How do blockades work?

[MythicalMino]

Got a question...

Last nite I was playing a game, and attacked the Ork Clans' homeworld. There were two planets in that sector. I eliminated the population on one, but not totally on the other. They had no ships or anything, just population left. After the battle, it said that I was blockading the planet. I have not seen this before, what exactly is happening. Now, I know what a blockade is, but what i am asking, is what is happening in game terms?

Thanks

[ October 31, 2002, 13:37: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

[Captain Kwok]

In game terms, a blockade prevents any resources and/or research/intelligence points from being collected by the empire. If you are also blockading a planet with the only spaceport in the system - than no resources etc. will be added the empires pool.

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
In game terms, a blockade prevents any resources and/or research/intelligence points from being collected by the empire.<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Correct. Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
If you are also blockading a planet with the only spaceport in the system - than no resources etc. will be added the empires pool.<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Incorrect. It only affects resources generated on the planet actually blockaded from getting to the empire.

Geoschmo

[Baron Grazic]

Note - The Build Queue of the blockaded planet is still available to build Units, Ships & Facilities.

[Arkcon]

Also, the population of the blockaded planet will grow angry and will soon riot, halting all production.

This happens whenever enemy ships are in the system, but it is faster when a planet is blockaded. I don't know if the value is in the data files, but it seems to work that way for me.

[Skulky]

how quickly are we looking at a riot?

and lets say its been blockaded for 40 turns and then i capture it, will the people ever become happy again?

[Will]

Originally posted by Skulky:
and lets say its been blockaded for 40 turns and then i capture it, will the people ever become happy again?<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Perhaps if you give the people milk and cookies, they'll become happy... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

The fastest way to make the planet happier again (assuming Peaceful happiness type, not sure about others) is to dump a whole lot of troops on the planet. Parking a nice-sized fleet in orbit couldn't hurt, either.

[Fyron]

120 police troops keep just about any planet jubilant.