Troop Transport Capacity keeps shrinking on my ship!

[Tanaka]

I built a large troop carrier that could hold 14 troops. I have invaded several planets and each time I ask it to pick up troops it holds less and less. Now it can only carry 4 troops and says its full. It does not need repair. What am I missing here?

[Tanaka]

Hmmm does the retrofit advisor change your ship when you click accept? Maybe that shrunk things each time?

[Gelatinous Cube]

Your troops are being damaged during battle. They can't be picked up again until they've re-organized a bit. So when you immediately try to re-load troops after an invasion you will only pick up the ones who are ready. The ones that are not yet ready will not be picked up, and you will have to try again later when they are re-organized.

[Tanaka]

ORIGINAL: Gelatinous Cube

Your troops are being damaged during battle. They can't be picked up again until they've re-organized a bit. So when you immediately try to re-load troops after an invasion you will only pick up the ones who are ready. The ones that are not yet ready will not be picked up, and you will have to try again later when they are re-organized.

Oh wow had no idea!

[Gelatinous Cube]

ORIGINAL: Tanaka

ORIGINAL: Gelatinous Cube

Your troops are being damaged during battle. They can't be picked up again until they've re-organized a bit. So when you immediately try to re-load troops after an invasion you will only pick up the ones who are ready. The ones that are not yet ready will not be picked up, and you will have to try again later when they are re-organized.

Oh wow had no idea!

If you hold your mouse over individual troops on the colony tab, you will see their readiness and health in the yellow top text. Mucho helpful![X(]

[2ndACR]

This isn't WITP. LOL

[Bingeling]

ORIGINAL: Gelatinous Cube

Your troops are being damaged during battle. They can't be picked up again until they've re-organized a bit. So when you immediately try to re-load troops after an invasion you will only pick up the ones who are ready. The ones that are not yet ready will not be picked up, and you will have to try again later when they are re-organized.

If that is true, why would you want a medical facility on your troop transports? My transports found troops just fine, so I did not study their condition.

[Data]

I think the facility acts on the planet as well, that's why having one on space ports also helps troops on the ground.

[Bingeling]

I had tons of troops yesterday, but I invaded well defended colonies, and my transports refilled quickly when put on auto. I never checked if all troops were OK, though.

Places I invade does not have space ports anymore, but large colonies build a new one quite fast, of course.

[Gelatinous Cube]

ORIGINAL: Bingeling

ORIGINAL: Gelatinous Cube

Your troops are being damaged during battle. They can't be picked up again until they've re-organized a bit. So when you immediately try to re-load troops after an invasion you will only pick up the ones who are ready. The ones that are not yet ready will not be picked up, and you will have to try again later when they are re-organized.

If that is true, why would you want a medical facility on your troop transports? My transports found troops just fine, so I did not study their condition.

Troops have two variable factors. Health, and Readiness. They need to be full readiness (or at least decently high) to get on a transport. They don't need to be full health to get on a transport. Having a med facility will allow your troops to heal en route to your next objective.