Space Opera Mod WIP

[narf poit chez BOOM]

As far as I can tell, the only problem is long ground combats tend to encourage a 'Nuke them' mentality - Which doesn't seem to be what you're aiming for.

I know that I already consider stock ground combat long and boring. Not so much the actual combat but commiting a whole system to building a large transport full of troops, waiting for the troops to accumulate, then remembering to always pick up the troops.

I dunno why I never suggested this, but if there was a switch where enemy planets just surendered the moment your fleet blows away their defences...

[Fyron]

Only if you allow nuking to be feasible. See Carrier Battles Mod for an excellent ground combat system that makes nuking hard. Troops have hit points on a much increased scale, so it takes a long, long time to glass planets, eating a ton of supplies and maintenance.