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capture then plunder & loot (scrap all facilities) a colony b/f jettisoning the pop and abandoning the colony
All we need for that is to set the resource production of the pirates low enough (25% anyone?) so that the pirates would get more resources by scrapping the facilities than by letting them run until the AI glassed the planet.
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I don't see pirates taking over and keeping other races colonies - just not what they're about in my mind
Neither do I, but I
really don't see them sending out their own settlements.
I mean, why would they bother building their own colony ships, when they can capture pre-built ships for free?
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I would think a self imposed limit on the rate of your colonization would be needed
If you have to capture colony ships to start colonies, thats a pretty good limit, IMO. It's not like they're excessivly rare or well defended, but they can't be built every two turns either (every turn on E-build & full, jubilant pop).