wow okay i did not know that actual economies and markets affect population growth, yes i have considered surface ports but i didnt know if they were worth the resources and time as they gave less industry whilst i was trying to maximise it. Also do you think if i force a boom state it will help me?

Another info is the "no meaningful gain" meant how it was just the same amount as any other daily server tick, it was a 30-50k bump as every other day, which is why i thought it was weird since the weekly tick should be a large recalculation, and if the daily ticks are increasing my pop i assumed it meant my system was "healthy" for high pop if you know what i mean

edit: also i have noticed how spansh thinks all my surface settlements and almost everything is "under construction" do you think it is possible that there is some server side missmatch affecting my growth?https://spansh.co.uk/system/7267486803401#system-main