many thanks for letting us test the beta
wish you best fortune

by that standard, it doesn't make sense to grow multiple forests every month with enough formers either ;) when I play Eco faction, "building" forests is my option by default. here is how I would see the randomization : a base % worldwide x how many forests are already active if forest is ...

Vegetation random growth should also be added. Especially in areas with large concentration of forests or fungi. Terraforming land mass may not have much of an impact on climate (only mountains and large tropical forests would really affect rains), but turning artic terrains into lush grasslands (or...

yep same analysis. the early game (say the 50 first turns) can be very tricky. Not so much because of the aliens (they never do much damages if you equip your soldiers with flamers), but because the AI for the other factions love to do rush attack with soldiers + buggies. I found the Zealots to be e...

The Manual should devote a section to each victory conditions (couldn't find it if already added).
The Compendium should have one too.