Fwurg

[Mercury]

Description : Enables the upgrading of the atmosphere of a rogue planet from a Type IV to a Type III atmosphere
Research Cost : 5000
Research Time : 10
Prerequisites : Atmospheric Purification

This technology allows a rogue planet to be terraformed from a Type IV to a Type III atmosphere. However, the cost of the actual terraformation is 5x higher than that of a normal planet. As such, the Individual Planet Research cost is 750 x 5 = 3750 , and the cost per zone of the rogue planet is 375 .

This proposal is in relationship to the recent vote on the Terraformation of Unity.

[Brend]

I have no objections; though I want to note that Unity has explicitly never been given a number of zones.

Since the terraformation of Unity is a unique situation I would suggest that this is a one-off research project, and as such does not need to be a proper technology. That would also neatly sidestep the problem of zone count, since we can simply declare that the costs are 3750 for initiation, and 7125 for the terraformation project itself. It would also prevent issues with the Atmospheric Purificiation prerequisite (since the Union does not have that tech)