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	<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Ship Combat </h1>		<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Ship Combat </h1>
	'''Ship combat''' takes place when a fleet attempts to enter a tile occupied by a fleet owned by a hostile power.		'''Ship combat''' takes place when a fleet attempts to enter a tile occupied by a fleet owned by a hostile power.

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	<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Ship Combat </h1>		<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Ship Combat </h1>
	'''Ship combat''' takes place when a fleet attempts to enter a tile occupied by a fleet owned by a hostile power.		'''Ship combat''' takes place when a fleet attempts to enter a tile occupied by a fleet owned by a hostile power.
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	~~== Basics ==~~		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Basics </h2>
	At the start of combat, each ship will target an enemy ship of a type based on their [[Ship_roles \|role]]. If there are multiple enemy ships of the preferred type, the ship will choose one of them at random.		At the start of combat, each ship will target an enemy ship of a type based on their [[Ship_roles \|role]]. If there are multiple enemy ships of the preferred type, the ship will choose one of them at random.

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	Combat continues until all of the ships from one side are destroyed. Retreating once a combat has been initiated is not an option.		Combat continues until all of the ships from one side are destroyed. Retreating once a combat has been initiated is not an option.
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	~~== Retreat ==~~		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Retreat </h2>
	There is no retreating from combat for either the attacker or defender. Combat proceeds until one side or the other is annihilated.		There is no retreating from combat for either the attacker or defender. Combat proceeds until one side or the other is annihilated.
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	== Combat Viewer ==		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Combat Viewer </h2>
	The Combat Viewer shows your ships fighting against your enemy. Combat in the game is automated, so once you’ve chosen to engage you can either “auto resolve” the combat or watch it play out. Whichever you choose, it has no effect on the outcome of battle.		The Combat Viewer shows your ships fighting against your enemy. Combat in the game is automated, so once you’ve chosen to engage you can either “auto resolve” the combat or watch it play out. Whichever you choose, it has no effect on the outcome of battle.
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	== Starbase Support ==		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Starbase Support </h2>
	Certain military starbases modules give powerful fleet-wide bonuses to any combat that takes place within their area of influence. It may be helpful to try and lure enemy fleets into the range of the Starbase before engaging in combat.		Certain military starbases modules give powerful fleet-wide bonuses to any combat that takes place within their area of influence. It may be helpful to try and lure enemy fleets into the range of the Starbase before engaging in combat.
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	== Ship Repair ==		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Ship Repair </h2>
	Damaged starships repair at a base rate of 1 hit point per turn, whether they move during the turn or not. Starships that end their turn in orbit around a planet repair at a base rate of 5 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a shipyard repair at a base rate of 4 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a starbase repair at a base rate of 6 hit points per turn.		Damaged starships repair at a base rate of 1 hit point per turn, whether they move during the turn or not. Starships that end their turn in orbit around a planet repair at a base rate of 5 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a shipyard repair at a base rate of 4 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a starbase repair at a base rate of 6 hit points per turn.
	~~<br/><br/>~~
	Certain technologies (for example Healing Hulls and Living Ships) and ship components (like Structural Enhancement Field or Repair Drones) enable tactical repair, which allows a ship to repair itself during battles. This can be quite valuable, as a fleet can take damage during a battle yet emerge from it at full health.		Certain technologies (for example Healing Hulls and Living Ships) and ship components (like Structural Enhancement Field or Repair Drones) enable tactical repair, which allows a ship to repair itself during battles. This can be quite valuable, as a fleet can take damage during a battle yet emerge from it at full health.
	~~<br/>~~

	== Strategy ==		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Strategy </h2>
	The mix of ships in your fleet is incredibly important to its success in battle. Equipping support ships with appropriate modules, ensuring ship roles are handled well so you don't have vulnerable carriers engaging point-blank with enemy destroyers, and other similar tactics can multiply any force's capabilities.		The mix of ships in your fleet is incredibly important to its success in battle. Equipping support ships with appropriate modules, ensuring ship roles are handled well so you don't have vulnerable carriers engaging point-blank with enemy destroyers, and other similar tactics can multiply any force's capabilities.
	~~<br/><br/>~~
	One strategy that seems to work well is a mix of escorts and capital ships. Design your own ships (and don't forget to manually assign the role if the game defaults to another) such that your escorts have high defenses and low attack, and your capitals have high attack and no defenses. All enemy ships will attack your escorts first, wasting their firepower on their defenses, while your capitals are free to fire at the enemy.		One strategy that seems to work well is a mix of escorts and capital ships. Design your own ships (and don't forget to manually assign the role if the game defaults to another) such that your escorts have high defenses and low attack, and your capitals have high attack and no defenses. All enemy ships will attack your escorts first, wasting their firepower on their defenses, while your capitals are free to fire at the enemy.
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	<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Ground invasions </h1>		<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Ground invasions </h1>
	'''Ground invasions''' are the usual method of conquering enemy planets. Transport ships equip people from a friendly colony with appropriate gear and carry them across the void to an enemy world that has been cleared of space-based defenses.		'''Ground invasions''' are the usual method of conquering enemy planets. Transport ships equip people from a friendly colony with appropriate gear and carry them across the void to an enemy world that has been cleared of space-based defenses.
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	== How to Invade (pre Crusade expansion) ==		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> How to Invade (pre Crusade expansion) </h2>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>Research the Planetary Invasion technology.</li>		<li>Research the Planetary Invasion technology.</li>
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	<li>Victory! ...assuming you brought a sufficient amount of your population to fight.</li>		<li>Victory! ...assuming you brought a sufficient amount of your population to fight.</li>
	</ul>		</ul>
	== Invasion Mechanics ==
			<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Invasion Mechanics </h2>
	'''Invading''': Transports bring “Soldiers” to a target planet. “Soldiering” modifies the amount of people you bring. So, a transport with 4 people with a 50% soldiering bonus is the equivalent of 6 Soldiers.		'''Invading''': Transports bring “Soldiers” to a target planet. “Soldiering” modifies the amount of people you bring. So, a transport with 4 people with a 50% soldiering bonus is the equivalent of 6 Soldiers.

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	Some invasion types are so horrific that they will do damage to the planet or destroy improvements. Sometimes, there are additional long term effects, often leaving the invaded planet with durational modifiers, like low approval for X number of turns.		Some invasion types are so horrific that they will do damage to the planet or destroy improvements. Sometimes, there are additional long term effects, often leaving the invaded planet with durational modifiers, like low approval for X number of turns.
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	== Invasion Tactics ==
			<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Invasion Tactics </h2>
	If you've researched appropriate technology such as Biological Warfare, you can pay credits to enable special tactics during an invasion. Biological Warfare, for example, reduces the enemy's ability to resist your assault while simultaneously reducing the chance for existing improvements to be damaged during the invasion.		If you've researched appropriate technology such as Biological Warfare, you can pay credits to enable special tactics during an invasion. Biological Warfare, for example, reduces the enemy's ability to resist your assault while simultaneously reducing the chance for existing improvements to be damaged during the invasion.

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	== Defensive Tactics ==		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Defensive Tactics </h2>
	The ability to resist a ground invasion depends on planetary defenses, resistance, and soldiering ability.		The ability to resist a ground invasion depends on planetary defenses, resistance, and soldiering ability.

	Resistance determines the percentage of the planet's population that will try to defend the planet from an invasion. The rest of the population will suffer losses from the invading force, but they do not assist in repelling the invaders.		Resistance determines the percentage of the planet's population that will try to defend the planet from an invasion. The rest of the population will suffer losses from the invading force, but they do not assist in repelling the invaders.

	== Legions and General Citizens ==		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Legions and General Citizens </h2>
	When you create a general citizen they add five legions to your global pool. These legions can be loaded onto a transport or stationed on individual planets for defense. Once you do this they can't be put back into the global pool.		When you create a general citizen they add five legions to your global pool. These legions can be loaded onto a transport or stationed on individual planets for defense. Once you do this they can't be put back into the global pool.

	When you assign a general to a colony they will bring with them 5 defending legions, however these legions are NOT subtracted from the global pool. They will defend the planet the same as if you stationed them as a garrison but are not permanently assigned to that colony. If some die during a failed invasion those will be subtracted from the global pool. If you still have legions remaining then they will be able to defend the colony again without having to use the station garrison project to reinforce the colony. If you place generals on more than one planet, then each planet will get 5 defenders from the global pool, however since it isn't removing any legions from the global pool (unless they are killed), you can have the same 5 legions (or as many as you have if you have less than 5 in the pool) guard more than one planet. General citizens grant you free legions while also letting you defend more planets with fewer legions, allowing you to either have a large reserve for defense, or a bigger supply for invasions.		When you assign a general to a colony they will bring with them 5 defending legions, however these legions are NOT subtracted from the global pool. They will defend the planet the same as if you stationed them as a garrison but are not permanently assigned to that colony. If some die during a failed invasion those will be subtracted from the global pool. If you still have legions remaining then they will be able to defend the colony again without having to use the station garrison project to reinforce the colony. If you place generals on more than one planet, then each planet will get 5 defenders from the global pool, however since it isn't removing any legions from the global pool (unless they are killed), you can have the same 5 legions (or as many as you have if you have less than 5 in the pool) guard more than one planet. General citizens grant you free legions while also letting you defend more planets with fewer legions, allowing you to either have a large reserve for defense, or a bigger supply for invasions.

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	== Strategy ==		== Strategy ==
	The mix of ships in your fleet is incredibly important to its success in battle. Equipping support ships with appropriate modules, ensuring ship roles are handled well so you don't have vulnerable carriers engaging point-blank with enemy destroyers, and other similar tactics can multiply any force's capabilities.		The mix of ships in your fleet is incredibly important to its success in battle. Equipping support ships with appropriate modules, ensuring ship roles are handled well so you don't have vulnerable carriers engaging point-blank with enemy destroyers, and other similar tactics can multiply any force's capabilities.
	<br/>		<br/><br/>
	One strategy that seems to work well is a mix of escorts and capital ships. Design your own ships (and don't forget to manually assign the role if the game defaults to another) such that your escorts have high defenses and low attack, and your capitals have high attack and no defenses. All enemy ships will attack your escorts first, wasting their firepower on their defenses, while your capitals are free to fire at the enemy.		One strategy that seems to work well is a mix of escorts and capital ships. Design your own ships (and don't forget to manually assign the role if the game defaults to another) such that your escorts have high defenses and low attack, and your capitals have high attack and no defenses. All enemy ships will attack your escorts first, wasting their firepower on their defenses, while your capitals are free to fire at the enemy.
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	Damaged starships repair at a base rate of 1 hit point per turn, whether they move during the turn or not. Starships that end their turn in orbit around a planet repair at a base rate of 5 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a shipyard repair at a base rate of 4 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a starbase repair at a base rate of 6 hit points per turn.		Damaged starships repair at a base rate of 1 hit point per turn, whether they move during the turn or not. Starships that end their turn in orbit around a planet repair at a base rate of 5 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a shipyard repair at a base rate of 4 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a starbase repair at a base rate of 6 hit points per turn.
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	Certain technologies (for example Healing Hulls and Living Ships) enable tactical repair, which allows a ship to repair itself during battles. This can be quite valuable, as a fleet can take damage during a battle yet emerge from it at full health.		Certain technologies (for example Healing Hulls and Living Ships) and ship components (like Structural Enhancement Field or Repair Drones) enable tactical repair, which allows a ship to repair itself during battles. This can be quite valuable, as a fleet can take damage during a battle yet emerge from it at full health.
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	== Strategy ==		== Strategy ==
	The mix of ships in your fleet is incredibly important to its success in battle. Equipping support ships with appropriate modules, ensuring ship roles are handled well so you don't have vulnerable carriers engaging point-blank with enemy destroyers, and other similar tactics can multiply any force's capabilities.		The mix of ships in your fleet is incredibly important to its success in battle. Equipping support ships with appropriate modules, ensuring ship roles are handled well so you don't have vulnerable carriers engaging point-blank with enemy destroyers, and other similar tactics can multiply any force's capabilities.
			<br/>
			One strategy that seems to work well is a mix of escorts and capital ships. Design your own ships (and don't forget to manually assign the role if the game defaults to another) such that your escorts have high defenses and low attack, and your capitals have high attack and no defenses. All enemy ships will attack your escorts first, wasting their firepower on their defenses, while your capitals are free to fire at the enemy.
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	<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Ground invasions </h1>		<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Ground invasions </h1>
	'''Ground invasions''' are the usual method of conquering enemy planets. Transport ships equip people from a friendly colony with appropriate gear and carry them across the void to an enemy world that has been cleared of space-based defenses.		'''Ground invasions''' are the usual method of conquering enemy planets. Transport ships equip people from a friendly colony with appropriate gear and carry them across the void to an enemy world that has been cleared of space-based defenses.
	<br/>		<br/>

	== How to Invade (pre Crusade expansion) ==		== How to Invade (pre Crusade expansion) ==
	<ul>		<ul>

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	== Ship Repair ==		== Ship Repair ==
	Damaged starships repair at a base rate of 1 hit point per turn, whether they move during the turn or not. Starships that end their turn in orbit around a planet repair at a base rate of 5 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a shipyard repair at a base rate of 4 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a starbase repair at a base rate of 6 hit points per turn.		Damaged starships repair at a base rate of 1 hit point per turn, whether they move during the turn or not. Starships that end their turn in orbit around a planet repair at a base rate of 5 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a shipyard repair at a base rate of 4 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a starbase repair at a base rate of 6 hit points per turn.
	<br/>		<br/><br/>
	Certain technologies (for example Healing Hulls and Living Ships) enable tactical repair, which allows a ship to repair itself during battles. This can be quite valuable, as a fleet can take damage during a battle yet emerge from it at full health.		Certain technologies (for example Healing Hulls and Living Ships) enable tactical repair, which allows a ship to repair itself during battles. This can be quite valuable, as a fleet can take damage during a battle yet emerge from it at full health.
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	Damaged starships repair at a base rate of 1 hit point per turn, whether they move during the turn or not. Starships that end their turn in orbit around a planet repair at a base rate of 5 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a shipyard repair at a base rate of 4 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a starbase repair at a base rate of 6 hit points per turn.		Damaged starships repair at a base rate of 1 hit point per turn, whether they move during the turn or not. Starships that end their turn in orbit around a planet repair at a base rate of 5 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a shipyard repair at a base rate of 4 hit points per turn. Starships that end their turn in a starbase repair at a base rate of 6 hit points per turn.
	<br/>		<br/>
			Certain technologies (for example Healing Hulls and Living Ships) enable tactical repair, which allows a ship to repair itself during battles. This can be quite valuable, as a fleet can take damage during a battle yet emerge from it at full health.
			<br/>

	== Strategy ==		== Strategy ==
	The mix of ships in your fleet is incredibly important to its success in battle. Equipping support ships with appropriate modules, ensuring ship roles are handled well so you don't have vulnerable carriers engaging point-blank with enemy destroyers, and other similar tactics can multiply any force's capabilities.		The mix of ships in your fleet is incredibly important to its success in battle. Equipping support ships with appropriate modules, ensuring ship roles are handled well so you don't have vulnerable carriers engaging point-blank with enemy destroyers, and other similar tactics can multiply any force's capabilities.

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Invasion Tactics

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	! Tactic !! Cost (bc) !! Extra Effect !! Invader Casualty Rate !! Defender Casualty Rate !! Planet Damage !! Lingering Effect		! Tactic !! Cost (bc) !! Extra Effect !! Invader Casualty Rate !! Defender Casualty Rate !! Planet Damage !! Lingering Effect
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	\| Conventional Warfare \|\| 0 \|\| None \|\| Low \|\| High \|\| ~~Moderate~~ \|\| None		\| Conventional Warfare \|\| 0 \|\| None \|\| Low \|\| High \|\| Low \|\| None
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	\| Planetary Bombardment \|\| 500 \|\| -50% Resistance \|\| Low \|\| ~~Very High~~ \|\| ~~Very High~~ \|\| -50% Approval for 50 turns		\| Planetary Bombardment \|\| 500 \|\| -50% Resistance \|\| Low \|\| Moderate \|\| Moderate \|\| -50% Approval for 50 turns
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	\| Information Warfare \|\| 4000 \|\| -25% Resistance \|\| Very Low \|\| Low \|\| Very Low \|\| None		\| Information Warfare \|\| 4000 \|\| -25% Resistance \|\| Very Low \|\| Low \|\| Very Low \|\| None
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	\| Biological Warfare \|\| 500 \|\| -50% Resistance \|\| Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very Low \|\| None		\| Biological Warfare \|\| 500 \|\| -50% Resistance \|\| Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very Low \|\| None
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	\| Tidal Disruption \|\| 1500 \|\| -75% Resistance \|\| Unknown \|\| ~~Unknown~~ \|\| ~~Unknown~~ \|\| Unknown		\| Tidal Disruption \|\| 1500 \|\| -75% Resistance \|\| Unknown \|\| High \|\| Low \|\| Unknown
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	\| Core Detonation \|\| 1000 \|\| -95% Resistance \|\| Very Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very High \|\| None		\| Core Detonation \|\| 1000 \|\| -95% Resistance \|\| Very Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very High \|\| None
	\|}		\|}

	== Defensive Tactics ==		== Defensive Tactics ==
	The ability to resist a ground invasion depends on planetary defenses, resistance, and soldiering ability.		The ability to resist a ground invasion depends on planetary defenses, resistance, and soldiering ability.

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added some details but this seems like outdated information and I don't think some of the headers even apply anymore.

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	\| Planetary Bombardment \|\| 500 \|\| -50% Resistance \|\| Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very High \|\| -50% Approval for 50 turns		\| Planetary Bombardment \|\| 500 \|\| -50% Resistance \|\| Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very High \|\| -50% Approval for 50 turns
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	\| Information Warfare \|\| ~~1000~~ \|\| -25% ~~Defense and~~ Resistance \|\| Very Low \|\| Low \|\| Very Low \|\| None		\| Information Warfare \|\| 4000 \|\| -25% Resistance \|\| Very Low \|\| Low \|\| Very Low \|\| None
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	\| Biological Warfare \|\| 500 \|\| -50% ~~Defense~~ \|\| Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very Low \|\| None		\| Biological Warfare \|\| 500 \|\| -50% Resistance \|\| Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very Low \|\| None
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	\| Tidal Disruption \|\| ~~Unknown~~ \|\| ~~Unknown~~ \|\| Unknown \|\| Unknown \|\| Unknown \|\| Unknown		\| Tidal Disruption \|\| 1500 \|\| -75% Resistance \|\| Unknown \|\| Unknown \|\| Unknown \|\| Unknown
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	\| Core Detonation \|\| 1000 \|\| -50% ~~Defense and~~ Resistance \|\| Very Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very High \|\| None		\| Core Detonation \|\| 1000 \|\| -95% Resistance \|\| Very Low \|\| Very High \|\| Very High \|\| None
	\|}		\|}
	== Defensive Tactics ==		== Defensive Tactics ==

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added information on Crusade legions and general citizens. if it can be better formated please fix it

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	'''Ground invasions''' are the usual method of conquering enemy planets. Transport ships equip people from a friendly colony with appropriate gear and carry them across the void to an enemy world that has been cleared of space-based defenses.		'''Ground invasions''' are the usual method of conquering enemy planets. Transport ships equip people from a friendly colony with appropriate gear and carry them across the void to an enemy world that has been cleared of space-based defenses.
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	== How to Invade ==		== How to Invade (pre Crusade expansion) ==
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>Research the Planetary Invasion technology.</li>		<li>Research the Planetary Invasion technology.</li>
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	The ability to resist a ground invasion depends on planetary defenses, resistance, and soldiering ability.		The ability to resist a ground invasion depends on planetary defenses, resistance, and soldiering ability.
	Resistance determines the percentage of the planet's population that will try to defend the planet from an invasion. The rest of the population will suffer losses from the invading force, but they do not assist in repelling the invaders.		Resistance determines the percentage of the planet's population that will try to defend the planet from an invasion. The rest of the population will suffer losses from the invading force, but they do not assist in repelling the invaders.

			== Legions and General Citizens ==
			When you create a general citizen they add five legions to your global pool. These legions can be loaded onto a transport or stationed on individual planets for defense. Once you do this they can't be put back into the global pool.

			When you assign a general to a colony they will bring with them 5 defending legions, however these legions are NOT subtracted from the global pool. They will defend the planet the same as if you stationed them as a garrison but are not permanently assigned to that colony. If some die during a failed invasion those will be subtracted from the global pool. If you still have legions remaining then they will be able to defend the colony again without having to use the station garrison project to reinforce the colony. If you place generals on more than one planet, then each planet will get 5 defenders from the global pool, however since it isn't removing any legions from the global pool (unless they are killed), you can have the same 5 legions (or as many as you have if you have less than 5 in the pool) guard more than one planet. General citizens grant you free legions while also letting you defend more planets with fewer legions, allowing you to either have a large reserve for defense, or a bigger supply for invasions.