How do you stop Rioting?

[Suicide Junkie]

I don't know where you're getting the "remove troops to make em happy" thing:

quote:

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Our Troops on Planet := -2
Enemy Troops on Planet := 150
Natural Decrease for Other Races := 20

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That's a -2 to the ANGER rating. So the people become happier.

The problem is that your pop is probably at the maximum anger level (+200), and rioting starts at +75.
You need at least 10 troops just to keep the people from getting angrier.
50 additional troops should get your planet back to productivity in 4 turns or so.

Also, fighting as a peaceful race will hurt, and making peace as a bloodthirsty race will slow you down. Any enemy ships in the area will boost anger (even if cloaked (at least until the next patch)).

Fill up the planets with troops, and stack ships on the best planets. Then wait a year.