Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares/Race design options: Difference between revisions

Races with the warlord special ability can support larger fleets as each colony (no matter if it has a starbase or not) provides 2 extra command points. All warship crews are one experience level higher than normal; they begin as Regular Crews and max out at Ultra Elite, while normal crews begin as Green Crew and max out at Elite. Legendary officers and leaders in the service of warlords can reach the maximum attainable skill level (6). Furthermore, Marine and Armor Barracks can support twice the normal number of ground troops.

''One of the absolute best ways to spend four picks''. In Moo2, your ability to deploy ginormous fleets of death isn't limited by your industrial production—it's limited by your command points. Warlord eases that burden somewhat, especially in the early game, when you don't yet have technologies like Battlestations and Sub-space Communications. The improved crew experience and marine production are much less important. Like Telepathic, however, Warlord is no good to you until the shooting starts, so be sure to attack early and often.  

Warlord is an extremely popular trait to purchase with Evolutionary Mutation, since it requires exactly 4 picks and its benefits haven't been made insignificant by technology by the time you get EM.