So what do you think is the best starting system ?
There are a few to choose from
Iconis i think 1 16Q planet
Sol i think1 11Q and1 5 Q
others are combination of 12-4 or 10-6 and the like
Kryseth gives you 3 planets 1 8Q and 2 4Q planets which is 3 planets in total.
I personally think that Kryseth is THE best system to have both in short and long term.
Consider the following tactic. Purchase the factory in your capital at turn 1 and set production slider to 50-50 manufacture and research. Starting morale is around 50. This means you produce a colony ship in 17 turns. Colonize the first world and choose benevolent. Then get the free benevolent colony ship and colonize the second world. In a single turn you have dropped the production time for the colony ship down to 10 turns(each capital is a +5 production building), and got the production bonus from increased morale due to fewer people on a single planet.
In the long term, you can apply 3,4, or 5 terraforming projects to each planet giving you a total of +10 to 15 tiles for your home system(now totalling around 30). It seems this has been somewhat mitigated because in 1.0 you dont get ideology choice for colonizing your home system, but it still works if you purchase the first colony ship
Anyhow, what are your starting choices and strategies ?