I've always considered climate modelling software to take way more time to learn how to use than they're worth, though the sheer amount of time it took me to just do the temperature map for January is making me rethink that a bit! (I'm also studying for an Earth Sciences degree at the minute, so learning to use such programs may actually become professionally relevant for me in the future )

And yeah, my interest is far more in plate tectonics, culture and history than 'astrobuilding' if you will, so I prefer to keep all planetary parameters beyond geography the same. I've got enough work to do as it is!