Academy stuff
I haven't looked at the code, but based on the comma that is two separate clauses:
"This structure increases the system-wide officer quality" (for the entire system, which is what Norath is asking about)
AND
"This structure increases officer quantity for defence fleets assembled on this planet" (for just the planet, as you point out)
Correct.
And how many gammas per cycle would that be? If it's 4-5 it seems sustainable, if more I probably won't be bothered
In days:
"alpha_core_runtime": 558,
"beta_core_runtime": 279,
"gamma_core_runtime": 93,
You can adjust that in the config.
Terraforming & Station Construction mod has something that may pair well with Supercomputer. Essentially, on yet another (or the same) cold planet, you can build an industry (and support it with another) which generates AI Cores.
Ah yes, the absolutely balanced(tm) get-an-alpha-core-free-every-month delivery service that does not circumvent the core gameplay loop at all.
A kletka gives you half a million creds a month for free, just hand that alpha core to TT. At that point, building a supercomputer is just burning money.