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Those are all interesting suggestions but don't really address the fundamental problems I think exist that being it's just too easy and too quick taking over planets. I'm looking to tweak the mechanics to make invasions a bit harder and more ...

Inquiring minds would like to know.

<t> Question: What does ECM do in the real world?&nbsp; <br/>
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1) blinds the opponents targeting ability<br/>
2) spoofs the signal the opponent uses to acquire a targeting fix<br/>
3) reduces signature of the potential target.<br/>
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Can this be applied to fix ...

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War weariness - would like this to be more intelligent. Some minor 2 colony empire DOWs my 80 colony empire should have an altogether different effect that a major war with a comparable empire that results in the loss of large numbers of ships and colony worlds. War ...

<t> I don't think population migration was it. I had several other colony worlds, but they were just starting out. 99% of my population was in those 3 planets. None of the other races I was in contact with had large populations to migrate to my planets. I understand that smaller populations grow ...

<t> 2760.02.02 Dag 3 - 11,460M Dag 1 - 2,041M Hirat 2 - 64M<br/>
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2764.04.29 (4 years later!) Dag 3 - 22,390M Dag 1 - 18,464M (!) Hirat 2 - 4,742M (!)<br/>
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Picked these 3 planets since they were my highest populated planets in 2764. In 4 years, my population basically quadrupled.</t>

My experience...the computer updates the designs as soon as a component tech is researched.