Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars/Customized Races

During the start of a new game you will see the pre-built races and the custom race. Let's make a new customized race by selecting the Custom Race button.

In this menu, you will see a pull down menu to select from the pre-built races. Select which ever one you desire (like Human as an example)

Note: The order with which you select an attribute is regulated such that the game will not let you have negative points for attribute selection. So the order with which you select positive or negative points is important.

One of the factors with getting your empire off the ground is to have increased growth at your colonies.

Baseline Race Attributes
Select the following as a baseline race: The baseline race is a generally good race for most victory conditions. However, you will need to select the goal for the Path to Victory and do the appropriate research to support reaching your goal. From this baseline race, you can build a race to maximize the ability to hit a desired winning goal.
 * Production from Population -> +25 = more empire production from the same colonies
 * Research from Population -> +25 = more empire research from the same colonies
 * HomeWorld Size -> Large = more people on the Home World
 * HomeWorld Minerals -> Rich = more minerals for faster production

Technologist
This race is good for a Technological Victory
 * Click on Repulsive to gain 2 points -> you will suffer a bit with Diplomacy
 * Click on Technologist to balance the points -> you gain the Automatic Factory Technology for increased production

Expansionist
This race is good for a Score or Technological Victory
 * Click on Home World Size to deselect it -> You gain 2 points to be applied toward more growth
 * Click on Repulsive for 2 more points -> Ditto
 * Click on Population Growth - +25 -> Helps with boosting a colony growth

Aggressive
Use technology to compensate for the negatives. This race is good for a Conquest or Antaran Victory
 * Click on Home World Size to deselect it -> +2 points
 * Click on Low Gravity Home World -> +3 points
 * Click on Repulsive -> +2 points
 * Click on Beam Attack -> +25%, help with beam attacks during combat
 * Click on Ship Improvements; Auto Repair, helps with ship durability after combat
 * Click on Command Points -> +10%, more ships for a larger fleet