Posted by: MarcAFK
« on: February 05, 2015, 09:24:33 PM »I generally use default, though a few times I have either halved it or doubled it for no real reason.
2. It doesn't, as most construction/production/research etc. is calculated based on the number of seconds since the last production cycle. (Otherwise, advancing time 30 days would result in 1/6th of the proper growth.) Note, however, that some things (like officer skill increases and communication checks) do grow more slowly with longer cycles, due to Steve not working out all the math for the proper exponential formula.
I believe doubling the cycle time also halves construction speed, but don't quote me on that.