How to take down a planet?

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So I'm wondering how you guys take a planet from an enemy civilisation.

I'm asking because I just finished the 1st level of the campaign. After initally using research to benefit my economy, I eventually teched up my war technology.

I sent a small fleet of Mark 1 fighters to the star system that the Drengin control. Meeting absolutely no resistance (strangely- the Drengin were researching Xeno ethics when I was invading) I kept my fleet hovering over their two planets.

This is where it started to get boring- it took me ages to get that planet under my control (in fact- I had to wait for a troop invasion fleet from the Alterians (sp?) to do the job)).

These were the issues:

-My space fighters have no effect on their planets. Their approval didn't change.
- I didn't have the paitence or tech to win the planet over with influence (even if I did- don't you need 4x more influence than the domestic civilisation? Their approval was 100% so how can I posibly get them to revolt???)
- Even with my fighers over their planets, when they had absolutely nothing else- when talking to the Drengin, and "asking" for their planet, all I got was something along the lines of "you Humans may be more powerful, but we shall fight to the end"

...So what would/did you do to finish the 1st mision off?

I had to trade with the Alterians to get Planetary Invasion, and by the time my 1st troop carier got there the Alterian invasion squad had already done the job. Bit of an anti-climax D:

Thanks!

P.S. Does money/troops carry over to the next mission?
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
You need to reserach the tech that allows for the Transport ship to be built. I think it's "Planetary Invasions". There is a whole tech line dedicated from there for invasions, things like space marines and so forth and at some point you get the advanced troop modules which allows you to make a troop transport that can carry more troops.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
In the first leval of the campain you are at perminate war with the drengin, It is almost imposible to make a race surender through a cultural victory, I think. That is why it seams so hard. if you were at pease with them they probobly would have fliped.

PS. Spend some mony on espionoge, When you get to advanced level you can duble click on there planet and even go to there planit details. You should be able to get a better Idea of whats going down there then.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I could be wrong but I think I remember reading somewhere that the Drengin are psychotically loyal and won't rebel from their empire....maybe it said they are just really hard to flip, I can't find the quote now.

I think you were missing the "Planetary Invasion" technology when you couldn't take over the planet.