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[Jacob/Lee]

I just noticed you can change the rank >.>

[Metalax]

On the DAC tab of the design screen you can set the minimum required rank.

[Flying Dice]

Head. Desk.

[Duuvian]

Yes, build a ship with a tractor beam. Tractored ships are removed from their current taskgroup and placed in that of the towing ship. As that task group belongs to you, so does the ship you just requisitioned from the civilians. 

Sweet, that means I won't have to deal with the civvies having tons of obsolete freighters going 1/5 the speed of the newer models. It would be nice to be able to subsidy the upgrades to sort of kick the shipping corps into doing the intelligent thing, but ah well.

[Flying Dice]

Well, I just saw Precursor behavior that I've never noticed before. When their FACs and destroyers ran out of missiles, they tried to ram. Not that closing the range against my two surviving cruisers was exactly a good idea for them. So I guess I'm a proponent of the Soviet School of Tactical Doctrine, namely: if you have a problem, throw bodies at it until it goes away.

[MaximumZero]

Okay, so I have a dumb question. Why is it that my mining fleet decides to stop dumping Automated Mines on Mars and just fucking sit there doing nothing when I try to build them a new ship to add to the fleet? This happens with ALL of my Task Groups! *frustration*

[Jacob/Lee]

Okay, so I have a dumb question. Why is it that my mining fleet decides to stop dumping Automated Mines on Mars and just fucking sit there doing nothing when I try to build them a new ship to add to the fleet? This happens with ALL of my Task Groups! *frustration*

Any task groups with ships being built into them can't do anything until the ship is done. You could try detaching a ship then adding all the others to its TG.

[MaximumZero]

Welp, looks like I'm going to wind up making a new TG for each ship I build, and then merging that TG into the one I actually want it in. Bleh. At least I know it's not just me now.

[Mini]

I have a shipyard TG specifically for the shipyards to build into, and then split ships off of that when they are built. It also means I don't get ships built by my shipyards magically appearing halfway across the system when they are finished.

[RulerOfNothing]

What weapons does the destroyer have?

[Areyar]

What mini says is the way to go.
(Build everything into the 'Yard TF, then split off and join target fleet)
Growing fleets are usually on maneuvres anyhow.

also: Aren't populace asking for defence against missiles? (Not just more AS missiles overhead)

[Metalax]

Yes, build a ship with a tractor beam. Tractored ships are removed from their current taskgroup and placed in that of the towing ship. As that task group belongs to you, so does the ship you just requisitioned from the civilians. 

Sweet, that means I won't have to deal with the civvies having tons of obsolete freighters going 1/5 the speed of the newer models. It would be nice to be able to subsidy the upgrades to sort of kick the shipping corps into doing the intelligent thing, but ah well.

Indeed. I'll usually subsidize them the cost of the ship I requisitioned to let them build a new model.

mars is being defended by a destroyer and a destroyer escort.
why, oh, why is mars' actual defence not going up? with the DE it was 50, with the destroyer, it changed by 0.
mars, if you want to have a hissy fit over a non-existant problem, go die.

Are you sure that the ships are at mars, not orbiting it? Use the move to order too make sure that they are there. If you are sure that they are at mars give them orders to move to phobos then move back.

Check the designs for each ship for their PPV, unarmed support ships such as sensor ships don't add to PPV.

[Areyar]

Cool.
I'd just pay scrap value though... :p

[Sheb]

Also, what count are ships in-system, not in orbit. If the Destroyer was at Earth, moving it to Mars won't help.

I'd suggest a PDC with some BFG, ICBMs launchers are perfect for that.

[Duuvian]

Also, what count are ships in-system, not in orbit. If the Destroyer was at Earth, moving it to Mars won't help.

I'd suggest a PDC with some BFG, ICBMs launchers are perfect for that.

Spoiler: If you are an evil mastermind or a government, don't read this (click to show/hide)

Hehe, that's a funny thought I never had. I suppose ICBMs orbiting a planet would have a big effect on unrest though logically.

I usually use ground troops. Way, way too many ground troops. Veritable oceans of garrison units and their replacements and a few other types of troops in case I need to invade.. er whoops I mean defend myself (somewhere else).

EDIT: On that note, does anyone not unlock all the ground unit types? I usually get those researches done fairly early, especially the cheaper ones. Also, what is the most effective use of replacement battalions? Are they best placed with 3 other non command units in a brigade, or do they work best in their own 4 replacement battalion brigade with 3 other full normal brigades in a division, or could they have their own division with the same effectiveness?

Spoiler:  Ground Combat Units (click to show/hide)

Ground Combat Units
Each Ground Combat Unit (GCU) has three main values. Attack Strength, Defence Strength and Morale. The first two are based on the Racial Ground Combat Strength (RGCS) while the latter is based on experience and training. The RGCS, which starts at 10, can be increased through research. Each type of ground unit uses a separate modification of the RGCS for attack and defence and if the RGCS increases, the strength of all ground combat units increases accordingly. The six types of ground combat unit are as follows:

? Heavy Assault (180 TP): This unit has both attack and defence strengths equal to the RGCS
? Mobile Infantry (100 TP): This unit has an attack strength equal to half the RGCS and a defence strength equal to the RGCS
? Assault Infantry (100 TP): This unit has an attack strength equal to the RGCS and a defence strength equal to half the RGCS
? Garrison (60 TP): This unit has no attack strength and a defence strength equal to the RGCS
? Engineer (200 TP): This unit has no attack strength and a defence strength equal to half the RGCS. However, while on a planet it acts as a construction factory for all purposes. The Engineer is to the Construction Factory as the Automated Mine is to the Mine.
? Headquarters (150 TP): This unit has no attack strength and a defence strength equal to one fifth of the RGCS. The sole purpose of a headquarters is to house a commander. The senior HQ commander in a PDC uses his ground combat bonus to affect all ground units within the PDC. The senior HQ commander on a planet that is not in a PDC uses his ground combat bonus to affect all ground units outside PDCs.

Ground Forces Training Facilities
Ground Units are produced by the Ground Forces Training Facility (GFTF). Each GFTF requires 2400 BPs and 2400 tons of Duranium and produces 100 training points per year. The GFTF tab on the Economic window is setup like the shipyard tab with each GFTF able to build one unit at a time. Although there is no research line to increase the amount of training points produced, the RGCS can be increased through research, effectively providing more combat strength from the same amount of training. All ground units require an amount of Duranium equal to one quarter their training cost and an amount of Neutronium equal to three quarters of their training cost.

Troop Transport Modules
All GCU are the same size. A ship needs one Troop Transport module to transport each GCU. GCU may only be moved from a ship to a planet, or vice versa, if the ship is in orbit. Troop Transport modules require 20 HS.

Combat
Any race with GCU on a planet can choose to attack ground units or PDCs of another race on the same planet. Note that attacking and defending are two different actions so the attacked race may decide to remain on the defensive and not counter-attack. If both sides attack each other, two separate combats are calculated. As the combat is potentially covering the entire planet, each combat round takes place during the five day increment. If time is advanced by more than five days, one combat round takes place for every 5 days in the increment.

Attacking ground forces will have the option to concentrate their efforts on a specific PDC (based on sensor contacts) or fight a general action against enemy ground forces outside PDCs (if there are any). This is accomplished by choosing which PDC or Population to attack on the Ground Units tab of the Economics window. If a PDC is under attack, only the defenders of that specific PDC are able to take part in the defensive battle. However, troops can emerge from other PDCs to fight an offensive action against the attackers in the field and try to destroy them. Obviously this won?t be a good idea if there are enemy spacecraft within weapon range. If the attackers are concentrating on a specific PDC, the defenders are able to move around between other PDCs but are not able to reinforce a PDC under attack. In addition, the PDC under attack may not reload its magazines from the planetary stockpile.

If a PDC is captured (i.e. all ground forces within it are eliminated), it becomes part of the attacking player?s forces. He can move troops in to garrison it and the defenders may try to recapture it. There may be a chance the defender will attempt to blow up the PDC or damage its systems before it is captured, depending on his racial characteristics.

Spoiler: Communication and Diplomacy (click to show/hide)

http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=497ab52ed1c53469e03870d65234babd&topic=146.0
Trading Posts
Setting up a trading post includes an agreement to allow unarmed freighters inside any existing exclusion zone. There are different levels of trading post with different populations and facilities permitted. The basic trading post is 50,000 population but no mining, industrial production or defences. This is just be a place where freighters can leave their cargos ready for exchange. Supply stockpiling is permitted.

The chance of establishing a trading post is 50% and it is affected by the following factors:
?   The average Modified Xenophobia of the two races.
?   The average Trade Rating of the two races.
?   The skill of the Diplomatic Team making the offer
?   The type of Trading Post
?   Any existing Negotiation Modifier

The actual formulas involved are:
Xenophobia Mod = 1 ? ((Race 1 MX + Race 2 MX) / 200)
Trade Modifier = (Race 1 Trade Rating + Race 2 Trade Rating) / 200
Diplomatic Team Modifier = 1 + (Team Skill / 200)
Trading Post Modifier is based on the size of trading post (see below)

Basic Accept Chance = 50% * Xenophobia Mod * Trade Modifier * Diplomatic Team Modifier
Final Accept Chance = Basic Accept Chance - Negotiation Modifier  - Trading Post Modifier

There are different types of trading post with modifiers to their chance of success.
?   Trading post. Max population 50,000. No mining, industrial production or defences.
?   Trading Enclave. Max population 500,000. Industry permitted but no shipyards, mines or defences. - 10% to final success chance
?   Mining Outpost. Max Population 2m, Industry and Mines permitted but no Shipyards or defences. - 20% to final success chance
?   Military Base. Max Population 10m. All types of installations permitted - 30% to final success chance.
?   Shared Ownership. No maximum population. All installations permitted.
 
A new treaty must be accepted for each trading post to be established or for the size of an existing trading post to be increased.

Planetary Surrender Terms
If a player has a ship in orbit of a hostile planet, and that ship could bombard the planet, he can offer a variety of different terms to the planet with varying chance of success. In the following descriptions, the attacking race is the one with a ship in orbit and the defending race is the race on the planet.

The terms available are:

1) Mineral Tribute 20%. If the defending race accepts these terms, they are forced to allow a trading post (up to 50k pop) of the attacking race on their planet. In addition, twenty percent of the minerals they mine are automatically transferred to the attacking race population. Furthermore, if it is a colony it must succeed from its parent government and enter a non-aggression pact with the attacking race. Except for those conditions it becomes a fully independent state.

2) Mineral Tribute 30%. Exactly as above except the mineral tribute is 30%
 
3) Mineral Tribute 50%. If the defending race accepts these terms, they are forced to allow a Trading Enclave (Max Pop 500k. Factories Only. No SY/Mines/Defences) of the attacking race on their planet. In addition, fifty percent of the minerals they mine are automatically transferred to the attacking race population. Furthermore, if it is a colony it must succeed from its parent government and enter a non-aggression pact with the attacking race. Except for those conditions it becomes a fully independent state.

4) Mineral Tribute 80%. As 3) but with 80% of minerals transferred. This is a harsh set of terms as the defending population will have little left to manage its own economy, although if it is only a colony world of a larger empire and a peace treaty is eventually agreed, additional minerals could be shipped in from elsewhere.

5) Client Pop/State + 20% Industry. If the defending race accepts these terms, they are forced to allow a Military Base (Max Pop 10m. All installations permitted) of the attacking race on their planet. The population becomes a client of the attacking race. This means the population must succeed from any parent government and, although nominally independent, must enter a Military Pact with the attacking race and follow its instructions in the future. In addition, twenty percent (FRU) of all its industries (including mines, factories, shipyards, research labs, etc) are transferred to the attacking race population on the planet.

6) Client Pop/State + 30% Industry. As above except that 30% of all industries are transferred.

7) Client Pop/State + 50% Industry. If the defending race accepts these terms, they are forced to allow Shared Ownership (No restrictions on population and all installations permitted) of the attacking race on their planet. The population becomes a client of the attacking race with the same conditions as above.

Client Pop/State + 30% Industry. As 7) except that 80% of all industries are transferred, leaving the population in a hopeless position with regard to any chance of a future revolt.

9) Slave Race. If the defending race accepts these terms, they are forced to allow Shared Ownership (No restrictions on population and all installations permitted) of the attacking race on their planet. All Industry is transferred to the Attacking race population on their planet. The remaining population is used for forced labour (detailed elsewhere)

The chance of the defending race accepting these terms is based on the following factors.

Base Chance of Accepting the Terms:
Mineral Tribute 20% +40
Mineral Tribute 30% +20
Mineral Tribute 50% 0
Mineral Tribute 80% -30
Client Pop/State + 20% Industry -20
Client Pop/State + 30% Industry -30
Client Pop/State + 50% Industry -50
Client Pop/State + 80% Industry -80
Slave Race -100

Also these are from old posts of Steve's. I'm looking for how best to use replacement battalions.