<t> Ketarov, Corporate Nationalism, new colony with taxes set at 0%, still -5 to happiness because "The current tax rate is too high [-5]".<br/>
How can 0% be too high?<br/>
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p.s. Also some planets have this strange thing: "Our poor choice of government is damaging our empire, slowing ...

This guide was written years ago. What parts of it are outdated now?

I double MatBailie question. How much of bugs mentioned in this thread have been fixed already? Can you still research all seven levels by magic of one big research facility and spamming of pirate bases? Is it still feasible to place extractors on a construction ship?

<t> I've got some questions of a broad theoretical nature.<br/>
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1. Have you ever seen AI pirates finishing "criminal network" and becoming empires?<br/>
1.2 If so, is pirate AI optimized to meaningfully change his playstyle to empire-type? For example, if we had a clear physical experiment ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Remindes me of another annoying bug: <B><s>[b]</s>If you drop troops while an attack is in progress, they will join the wrong side<e>[/b]</e></B>. Just had this recently with the latest patch. No save game as well.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Yes, I registered on this forum just ...