PLANETARY TRANSIT SYSTEM

• Any new bases you found begin at population level 3
• One less drone at all bases of population level 3 and under

    This one carries a very simple and straightforward benefit, but one that's well worth having. Not only does starting off a base at a larger size make it grow that much quicker, it also eliminates a major nuisance from the game. No longer can a single mind worm pop out of a fungus patch and obliterate a brand-new base. (Undefended higher population bases will still suffer losses to population and possibly infrastructure from wild mind worm attacks, but unless the worms attack in a pack, your base will survive long enough to hurry a defender to completion).

    If you're playing a very oppressive society, the drone reduction on very small populations can mean the difference between viability and extinction for a new base. (If your base's first unit is a drone, that base isn't going to go far...at least not without a police unit in residence). Just remember that the benefits' going to go away when your base grows to population four or more.