Planet/System Defense

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When a social project says it adds to the planet's or system's defense, does that mean in the case of an invasion, or does it help orbiting ships? And is there a difference between planet and system defense?
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Defenses apply to all the planets in the system and all the ships in orbit. As for defending ground troops, I don't know if those social projects help that rating. I don't get invaded too often. I make sure that transports die before they get enough people near one of my planets to take it. :D
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Yes, but is there a difference between star system defense and planet defense? does star system defence affect orbiting defenders, and planet defence affect troop invasions? Stardock reallly needs to be clearer on this.
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
For the social projects, they ONLY effect ground invasions, and don't effect ships in any way.

You can only invade the entire star system, not individual planets, so the bonuses all apply to the star system defence. However, I don't know if all the bonuses add up (for example, if there are three planets in the star system, and all three have omega defence, is it a 150% increase in ground troops, or does just one of them count??)
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I'd like to revisit this thread.
I remember in the original os/2 game, the text in the various defense improvements applied to the ships in orbit as well as ground troops. The old text, if I remember correctly, stated that a defensive shield engulfs the planet and ships in orbit. Does this still apply? If not, should it?