I propose a measurement of planet quality that you can use to determine if you are colonizing high quality planets, and if you are spending a lot of your space on defenses. How to calculate the Planet Quality Index (PQI)?

(Artifact Points+Research points-# of scientists+Mining points)/Number of planets. So I have:

2293 RP/hr
701 M/hr
891 A/hr

with 131 scientists and 44 planets. Total planetary production is 2293+701+891-131=3754. 3754/44=85.3. This should be increasing in the next 5 days as I move from tier 4 structures to tier 6 structures on my planets.

What's your PQI?

18 planets
353 mineral
895 artifact
650 research
(-79 for scientists)

= 101 PQI at rank 70 (and I love artifacts as you can see)

18 planets
345 mining
452 artifacts
896 research-84 scientists=812
812+452+345=1609
1609/18=89.4(it actually is 89.3888888.....)

Mine:

127.24

487 min
757 art
734 res-59 scientists
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20 planets=95.95 , should be over 100 when i reorganize my structures again

Looks like my planets are terrible compared to everyone else, especially since i've got a Colossal Mega Rich Oceanic bumping up my stats...

26 Planets
223 Minerals (13.1%)
638 Artifacts (37.5%)
891 Research - 51 Scientists - 840 (49.4%)

223 + 638 + 840 = 1701
1701 / 26 = 65.42

65.42 PQI

26 Planets

578 Minerals (20.4%)
1210 Artifacts (42.6%)
1228 Research - 177 Scientists - 1051 (37.0%)

578 + 1210 + 1051 = 2839

2839 / 26 = 109.19

109.19 PQI

86.84 at level 75 - I just unlocked mesh extractors, ai nets, and will have mesh probes later today.

346 Minerals
706 Artifacts
512 Research - 41 Scientist
21 planets
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72.5

Not the best but well it seems to be working for me right now. After I am done researching one other things i am back on doing buildings.

As Konqul Fixer (no resource bonus at all)

1,334 Minerals
3186 Artifacts
3,459 Research - 491 Scientists
51 planets
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146.82 PQI (164.7 if I had gone 20% research+10% artifact)

I do have LOT of defense/pop/cloak structures on most of my planets. And 44 of 51 planets are at least rare or greater.. I don't leave my planets very prone to invasion like many people did with their good planets.. I still have +8 structures and haven't gotten +10's yet. I almost have all planets maxed out with artifact resource structures thanks to high artifact production. It adds up nicely.

836 Mining
1964 Artifact
1831 Research

108 Scientists
31 Planets

146 PQI

Can I have the wooden spoon.
PQI = 57.45
My most recent planet is only emerging but it won't take PQI over 60.

149.53 PQI

Moving up to +6 structures got me to 100 PQI. Now I just need better planets

2052 mining
3416 artifact
3242 research
138 scientists
59 planets

about 147 pqi

642 mining
928 artifacts
899 research
136 scientists
and
20 planets

PQI 116.7

im pretty happy with that being only rank 76

154.2 RP
90 AP
155.5 MP

I have 38 scientists and 7 planets. Total production, then, is (154.2 + (90-38) + 155.5)/7 = 51.67. Certainly not stellar. But then at my level (44), I don't have the most high-tech equipment installed, either (just tier 2). However, the RP reflects the Vygoid +20%.

Should there be some factor for level (or at least for planetary equipment), since at higher levels the same planet will produce more due to the more resplendent gadgetry?

2004 Minerals
1975 Artifacts
4186 Research
440 Scientists

Planets 67 / 74
PQI 115.299
Vygoid Excavator Bonuses left in

I prefer to cloak, but i add in attack / defense also
Unless i have no intention of defending the planet

moved up to 110 by getting the +6 structures. You are right, Noc, full AP structures helps a lot.