Domination: Requirements and Consequences

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

I'm fooling around with different playstyles but I keep running into inconsistencies with dominating planets, namely being a big enough threat that they take me seriously. Is it based entirely on combat rating or are there other factors?

I also haven't nailed down what the ramifications are of dominating a planet that will change governments during the storylines.

Any help filling in the blanks would be appreciated!

[czartraktheprotogen]

It's based solely on your CR iirc. The only real consequences are pissing off the faction that owns the world. If a dominated planet comes under new ownership during the story, however, your reputation with the new owners will not be affected.

[Amazinite]

Whether you can demand tribute from a planet is entirely combat rating based. A combat rating of 5 is the lowest needed (I think), while the highest needed is 9. Note that some planets can never be dominated, including a couple of monk planets in human space.

The only real consequences are the negative reputation that it entails. The government of the defense fleet is what matters, so watch out what planets you dominate, as certain planets have militia defense fleets that everyone will hate you for attacking.

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

My combat rating is 7 and they're all telling me not to joke about it.

[Amazinite]

Ryvaken Tadrya a écrit :

My combat rating is 7 and they're all telling me not to joke about it.

Because it's planet dependent. For some planets, a CR of 7 is enough. For other planets, you're no where close.

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

Stormhold finally took me seriously.

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

Derpy Horse a écrit :

Ryvaken Tadrya a écrit :

My combat rating is 7 and they're all telling me not to joke about it.

Because it's planet dependent. For some planets, a CR of 7 is enough. For other planets, you're no where close.

I tried challenging Dirt Belt worlds without any real infrastructure. What's weaker than them?

On a related note, what's the conversion between the threshold listed in map.txt and the number in game?

[Amazinite]

Ryvaken Tadrya a écrit :

Derpy Horse a écrit :

Because it's planet dependent. For some planets, a CR of 7 is enough. For other planets, you're no where close.

I tried challenging Dirt Belt worlds without any real infrastructure. What's weaker than them?

On a related note, what's the conversion between the threshold listed in map.txt and the number in game?

Frontier worlds are easier than Dirt Belt worlds.

The threshold number in map.txt is the required combat rating from your save file. The combat rating that shows in game is the natural log of that number, rounded down. So to demand tribute from Earth requires a combat rating of ln(20000) = 9.9, which in game will show as 9. (i.e. if your combat rating says 9 and you still can't demand tribute from Earth, then you're actually less than 9.9.) Stormhold, on the other hand, is ln(2000) = 7.6.

[platypus]

Say, can I dominate the few neutral worlds without aggravating the Republic or Free Worlds?

[czartraktheprotogen]

platypus a écrit :

Say, can I dominate the few neutral worlds without aggravating the Republic or Free Worlds?

i think that angers the FW iirc

[larrybagina]

czartrak a écrit :

platypus a écrit :

Say, can I dominate the few neutral worlds without aggravating the Republic or Free Worlds?

i think that angers the FW iirc

I believe it depends on which neutral world and where you are in the campaign.

[Amazinite]

Just gonna quote what I said earlier, as it applies to this question.

Derpy Horse a écrit :

The only real consequences are the negative reputation that it entails. The government of the defense fleet is what matters, so watch out what planets you dominate, as certain planets have militia defense fleets that everyone will hate you for attacking.