How do you take over an empty colony?
 

Eme... I've been playing SEIV for a whole year but I've never encounter something like this before. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif There is an empty enemy colony that I'm trying to take but my fleet just wouldn't drop troops on it with the "attack order". I can't get them to drop with the "drop" order too. What can I do?

Re: How do you take over an empty colony?
 

Hmm. I've taken over zero-pop colinies with troops before. Of course that was long ago in a different patch, and I was playing in tactical. I take it you have the ship/ fleet strategies correct for planet capture. Are you able to take colonies *with* population?

Re: How do you take over an empty colony?
 

Yes I've no problems with "normal" planets. Taking over everything takeable is my trademark strategy, http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif but yea, I'm having trouble with an empty undefended enemy colony. What an irony! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif

Another incident happened with my troop ship in the latest turn. I was on the attack again and there was this occupied planet with an empty moon. The troop ship approached the planet in such a direction that the moon was dead in the way, and my transport got "stucked" next to the moon and wouldn't drop! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

Re: How do you take over an empty colony?
 

Yes, there is a problem with AI combat navigation. I've seen it launch drones 'behind' a moon that was quite close to the launching planet and the drones weren't smart enough to go AROUND the planet. They just sat there while my ships fired missiles at the planet and when it was reduced I just closed in and shot the drones with normal direct-fire weapons. The problem with fleets getting tangled up with themselves because the leader cannot move and troops ships getting clocked by the rest of the fleet is another symptom. Something definitely needs to be 'improved' in the AI combat navigation routines. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: How do you take over an empty colony?
 

Umm hi im getting SE4 Gold tonight but ya to take over empty colonys dont you have to drop population on em? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

Re: How do you take over an empty colony?
 

cshank2, as I said before, the "drop" order doesn't work, no matter what you are trying to drop.

Re: How do you take over an empty colony?
 

Instead of trying to drop troops, just use the "Transfer Cargo" button. I do that all the time with population transports. I have no idea if that works with troops, though.

Re: How do you take over an empty colony?
 

Eh sorry guy. Need sleepy now bed time good (Been up since 11 AM yesterday

Re: How do you take over an empty colony?
 

I've never tried to "transfer" troops to an empty enemy planet, but I don't think you can transfer anything onto any enemy planet!

I think the inability to "capture" a zero pop. planet (in simultaneous mode) must be considered a bug. For now I believe you must slag it then colonize it.

Kim

Re: How do you take over an empty colony?
 

Can't you just attack it with a troop transport?

If you can attack it with ships, surely the transports can capture it...