Posted by: Mini
« on: October 28, 2011, 09:32:47 PM »It would work, but it would delay the growth of your other colonies significantly.
Posted by: Din182
« on: October 28, 2011, 09:08:36 PM »This, however if you set all your highly-populated worlds to stable, that will prevent the civvies from picking up people to transport right? Although this obviously requires that the civvies haven't already loaded up their ships, you could set one colony as a destination, the rest as stable, the civvies will drop off their colonists, won't have anywhere to load any more and you can conduct your espionage without causing a war. Transport any colonists you do want moved with your own ships, finish your espionage, abandon the colony on the 0. 0 world and reset your other planet's state.Seems like a good idea to me. Although it is a bit micro-managey.
I'm a newbie, so would this work?
Posted by: Person012345
« on: October 28, 2011, 09:02:53 PM »Quote from: hubgbf link=topic=4279. msg42159#msg42159 date=1319830936
I tried on my current 5. 53 games, and it effectively change automatically into demanding colonist.This, however if you set all your highly-populated worlds to stable, that will prevent the civvies from picking up people to transport right? Although this obviously requires that the civvies haven't already loaded up their ships, you could set one colony as a destination, the rest as stable, the civvies will drop off their colonists, won't have anywhere to load any more and you can conduct your espionage without causing a war. Transport any colonists you do want moved with your own ships, finish your espionage, abandon the colony on the 0. 0 world and reset your other planet's state.
I'm a newbie, so would this work?
Posted by: hubgbf
« on: October 28, 2011, 02:42:16 PM »I tried on my current 5. 53 games, and it effectively change automatically into demanding colonist.
Posted by: Beersatron
« on: October 28, 2011, 01:14:16 PM »Won't work. If a colony is under 25million it will change back to destination regardless of what you have set it to.
I thought that was fixed?
Posted by: JimBadger
« on: October 28, 2011, 12:29:20 PM »Aye. So, if you want to use espionage,you can only do it against planets with greater than 0.0 col cost? (If you don't want a war, that is)
Posted by: Thiosk
« on: October 28, 2011, 12:16:50 PM »Just to verify, civ industry WILL populate a 0 colony cost world with little hesitation. I believe you must have it marked as a colony. Once I get enough terraformers, thats how i colonize. Just turn them to cost zero and let the babies get born.
Posted by: Charlie Beeler
« on: October 28, 2011, 12:11:28 PM »Once the civilians start to ship it's too late to ban.
Posted by: metalax
« on: October 28, 2011, 11:36:32 AM »Won't work. If a colony is under 25million it will change back to destination regardless of what you have set it to.
Posted by: hubgbf
« on: October 28, 2011, 11:14:36 AM »Hi,
in the colony screen, on the civilian part, there is a way to indicate if the colony is source, neutral, or destination for colonist, so I guess that if you turn it on neutral or source of colonist, there would be no civilian ship unloading colonists and declaring war.
in the colony screen, on the civilian part, there is a way to indicate if the colony is source, neutral, or destination for colonist, so I guess that if you turn it on neutral or source of colonist, there would be no civilian ship unloading colonists and declaring war.
Posted by: JimBadger
« on: October 28, 2011, 10:42:51 AM »The NPR built the jump gates in the fist place 
So, as soon as you try to use espionage, if there's a way, the civilians will start a war? (If it's an 0.0 planet).
I'll try this ban bodies option, but that doesn't sound too hopeful!
Should I put this in the bugs thread? Although I doubt I've made a new discovery here!
Gutted, cos these formerly friendly neighbours are going to end my game and I'd been enjoying it.
So, as soon as you try to use espionage, if there's a way, the civilians will start a war? (If it's an 0.0 planet).
I'll try this ban bodies option, but that doesn't sound too hopeful!
Should I put this in the bugs thread? Although I doubt I've made a new discovery here!
Gutted, cos these formerly friendly neighbours are going to end my game and I'd been enjoying it.
Posted by: Charlie Beeler
« on: October 28, 2011, 10:23:12 AM »Or through the system imformation screen ban the body. IIRC there are issues with ban and existing colonies though.
Posted by: Vynadan
« on: October 28, 2011, 10:10:53 AM »I don't know how it is with 0 colony cost planets, but I can imagine that civilian ships will always drop colonists there if you mark it as a colony for you - I'd think it fulfills the 'sufficient infrastructure' requirement for them.
Teams require a colony regardless how it's formed. I never tried it, but I'm confident that team deployments would create a 'normal' colony and civilians would come regardless.
I guess the only way to prevent it (currently) is to either not mark it a colony or not build a jump gate.
Teams require a colony regardless how it's formed. I never tried it, but I'm confident that team deployments would create a 'normal' colony and civilians would come regardless.
I guess the only way to prevent it (currently) is to either not mark it a colony or not build a jump gate.
Posted by: JimBadger
« on: October 28, 2011, 09:22:08 AM »I didn't add infrastructure, no (and neither did the civvies). But, it was a 0.00 colony cost planet, now that I think of it.
Even so, should I only, only drop off espionage guys via a stealthy ship? But that will then still have it marked as a colony, and my daft civvies will try to drop people off there.
EDit: So, if you drop off an espionage team the right way, the colony type won't be open to population?
Even so, should I only, only drop off espionage guys via a stealthy ship? But that will then still have it marked as a colony, and my daft civvies will try to drop people off there.
EDit: So, if you drop off an espionage team the right way, the colony type won't be open to population?
Posted by: Atlantia
« on: October 28, 2011, 09:11:20 AM »Perhaps you shouldn't have marked it as a colony? Once you drop a team off, it becomes marked so (at least for geological teams). Maybe you should have just gone and dropped it off?
