How is PPP (Puppet Political Parties) Supposed to Work?

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Originally posted by MegaTrain:

So the question really is, does a planet that secedes through PPP maintain the same technical knowledge level as the original race?

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Yes. This results in somewhat odd behavior, such as the fact that it's often better to have a PPP'd planet become independent and then surrender instead of joining you directly; if it joins you directly, it doesn't bring its tech along.

At least as of 1.49, you still get exactly one full advance in each tech area in which the original owner (and hence, the splinter colony) had a lead over you when the splinter colony surrenders. Of course, since the splinter doesn't inherit comm channels, you might not be able to contact it to demand a surrender if you didn't target a colony you could see.