Luck & Creative?

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What exactly does Luck and Creative do for your empire?

Also, does the physical size of a planet make any difference or are they just random pictures?

Thanks.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
I think the pics are just random.

Luck can improve your chanches for random events. Such as finding some free ships. and such... i think..
not sure on creativity.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I'm pretty sure Creativity helps you produce Trade Goods & Wonders quicker.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Creativity improves the chances of the Unknown anomaly type boosting your current research project.

The planet pictures might reflect your planet quality but they don't give you any extra information.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I always wondered what creativity did. Thanks for the explanation.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
I belive the planet pictures are 100% determined by planet quality. To confirm, watch the pictures changes as you build soil enhancement, habitat improvmeent, etc. Below PQ 20, there's a different picture for each value. At higher values, the picture doesn't change as often.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Luck and creativity I believe are not as simple as some thing.

Luck appears to:
1)Increase chance of finding 25% research anomalies
2)Get the Lucky Ranger
3)Get better odds during system invasion

Creativity appears to:
1)allow you to occasionally research techs normally unavailable based on alignment such as HyperWarp
2)possibly spontaneously finish research project next turn instead of normal number of turns

As far as trade goods and wonder, that's the first I have read or heard about that one. It sounds like it might be a possibility. In, fact it woudn't surprise me if Luck is also involved to a degree.
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
On Creativity...

I played once with it and I was able to discover 2 "precursor" ships from surevying anomalies - that I didnt find in any other game. I mean, I was having a ranger while all the other were still on BattleCruisers.


~SDC~
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
Lucky seems to also help when your dealing with stronger races as to if they attack or not. Also allows better chances of getting good events etc.

Creativity I found always helps with Research anonomolies as someone stated already. As far as I know in my own games where I tried it nothing else is affected.

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