Planets randomly "de-colonizing"

[entropy008]

Nearing end-game, year 24xx. The contingency mid-game crisis is done and I'm in their "core" sector which I have claimed as my own.

I have outpost everywhere and have attempted to colonize three separate habitable worlds but for for some reason shortly after colonizing (within the span of a few years) the planets become "un-colonized" with no warning. They're simply shown as empty worlds waiting to be colonized.

Anyone else had this problem before?

[markdb92]

you may have had the pops that were on those worlds set to purge. Some civics auto purge planets or move the pops to other planets to get rid of low pop worlds.

[entropy008]

Originally posted by markdb92:

you may have had the pops that were on those worlds set to purge. Some civics auto purge planets or move the pops to other planets to get rid of low pop worlds.

ehh it's my empire's pops. Like, MY race. Not those filthy xenos.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Are you using planetary automation?

[entropy008]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Are you using planetary automation?

yes indeed - something with that?

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Originally posted by entropy008:

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Are you using planetary automation?

yes indeed - something with that?

Yaaa our own races love to just abandon worlds unless you set them up to a basic standard, you would never believe how many habitats or worlds with just 5% off habitability were abandoned because the automation AI felt that the proper way to set them up is just spamming adminstrator buildings and nothing else, literally, not even districts or operations.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Originally posted by entropy008:

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Are you using planetary automation?

yes indeed - something with that?

Certain settings can lead to unemployment in the colony, and unemployed pops will automatically migrate off.