Eye candy!

This is one special event that will make inhabitable planets habitable. I, personally, have never seen it.

My last game had a really kewl twist. ALL of the non-inhabitable planets within 2 SECTORS of one system became size 14 inhabitable planets!!!! It was rather late in the game, so I managed to colonize all of them, but none were able to develop because I was too close to winning. Think what would have happened had it been early on in the game!

So the non-inhabitables are (1) eye candy, (2) voted on by the UP to be used when they become habitable, (3) taken over by minor race, (4) taken over by a Dark Lord, and (5) able to become fantastic planets due to some rare quirk of radiation.

I had that happen once, there is an added advantage if it happens earlier in the game, assuming its in relatively neutral territory, you get a total galactic war going over these new places to colonize. Its a real game-intensifier.

"(4) taken over by a Dark Lord"

Actually it's The Dread Lords.

Whoops, double post, sorry about that!

So.... if im playing a game and im getting my ass kicked and well, want some more planets... i just have to make myself the worst in the galaxy and really far behind, look like a noob and stockpile transports (confusing the AI coz i should be building warships) and I have the posobility of getting a shitload more planets right next to me? SWEET!!!

I know, its good fun! Make your millitary weak but leave yourself with huge cash reserves and a masive industry untill they decide that your an easy target and well, let the fun begin

i just have to make myself the worst in the galaxy and really far behind, look like a noob and stockpile transports

Somehow this doesn't sound like a winning strategy...