Devs: Possible Ground Combat Bug.
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I mentioned this in a different thread, and Asharak suggested I try to find Brad and mention it. I'll cut n' paste what I wrote there:
"...When you invade with mass drivers (or other planet destroying enhancements) and are repelled, there is *no* damage to the planet quality. This enables a mildly cheesy tactic, where I waltz into a fight that I know I'm going to lose no matter what (1 bil vs. 15 bil with tech disadvantage), use mass drivers to inflict 12 billion casualties without hurting the planet, and then bring in a 'clean-up' transport to take the planets via traditional warfare. Bingo, I win against impossible odds without harming the planets in the slightest."
"...When you invade with mass drivers (or other planet destroying enhancements) and are repelled, there is *no* damage to the planet quality. This enables a mildly cheesy tactic, where I waltz into a fight that I know I'm going to lose no matter what (1 bil vs. 15 bil with tech disadvantage), use mass drivers to inflict 12 billion casualties without hurting the planet, and then bring in a 'clean-up' transport to take the planets via traditional warfare. Bingo, I win against impossible odds without harming the planets in the slightest."