I slogged through M3 and I would have to agree, the mission is terribly designed. Mission 2 has you spend hours collecting the resources you need to go to war. You have everything you could ever need and off you go. Mission 3 starts, however, and you're given very little to defend yourself with comp...

Speed: Useful for speeding up a single production when expanding isn't an option. The downside punishes you for spamming them by forcing you to expand your power production and producing more pollution. Normally balanced but w/ improved power production mods it can get a little bit OP. Productivity...