Planet with stone age pop can't build observation post.

[PXR5]

It is inside my empire it also has Strong Magnetic Field and High Gravity world. Is this a bug or working as intended? When I try the option stays red. I can build a research station around it but nott an observation post. When I disband the resarch station I still don't get the option to build the post.

[The Mongoose]

yes this is how it is intended. you can build the observation post once they reach an industrial tech level

[Lightirius]

You can colonize this planet if you can set native Interference policy to unrestricted. After colonization you can either:
1) enslave natives, if you have slavary;
2) move all natives to reservations - some tiles become permanently blocked, but give science to adjacent
3) live in limited anclaves - lots of tiles become permanently blocked, but give science to adjacent

[PXR5]

The population also doesn't appear in my known species list.

[Smurf-O-Pax]

or you can uplift them when you researched uplifting

[PXR5]

No uplifting. I have the tech.

[Yaldabaoth]

Are there actual POPs on the surface? Then it's a bug. If the planet has the "Stone Age Population" modifier with no POPs, then it is just the modifier and you get an event if you colonize.

[ked]

It's not a bug, it's how this feature implemented. As Lightirius said, you have three options:

Originally posted by Lightirius:

You can colonize this planet if you can set native Interference policy to unrestricted. After colonization you can either:
1) enslave natives, if you have slavary;
2) move all natives to reservations - some tiles become permanently blocked, but give science to adjacent
3) live in limited anclaves - lots of tiles become permanently blocked, but give science to adjacent

It's just different from primitive race you can observe or Uplift.

[PolecatEZ]

Pre-sentient - You can "Uplift" if you haven't already colonized.
Stone Age - You have to colonize and put them on reservations.
Post-Neolithic - You can invade with an army or build an observation post and go from there.

[PXR5]

Originally posted by PolecatEZ:

Pre-sentient - You can "Uplift" if you haven't already colonized.
Stone Age - You have to colonize and put them on reservations.
Post-Neolithic - You can invade with an army or build an observation post and go from there.

Ah ok this explains it so I can understand.

[kesat]

Originally posted by PolecatEZ:

Pre-sentient - You can "Uplift" if you haven't already colonized.
Stone Age - You have to colonize and put them on reservations.
Post-Neolithic - You can invade with an army or build an observation post and go from there.

Exactly. Those pre-FTL civs have these 3 different states and each has another mechanism.

Just one thing to add:
Pre-Sentient species can also be uplifted once colonized. And you actually need to uplift them, if you want them to be part of your empire.

[lalala]

Originally posted by Yaldabaoth:

Are there actual POPs on the surface? Then it's a bug. If the planet has the "Stone Age Population" modifier with no POPs, then it is just the modifier and you get an event if you colonize.

Its not a bug, Stone Age has no pops. I don't know exactly when pops spawn, at which stage, but not in stone age for sure.

[klionh87]

I think you can uplift both Pre-sentient and Stone Age civs in the same way.

The only difference is that you need to colonize Stone Age planets first so the pops appear.

[PXR5]

Originally posted by klionh87:

I think you can uplift both Pre-sentient and Stone Age civs in the same way.

The only difference is that you need to colonize Stone Age planets first so the pops appear.

Nope. I colonized and drove them into reservations. No uplifting option before or after. No enslavement option at the moment as well. Yes enslavement is on.