How do i declare war and claim systems which i took

[Presi]

The last time i did a war. After i destroyed their starport, i got the system but now i went into a war. The system is still under their control. I dont get it?

[Grey]

If there is a enemy controlled planet in the system then you must also take the planet through ground invasion.

[Presi]

But what if there is no enemy controlled planet in the system

[Presi]

What if i bombard the enemy capital planet

[Presi]

Originally posted by Prezgamer:

What if i bombard the enemy capital planet

I did this to like 100% and nothing happen

[Schmooolie | GDI >:(]

Originally posted by Prezgamer:

Originally posted by Prezgamer:

What if i bombard the enemy capital planet

I did this to like 100% and nothing happen

You dont just bombard them to 100% (poor souls) you invade them with ground troops

[coolman552]

Originally posted by Prezgamer:

Originally posted by Prezgamer:

What if i bombard the enemy capital planet

I did this to like 100% and nothing happen

unless you have armageddon bombardment enemy planets will never get wiped out by other types of bombardments

[Gato Gordo]

Originally posted by Prezgamer:

The last time i did a war. After i destroyed their starport, i got the system but now i went into a war. The system is still under their control. I dont get it?

it depends on what kind of war you're fighting. if you're conquering claims the system ownership changes after the war

[Presi]

So i bombard them and send in my armies, do i claim the system though

[Gato Gordo]

there's a tab for claims on the sidebar and it costs influence to claim systems

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Originally posted by Gato Gordo:

there's a tab for claims on the sidebar and it costs influence to claim systems

To eleborate on this:
To the left of the screen there is a tab with the word claims on it.
Here you manage's your claims.
You can also open the diplomacy menu by clicking on the target nations icon and select claims on there.
These claims are limeted to the target nation only.

If you just want to keep what you conquer you need to play a total war empire like driven assimilators, Fanatic purifiers, Devouring starm, and driven exterminators.

[Bloodartist]

Originally posted by Prezgamer:

But what if there is no enemy controlled planet in the system

Yea I've noticed something strange myself... At times I have defeated all opposition in an enemy system (that I have war with), there is no habitable planet.... but the control of the system doesn't change. ^_~ And I don't mean permanent control change with claims, I mean the temporary control. Currently even if I defeat all enemy forces in a system, the FTL inhibitors still work because I cant seem to gain control of the outpost that I blew to smithereens. This is either a bug or something has changed.


This doesn't seem to always happen, but sometimes it does. Has something changed in how war works?