Is it true that Gaians are best when everything is fungus?

[Illusion13]

Cause, I dont see how fungus can beat all those improvements...

 

[The Person]

Fungus can yield a lot of resources when you have advanced well through the tech tree. And seeing that the Gaians start with +1 Planet, being able to capture Worms right from the start...

 

[Heniu]

exactly - Gaians is the one of the best fraction for rushing, especcially on maps with plenty of fungus.

 

[Horizon]

Well, you can always use some fungus missiles in the territory of the factions with "all those improvements" in their land, then laugh at their leaders while being a Gaians.

 

[Pasi Nurminen]

exactly - Gaians is the one of the best fraction for rushing, especcially on maps with plenty of fungus.

Only if you're lucky enough to capture a large enough amount of mindworms early on - if you aren't, then it's really going to make no difference whatsoever. Besides, even if you do manage to capture (for example) ten mindworms pretty early in the game, it only matters on small maps where you have actual contact with your enemies.

In short, only a real advantage if the planets align and Chiron decides to bless you.

 

[Heniu]

well, if you firstly send 3 - 5 troops into fungs, you have after 10 turns ~5 mindworms - enough to soften enemy at the beggining. then, after researching empathy choosing green enonomy and getting 2 - 3 foils, you go to sea fungus or new sargasso. after some turns you can easily catch 3-5 isles, with 2-5 worms each. after about 50 turns from planetfall it is really much, and enemy in 99% of possibility won't be able to defend himself.

cathing lifeforms on land with +1 planet is something completely different from cathing isles full of mindworms in sargasso when having green economy...

 

[Illusion13]

^ dont understand... still doesnt tell me how fungus would benefit a city growth...

 

[The Person]

I told you it gives a lot of resources later in the game when you advanced through the tech tree a bit. But in the beginning it's just in the way. It still gives some nice defensive capabilities though... (But not against mind worms.)