The numbers should presumably be pegged such that it is actually possible to reach at least half the larger population limits. Possibly, this could be done by increasing the effectiveness of each cubic metre on larger worlds. i.e., worlds larger than 9500m (whose population limits cannot currently be reached even by half) should essentially require less volume per functional space.
I'll have a go at calculating what that would actually mean later on. I am guessing that an office, which takes 34m^3 on a 9500m world would take only 2.2m^3 on a ringworld*. They would retain their strategic value and they wouldn't massacre the servers with thousands of extra buildings, in order to do so.
Military bases could be exempt from the bonus, to preserve current balance.
*this is assuming someone's calculation that 130,000 is now the max attainable population, and that about 2,000,000 is half a ringworld's stated limit. i.e. just divide all volume requirements by 15.
I'll have a go at calculating what that would actually mean later on. I am guessing that an office, which takes 34m^3 on a 9500m world would take only 2.2m^3 on a ringworld*. They would retain their strategic value and they wouldn't massacre the servers with thousands of extra buildings, in order to do so.
Military bases could be exempt from the bonus, to preserve current balance.
*this is assuming someone's calculation that 130,000 is now the max attainable population, and that about 2,000,000 is half a ringworld's stated limit. i.e. just divide all volume requirements by 15.