Indoctrination of Pre-FTL lifeforms

[Taran]

I'm playing with a lot of subjects normally, but I never indoctrinated pre-FTL species before enlightening them. I'm trying this for some decades now, but nothing seems to change at all. Is it supposed to take that long? And in the end, would you say it's worth it?

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Everything in stellaris takes long.
Please check the primative's planet population.
It might be they already have your ethos and wont need to change.

As for worth....
Unless your roleplaying as some kind of galatic manipulator it is always better to just invade primative's.
You get free workers and a relatively short ajustment period compaire to the feel good options.

Covert Infiltration is better then invasion because it remove the debuff and free's up troops for more important conquests.

Technological Enlightenment just makes them a worthless 1 planet vassal(aka poor as dirt)
And research?
8 social research vs a planet worth of resourses.....
Hm what is more usefull.
A tiny amount of research barely worth the station or a planet worth of resourses.

[galadon3]

Indoctrination is something you do (IF AT ALL) while you wait to get the tech for infiltration, overall its usually a waste of time and ressources.

[Taran]

Originally posted by Malaficus Shaikan:

Everything in stellaris takes long.
Please check the primative's planet population.
It might be they already have your ethos and wont need to change.

As for worth....
Unless your roleplaying as some kind of galatic manipulator it is always better to just invade primative's.
You get free workers and a relatively short ajustment period compaire to the feel good options.

Covert Infiltration is better then invasion because it remove the debuff and free's up troops for more important conquests.

Technological Enlightenment just makes them a worthless 1 planet vassal(aka poor as dirt)
And research?
8 social research vs a planet worth of resourses.....
Hm what is more usefull.
A tiny amount of research barely worth the station or a planet worth of resourses.

I'm not that new to Stellaris, I know how things roll. And yes, I looked if they have my ethics before I wrote this.
Well like I said, I play with subjects a lot and I know what the pros and cons of the rest are. I got the government civic that lets subjects expand on their own, making for good allies or at least some buffer zones between you and an enemy. I don't usually invade those planets because they are just not worth it unless there are strategic resources on it or it offers a huge ammount of space. Otherwise the Empire Sprawl gets way too high.