How do you take over an empty colony?

cshank2 · #1 August 24th, 2002, 05:38 AM

Umm hi im getting SE4 Gold tonight but ya to take over empty colonys dont you have to drop population on em?

CW · #2 August 24th, 2002, 07:49 AM

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

Kimball · #3 August 24th, 2002, 08:34 PM

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.

cshank2 · #4 August 25th, 2002, 12:19 AM

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

Grandpa Kim · #5 August 25th, 2002, 06:15 PM

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

Suicide Junkie · #6 August 25th, 2002, 06:18 PM

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

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

Grandpa Kim · #7 August 25th, 2002, 06:47 PM

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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Can't you just attack it with a troop transport?

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

Hmm.... Give the troop transport 1 weapon, set strategy to point blank. When the transport is adjacent to the planet, maybe it will drop the troops. Worth a try.

Kim