Catch-up bonus
A boost that players far behind the best can activate: faster construction, training and production.
The catch-up bonus
On an already advanced universe, a new player or one who has fallen behind can end up far behind the best players. The catch-up bonus is a boost you activate yourself from the Control Room, for as long as you remain far behind. It has no time limit.
Bonus effects
Construction speed
+50%
Applies to buildings, technologies, ships, defenses and equipment.
Population formation
+50%
Speeds up the formation of all affected populations.
Resource production
+50%
Applies to the total production of all resources on the planet.
Eligibility conditions
The bonus is only available on an already advanced universe: the average points of the top 10 players must exceed 1 000 000 points. You then become eligible if your own points are below 15% of that average.
Manual activation
The bonus never activates on its own. Once the two conditions above are met, an 'Activate catch-up bonus' button appears on your player card in the Control Room. Click it to activate it immediately.
Automatic deactivation, manual reactivation
The bonus deactivates automatically as soon as your points rise back above the catch-up threshold. If you fall back below the threshold later, you can reactivate it by clicking the button again, as many times as needed.