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The blockade no longer grants you points; you need to actually capture the planet with soldiers.

By the way, this is quite stupid. A blockade + bombardment is obviously no worse than a ground war; it's strange that they made it this way. If that's the case, I hope they at least increased the anti-bonuses for bombarded planets. Didn't the defense weaken over time? But it was very slow, as I remember, so it wasn't very effective.

By the way, this is quite stupid. A blockade + bombardment is obviously no better than a ground war; it's strangely implemented.

From a gameplay perspective, this is quite reasonable. Before, it was a terrible exploit that allowed you to win most wars even with a significant advantage on the enemy's side.

If so, I hope they at least increased the anti-bonuses for the bombarded. Didn't the defense weaken over time? But it was very slow, as I remember, and didn't help much.

If you bombard with a couple of corvettes, the defense will, of course, slowly decrease. It used to decrease quickly, and it still decreases quickly now. With zero fortifications, the defenders receive x2 damage, just like before.

In general, if you're playing on a high difficulty level and are afraid of being overwhelmed, it sometimes makes sense to befriend one of the strong empires and become their vassal. And then, wait for the right moment to not only break free but also to seize part of the former suzerain's systems.

I was playing on normal difficulty :o And even in the best-case scenario, the approval rating was -50, and usually -300 to -500. The story of this conflict is actually quite amusing:
I successfully enslaved two races and started gradually conquering the blue ones (those surrounded by a purple ring). They were allied with the red ones (those humans with the weak fleet) and the blue ones at the top. I had already been at war with the latter and had an approval rating of -500, but before that, I had also been at war with the green ones and mercilessly exterminated them on a planet with a temperate climate. So, I thought that if I tried to conquer the ones surrounded, even though they had almost no army, the blue and green ones would team up against me. And the mushroom-federation (purple) would help too. I managed to befriend the red one, he invited me to join the war, and I agreed. We fought against the gray and green ones, but the red one wanted more and more and refused to make peace, even though the score was already 40. Then, suddenly, the mushrooms declared war on me, even though I hadn't done anything to them, maybe just declared them rivals. And then the blue ones decided that this was their chance. The irony is that by helping the red one, I was hoping to reconcile with the blue one and calmly crush the green one, who had no good alliances, but instead, I provoked both the blue one and the mushrooms.

For some reason, I couldn't manage to deploy my ground troops. Do they use transport ships for that? I can't seem to find where to build them; either the technology hasn't appeared (which is unlikely), or I'm just being dense.

You build offensive armies/slave armies. In the army menu on the planet, you select "load all," no individual ships are needed. You have a new fleet that cannot defend itself. You select it, right-click on the planet, and choose "Enter Orbit." If there are fortifications, you can later deploy troops, or "Deploy" if the fleet has destroyed the fortifications. ??? Profit.

Thanks, I'll try it sometime. I didn't fight that often; usually, just bombing was enough.

Capturing gives a lot of points, so I recommend doing it.

Okay, fine! I was actually planning to try a militaristic approach sometime. Or even conquer someone in this game. Look at that red faction at the bottom; they might be a bit weird and not very interesting to me, but they suddenly have better technology, and I also annoy them by expanding my borders.

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The diplomacy system and other such things aren't very good here. Why can't I change the terms of the war? (or can I?) One of the systems they offer is completely useless. Although, in the end, the ally will conclude a truce on ridiculous terms. This is already the third war with the green empire.

Hmm. I have a rather strange game going on. It's supposedly the endgame, but throughout the entire game, no one has declared war on anyone. The galaxy has long been divided, and it's unclear what the competitors are doing. Could it be a bug?

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They're just not as active as they used to be. Or maybe they're just scared. In my normal games, everyone was active, but now, even when I play, they've become inactive.

One of the systems they are suggesting is completely useless to me.

You can make them a vassal. Or give it to someone else. Don't forget about this option; you can even use it to make the Fallen Empire angry at your future target if their sacred world/planet is in close proximity to the borders.

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Hmm. I'm having a strange game. It's endgame already, but throughout the entire game, no one has declared war on anyone. The galaxy has long been divided, and it's unclear what the competitors are doing. Maybe it's a bug?

If you're playing version 1.6.0, then yes, you have a bug. In this version, the AI doesn't declare war at all.

If you have version 1.6.0, then yes, you have a bug. In this version, the AI doesn't declare war at all.

That makes sense. Yes, I have 1.6. Damn.

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If I install the latest patch and continue my current game, will the problem be resolved?

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Or is it impossible to continue a game on a different version?

I'm not sure, I never played version 1.6 because I knew about this bug. Usually, you can play, but bugs might appear.

Okay, I'll try installing the latest patch, as it seems to fix the issue, and then I'll continue playing and write about the results.