Mixing races and out of contact

dbt1949 · #1 June 15th, 2003, 07:13 PM

I just went and sealed off a system (closed the warp points)from it's parent empire and then use ground troops to conquer all the planets(something like 8).
It's been a few turns now and my empire is completely cut off but I still have contact with the empire who's planets I conquered.What's going on here?
Also how does it affect anything if I add my own population to a planet that was conquered and has it's own population?
Thanks!

Slick · #2 June 15th, 2003, 07:22 PM

It means you are probably still connected with a planet he colonized that is still on "your" side of the closed warp point. Maybe there is another explanation...

As for poplulation... The total number of population determines the bonuses. Both will multiply per the growth rate. If any of them is not a native breather of the planet's atmosphere, the planet will be domed. Growth of both populations will stop when the planet is at its max capacity, domed or not. Having alien races on the planet will negatively affect the planet's happiness (See FAQ for details).

Slick.

[ June 15, 2003, 18:24: Message edited by: Slick ]

Suicide Junkie · #3 June 15th, 2003, 07:24 PM

Do they have a planet hidden inside a sensor-blocking storm?

Do they have any moons hiding behind the main planet?

Try looking in the "Planets" window, and choose "All planets"
If you can see any enemy planets in that list, you're probably in contact with them through that planet.

dbt1949 · #4 June 15th, 2003, 08:19 PM

You were right.
I thought I had every planet settled in my 20 something systems but I had missed one and they had settled on it.
I had been so busy with everything else I hadn't noticed.

Situation has been rectified.
Thanks for letting me know about the racial mixture thing too!