D'oh, I'm an idiot. I'll go back to making all my planets impoverished third-worlds that can barely get into space.

Before the update, planetary population went down when the planet progresses to a higher tech level. Now the planetary population increases with tech level.

<snip> Oh you don't have enough space forces to attack that world any way. Combat in this game isn't that simple. Most planetary defenses have an attack range of 5-10. Starfrigates have an attack range of 20+. Planetary defenses cannot move. Starfrigates can. If a planet only has satellites protect...

Figures that I'd settle into the wonkiest part of the galaxy. Meet my neighbors. I'm surprised they don't set off on a conquest of their own. Given that starships can indeed actually move , I sincerely doubt anyone would ever invade this planet even if they did have enough ships to do so. http://i.i...

After restarting, I captured my first planet and, well...let's just say I won't ever need a second hexacarbide foundry.



...How long has this particular game been running, anyway?

How do u do the image from game screen to forum? I am a novice to most computer functions, unless it is one button push results. I have W 8.1 w/ Dell Inspiron 3721 I assume you are running some version of windows? Press 'print screen' on your keyboard. Open up microsoft paint or similar, click on t...