Spire Civilians - Confirm purpose

[Mánagarmr]

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Originally, these were intended to increase AIP by 1 each hour while under AI influence, and reduce AIP by -1 per hour while liberated.

Recent statements in this above Mantis issue makes it look as though they were intended to always reduce AIP, even under AI influence. If so, why liberate them, or even include them?

[Lancefighter]

I think, but i cant be sure, they lower aip twice as much if you liberate them. (they do it once on the x:01 mark, and again on the x:yy mark where you liberated them)

edit:

Although yes, the wiki changelog states

In the prior version, the Civilian Leaders outposts were not working properly -- they could not be captured by taking their planet. Now they are properly captured, and they also give positive AI progress even when the AI command station has been destroyed but the humans have not yet colonized the planet.

and

Up to 10 Spire Civilian Leader Outposts are scattered throughout the galaxy in the control of the AI. Against their will, every hour each outpost increases the AI Progress by 1. You have the choice of either destroying these outposts for colloduing with the AI, or freeing the outposts by capturing the planet from the AI. When freed, each of these outposts will gratefully decrease the AI Progress by one every hour.

[Mánagarmr]

Aye, this is what I think they should do, but x4000 clearly states that this is not the case in the above Mantis issue post.

[wyvern83]

I think, but i cant be sure, they lower aip twice as much if you liberate them. (they do it once on the x:01 mark, and again on the x:yy mark where you liberated them)

Edit:

Looks like its a bug after-all. They should match the tool-tip description but currently they subtract 1 AIP for free.

[Winter Born]

4.039

fixed to add aip when captive and subtract when free

pretty sure still -1 at 1 minute


mantis reclosed
http://www.arcengames.com/mantisbt/view.php?id=1502