How do you unoccupy a planet?

[Dova]

One of my federation members is dealing with a machine uprising, and I decided to lend a hand. I sent some armies to invade the systems they had re-occupied, thinking that it would count towards my allies' occupation as it does in regular wars. For some reason, it doesn't, and now I occupy three planets in one of their occupied systems.

Because of this, the war won't end; attrition seems to have halted, and since status quo is still not an option, my only choice is to surrender. Is there some way I can return the planets back to their owner so my ally can conquer them themselves and the war?

I've tried removing my armies from the planet, but it still remains occupied. I'm playing on Ironman, so console commands aren't an option.

Thanks.

[Elitewrecker PT]

You should have joined the war not declare another war. I don't think there is, but attrition should keep climbing. What war goal did you and the machine empire choose? Do they have claims?

[Dova]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

You should have joined the war not declare another war. I don't think there is, but attrition should keep climbing. What war goal did you and the machine empire choose? Do they have claims?

Ah, I see the issue. I may have accidentally started another war. No, they don't have claims. I chose the counter-attack option.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Now that I think about it, I can't remember if there's actually a way to join a war already in progress.

Are they a total war civic?

[ThunderOrigin]

Have you tried giving the systems in a trade deal back to the original owner?

[Isokon]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Now that I think about it, I can't remember if there's actually a way to join a war already in progress.

I don't think there is. Wars are pretty much locked in once you declare them.

Originally posted by ThunderOrigin:

Have you tried giving the systems in a trade deal back to the original owner?

There is nothing to trade since the system doesn't belong to him, he just occupies some planets in a system he doesn't control.

[Dova]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Now that I think about it, I can't remember if there's actually a way to join a war already in progress.

Are they a total war civic?

No, they aren't.

[ThunderOrigin]

Originally posted by Isokon:

There is nothing to trade since the system doesn't belong to him, he just occupies some planets in a system he doesn't control.

Ah my bad.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Originally posted by Dova:

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Now that I think about it, I can't remember if there's actually a way to join a war already in progress.

Are they a total war civic?

No, they aren't.

OK, When you hover over your surrender button what does it say will happen?
Screenshot might be easier.

[I am Goot]

Only way i know you can join a war already in progress is if you are a protectorate to someone in war and you tech up to become a vassal, then you would enter the war.

If the system is occupied, by you, only real way you can let your ally conquer it is to fall back and allow the original owner or their allies (if any) to retake the system and colony. Then your ally takes it. But if you are allied with an Ai, you might be waiting a while.

[I am Goot]

You have conquered ALL systems and planets the enemy owns?

[Dova]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Originally posted by Dova:

No, they aren't.

OK, When you hover over your surrender button what does it say will happen?
Screenshot might be easier.

Humiliation, as that's their war civic. It mentions that they keep that one system, and also recieve two claims they have on another federation member's territory.

Originally posted by I am Goot:

You have conquered ALL systems and planets the enemy owns?

The enemy only has one system at the moment; the rest were conquered by the ally after I withdrew from the systems I had occupied conquered. Right now, my ally occupies the starbase in that one system, but I occupy the planets.

[Azor]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Now that I think about it, I can't remember if there's actually a way to join a war already in progress.

you can't

[Guts]

Win the war vs the machine uprising, then trade the systems back to the federation member after the war is over. You can't trade systems during war, but you can trade any systems that are adjacent to allied territory.

[Dova]

Originally posted by N473:

Win the war vs the machine uprising, then trade the systems back to the federation member after the war is over. You can't trade systems during war, but you can trade any systems that are adjacent to allied territory.

The issue is I don't own the system; I just own the planets in the system. My ally owns the starbase, meaning neither of us fully occupy it. As such, the war won't end, as it consider occupation to be limited.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Originally posted by Dova:

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

OK, When you hover over your surrender button what does it say will happen?
Screenshot might be easier.

Humiliation, as that's their war civic. It mentions that they keep that one system, and also recieve two claims they have on another federation member's territory.

Originally posted by I am Goot:

You have conquered ALL systems and planets the enemy owns?

The enemy only has one system at the moment; the rest were conquered by the ally after I withdrew from the systems I had occupied conquered. Right now, my ally occupies the starbase in that one system, but I occupy the planets.

Well, if it's humiliation and they don't have claims on you, you could surrender and lose some of your influence just to allow your other ally to finish the war.
It's not war civic, it's war goal.