Interesting challenge. I played civ master of mana mod often with occ:)

Real downside will be the "planet" size . So Aurora lets you build orbital has modules :p....

I'd be curious about a one system challenge too. Maybe I'll try this for humies.

Wow. Own I will prioritize space ports over indies. Really cleared that up for me.

Whoa tractor beams can push?!?

Play pirates with very many very weak pirates. They keep me busy. I don't sent techs for cash unless I am in dire straits (like having to rebuild so I don't die)

I control my automated constructors by queuing strings of projects. I play pirates so it is easier early on until you "find" more construction ships:p

Nice post! Bombardment ftw.

<t> Smugglers are called the "most peaceful" and they are good if you can emphasize supplying empires. I run defend missions for income and because I should have security ships, so when idle they can earn. Other pirates are rivals for resource sources (and mess with your mining bases). I spam mining ...

<t> I park transports with lots of pods for raiding high pop empire worlds. Sometimes when the empire is attacking your base (ground battle with about 51k pirates vs 200k), if you raid the planet, the raiders add to enemy numbers. <br/>
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Also I have seen times where my assault pods are lost ...

Big pop planets usually are 2b or more. Even if you do get facilities built they will wipe them faster than you can rebuild. Best bet is to bombard them down to indie levels.

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Nigeria scammers :p That must be part of the pirate espionage program. Can I just steal credits via espionage? Cos that's my new smuggler game if I can :p

<t> Hey I just wanted to chime in: you need to have successful raids to get the most control possible. Blowing up stuff and parking overhead only works initially to get you a foothold on the planet. The others are right, the higher pop will quickly erode your influence. I am still new so I try to ...

Okay thanks anyhow! Guessing it is a flat rate "tax" maybe it is related to the corruption you generate.

There is an check box in the options menu that suppresses all popups.

So if I control a colony at 20% that makes 40k revenue how much would I get roughly?

An option for civs to turn Pirate and vice versa.

What about checking the top ten colony list. Would that help?

Heck I setup a colony if possible otherwise I build defense bases around it. Darn scavengers!

Are there as I didn't see any. Anyone have interest in modding them?

Yah when I start over colonies my economy starts to tank. I think it is best to leave low pop colonies as controlled and high pops taken over.

<t> Best game I had with mercs I controlled most of the northern half of a map. Got bored and started invading my controlled colonies, mostly at the same time which tanked my economy. Raiders bug me. It is mentioned they are "nomadic" but I haven't won with them yet. I'm toying with running a ...