Re: Troops and capturing plannets.
 

One way to spare your ships is to use only carriers. They have strategy "don't get hurt" and fighters do the job.

Re: Troops and capturing plannets.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Minefields are encountered and dealt with while each individual fleet is moving. Doesn't matter if on warp points, planets, or elsewhere. Combat is after movement - but remember, there are 30 "days" of movement/combat per turn.
BTW, planets ordered to launch mines do this before the first day of movement.

Re: Troops and capturing plannets.
 

What happens if I deploy a minefield around a planet?
When an enemy fleet attacks, will they detonate the mines before engaging in combat, like in a warp point?

Re: Troops and capturing plannets.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yes.