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Hi

In my current game some aliens said that they are initiating a general blockade of a colony and 2 mining stations of mine. The thing is that there aren't any enemy ships near the aforementioned targets... Is this correct?

Thanks

It means that the ships will be on their way to the blockade destinations.

it means you know where they'll be

One hint - if they're blockading a port, if you have fighters, manually launch them. If you don't - refit to a design which has a few (I'd suggest 3-5) bays - then launch the fighters when you can. It seems the port won't fire its weapons at blockading ships, but the fighters will engage them - allowing you to blow up the blockading ships without incurring diplomatic penalties.

Ya, it's sort of a cheat. But blockading seems to be buggy - the diplomatic penalties for blockading seem disproportionally small. If the AI is being a pest with this might be worth trying.

Blockading needs a bit of work IMO. I have played several games where the AI announces the blockade yet after a set amount of time ends it without any ships appearing.

This may not be a problem. The AI will not hold a grudge for long if that will deprive it of the loros, korabian or zentabia that you provide to them; those blockading ships may very well have been turned back when the AI realized that it needs these goodies.

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This may not be a problem. The AI will not hold a grudge for long if that will deprive it of the loros, korabian or zentabia that you provide to them; those blockading ships may very well have been turned back when the AI realized that it needs these goodies.

Now, now... You are implying that the AI has some intelligence?

I know the A is much more significant than the I...let's call it survival instinct [:)]
that's even worse, I know [:D]