We've had the idea to create a mining station or module for debris rings or asteroid belts (of which there are not currently enough in the game to be worthwhile), but I don't think it makes very much sense that a station in orbit could mine ore on the surface of a planet. That requires some infrastr...

We specifically do not have such a feature because we do not want you to be able to exterminate undesired native races. That's part of the reason why they can't be enslaved. The native race is part of the advantage or disadvantage of that particular planet. I don't think it's that easy to annihilate...

What is the case where you feel the need to transport a population unit that is less than 1 million?

The problem with always using the faction's primary race is that it can deplete the planet of that race, sometimes leading to morale problems, especially in the early game. Another option is to have a distinct colony ship build option in the build menu for each available race, but this can really c...

The problem with always using the faction's primary race is that it can deplete the planet of that race, sometimes leading to morale problems, especially in the early game. Another option is to have a distinct colony ship build option in the build menu for each available race, but this can really cl...

You can accomplish the desired action by right-clicking on the currently researched tech, but I can see why it might make sense for the button to do the same thing.

Rather than cramming more stuff into the current Planet Report UI, we'd like to add a new full-screen spreadsheet that could be used for a variety of purposes, from locating your next colony target to managing empire-wide population. It's on our list of things to do, just not very near the top.

Right-clicking on a weapon line in the status pane will disable the weapon from firing.

Tinker AI decided to colonyze the Arid planet instead of the Purple Coral Not a bug. The Tinkers can't colonize aquatic worlds without extra environmental tech. If I switch over to the race (via DEV Option AI DEV enabled and Ctrl clicking on one of their planets) as visible in the screenshot above,...

Tinker AI decided to colonyze the Arid planet instead of the Purple Coral This is obviously due to the overall lower max pop of the planet, but it is obejctively more valuable and should be colonised with priority considering that: 1. It has valuable minerals 2. Better fertility rating 3. Its lower...

The discussion on the Tinkers actually raises a question for me that I can't currently answer- can species that have access to Forced Labor and Experiments (not sure, for that matter, if that's tied to Slave Collars tech or to 'being Gremak') currently spend Tinkers on Forced Labor and Experiments?...

Well, that still boils down to having to kill them all. The invasion mechanics are fairly simple, so there's not really much of an opportunity to employ a special mechanism that would be both significant lore wise and meaningful in gameplay terms.

1. Phidi currently gain bonus morale from markets due to their enthusiasm for and expertise in trade; possibly this might also be appropriate to apply to Spice Mongers? Sounds reasonable. 2. Is there any particular reason that Ashdar splinter colonies use 'standard' Ashdar population rather than a ...

nweismuller wrote:Death's Hand ships are now retreating in battle to Star Harpy-controlled systems, including HSAs. Probably not intended behavior.

Probably not, heh.

We already have a faction which is tooled towards diplomacy (the Phidi), so adding another one would be redundant. Our model for the DLC's is that they introduce some new factions and related new features. The new features are generally worked into the base game, and the new factions are available a...