At first I was going to make a thread about feelings towards nuking planets via capitalships, etc. And the lack of viable ways to"peacefully" take over a planet. I know this is sins nuking is fun but alot of the times I feel as though if I were to have a space empire I wouldent nuke planets I would try to convert(as im an advent player I say convert) so I was thinking perhaps there could be new capital ships that instead of nuking planets they would send down shock troopers to the planet to fight, this would lower the allegiance of the planet(albeit slower than nuking), but retain the planet health and perhaps some of the population. Its abilities would also be more culture related then the other ships as well. I was thinking something along the lines of modified motherships/evacuators/battlecruisers as they would function as colonization ships but serve different and unique roles hopefully branching out more openers, all of them also repel enemy culture stronger than the other capital ships.
Genisis Class Mothership - Advent
Colonize - Sends supplies and personnel down to the surface of the planet to create a new outpost. For a brief time, buildings at this planet can be purchased more cheaply.
Manipulation - Targeting an enemy planet it manipulates the planets populous causing it to spread culture at a slow rate. Also causes any trade/refinery ships to deliver there goods to the nearest advent system. And turns off any phase jump inhibitors in the system for a short time.
Regenerative Telekinesis - Telepath's aboard the mothership passively repair ships hulls around them for .25%/.50%/.75% hp per second.
Exodus - Any Advent ships nearby the Genesis Class Mothership that are below 10% health are automatically destroyed transferring the spirit of there crews back to an advent controlled planet this gives a return of 100% of how much that ship cost back to the player.
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But yeah this was just a brainstorm and I wanted to see what people thought:)
Also this is a side question for Advent players is there any reason to not open Progenitor or Halcyon? Do the other three have any viable reasons to open with them?
Also i'll be coming up with some concept drawings for the Genesis Class Mothership so stay tuned:D
