Comparative between George and a very similar species, Replicon:
Replicon
George
Metabolism
Robotic (RIS) +
Lithic
Industry
Good +
Good +
Research
Bad -
Bad -
Influence
Very bad --
Good +
Supply
Avg.
Great +
Defense troops
Good +
Avg.
Env. tolerance
Avg.
Broad +
Telepathy
No
Yes ++
So we get Replicon's good defensive troops and robotic (RIS) against George's great supply, telepathy and broad tolerance. And add to that very bad influence against good influence, and we get Replicon is the retarded, metallic brother of George.
Ideas to make these two species more balanced? Since Replicon are a good species in general, I guess this is about nerfing George.
Its even worse when you compare Abaddoni to George. My suggestion is to give them bad supply and good stockpile distribution. At least that'd make them more interesting.
Abaddoni is weak species indeed. Those need a buff. Replicon can be seen as relatively average (I'd say probably better than human until influence, now comparable).
Supply +0 (down from +2) and good stockpile for George... Could work re. balance, and makes them different from most other species.