07-12-2000 14:15									#6
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I'm pretty sure it's to do with the type of terrain on your continent particully near your starting location. If it is like all fungus or very arid it will give you another 1.

	07-12-2000 15:38									#7
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At transcend on Huge I saw the PK start with 2 CP and the scout patrol on a ONE TILE island! Of course the game gave'em the usual extra Unity Foil too...