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

Taqwus · #1 December 6th, 2001, 09:20 PM

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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?

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.

Phoenix-D · #2 December 6th, 2001, 10:19 PM

I've never gottena any tech from surrenders.. hmm.

Phoenix-D

MegaTrain · #3 December 7th, 2001, 05:55 AM

Maybe you always had a higher tech level than your opponents.

mac5732 · #4 December 7th, 2001, 06:37 PM

I've had AI races, after they surrendered to me, give me all tech I didn't have at the level they had, the only exception was their special tech like crystal, temporal, etc, these I have never gottn, only the regular Tech. Happened just Last night, the Tolkyn (can't spell it right) surrendered, obtained all their tech, example, I only had plasma msl 3, they had 5 and I got level 5.,

just some ideas mac