Invasion Option - Retreat?

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Is there a way to cancel out of an invasion of a planetary system? I hate to have my transports attempt an invasion that I know I have no chance of winning but I don't know how to back out of the screen. ESC doesn't seem to work. If there is no way to do that, then is there a way to evaluate the enemy soldier strength before you invade?

Please help me avoid these Charge of the Light Brigade scenes.

Thank you ;)
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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
You can cancel the colonization with ESC. But I'd agreee; I'd really like to see a way to cancel an invasion.
Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Yes, and what if the defender could choose a "last minute retreat", creating a Col/transport ship with some of the pop he could save ?

Another nice thing would be to make some InvTactics obsolete when the defender reaches certain tech.
Currently you can't do much when being invaded, there is no way to "counter" the attacker.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
You can check the population of a star beforehand, so you'll have an idea if you can win with traditional methods.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
"You can check the population of a star beforehand, so you'll have an idea if you can win with traditional methods."

But you have no idea what the odds will be. They could be 2 to 1 or 10 to 1... it's not always obvious until you engage a race for the first time. At least not to me.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
I kind of like it like that. I mean, you can check the stats for espionage if you want to get an idea of whether they are ahead/behind you. Otherwise, you've got to fight to figure it out.