Ground Combat Expansion

[Noble713]

Ground combat would take place as soon as troops are landed. For any ground battles that aren't resolved, the planet becomes contested. The planet can't produce anything like during a riot. The units of both sides remain on the planet, and as soon as

1) more troops are landed
2) a player with troops on the planet begins his or her turn

ground combat commences again. Also, militia units spawn at the beginning of the planet's owner's turn.

Um, did I leave anything out? I feel like I did but I can't think of what...

[Comar]

I still play Emperor of the Fading Suns on a regular basis in PBEM, but the tactical aspects of ground combat are not that great in it either. The two stacks just go at it without any imput until a decision is reached, much like this model. The difference is that the entire planet is not conquered in one turn, like here. It can take quite a while to conquer a planet, particuarily when playing against a human opponet.

The suggestion of using the existing model of warfare is a good one. It isn't perfect, but it could work. The only problem would be that it would only be for single player, not multi.