Colonies Rioting

[smitty]

My colonies are throwing a peace protest or something. Actually it says they are rioting. What can I do about it? I do not see facilities that might help?

Thanks

[Fyron]

Researching Psychology and then Applied Political Science gives you Urban Pacification Centers, which help happiness.

Garrison a 100 or so troops on the planets, and they will stop rioting after a few months (and go back to loving you too ).

[Suicide Junkie]

The fastest way to get them to stop is to drop troops on the planet in question. "Be happy... or else!"

Planets will also get happy from having ships in the system and in orbit, but its obviously more expensive. A good short term measure, though.

Once the people are back in line, you can have them build Urban Pacification Centers, which improve happiness in the entire system. You'll get them by researching Applied Political Science.

One major cause of riots is a bad initial choice for your people's happiness type.
If you chose Bloodthirsty, your people will get upset when you sign treaties with aliens, and get happier when you declare wars and kill things.
If your people are "Neutral", then they get upset at just about anything. Treaties, wars, new colonies even. They calm down faster than normal, but they are generally considered the hardest happiness type to deal with.

[Slynky]

Seems to me, it takes just about the number of turns they've been on riot to get them back to being good citizens. Of course, that could just be the formula at work.

You can see a thread Asmala did some time back on rioting and happiness levels.

[Cyclop]

Also don't forget when you build troops to quell a riot the cheapest and fastest way is to create a small troop with just a cockpit. Minimum 20 on a planet to have any affect.
I also found building Space Station Space Yards help as they produce even when the planet is rioting, which helps immensly when you need troops in a turn or two.

[tbontob]

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:

Once the people are back in line, you can have them build Urban Pacification Centers, which improve happiness in the entire system. You'll get them by researching Applied Political Science.

One major cause of riots is a bad initial choice for your people's happiness type.
If you chose Bloodthirsty, your people will get upset when you sign treaties with aliens, and get happier when you declare wars and kill things.
If your people are "Neutral", then they get upset at just about anything. Treaties, wars, new colonies even. They calm down faster than normal, but they are generally considered the hardest happiness type to deal with.

Hmmmm....

I just captured a few planets of a bloodthirsty race which had a Urban Pacification Center on two of them.

They are "happy" now, and I was thinking of destroying the Centers.

Guess this is a bad idea? Yes/No?