Ten thousand blessings on all of you. Indeed it was because for some strange reason, my design template had "Do not invade" on. When I updated and retrofitted, it all worked fine.

Mystery solved!

Sigh. I still I have no idea what I am doing wrong. Is there some automation setting or something perhaps?

Hi both,

Thanks very much. I've checked there is fuel and troops on the troop carriers. And it is troops not assault pods. I would attach a pic if they would let me

I have troops on troop ships orbiting an independent colony. I thought all I need to do is "attack" the colony, but when I do that, the troop fleet just doesn't do anything. What gives?

I've played a bit of the game with other races. Don't see the Mechanoids anywhere. Will they ever show up?

I noticed that racial special techs like the shaktur firestorm are, at the end of their last level, less impressive than their normal counterparts. Should I still research them?

<t> I'd like to play with only 1 empire of each race. But I notice that I can add all 19 normal races during Custom Game creation, but there isn't enough room for the Mechanoids. With the Rise of the Shakturi and original Distant Worlds storylines turned on, will the Mechanoids and Shakturi appear ...

Thanks! Maybe I'll try doing with one and see.

Or can they supply ships with fuel from their cargo bays / planetary storage?

<t> I'm new to this game. I'm trying to survive as a standard Pre-Warp empire in the Age of Shadows. It's really hard! Pirates are everywhere, and they are all demanding exorbitant protection fees. My economy is too small to build many ships, and they have huge ass cruisers or even capital ships ...