What happens when humans conquer an empire city?

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Empire cities shall be inhabited by a different race and have different buildings, so what happens if humans conquer an empire city? Shall humans simply always destroy that empire city or shall they occupy that city, allowing them to build empire buildings and have an empire race in one city. Another possibility is that that city is slowly converted to a human city.

You could also ask the reverse question "What happens when the empire conquers an human city?" but I think that it is very likely that the empire would destroy or enslave every human city it conquers.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

In the expansion pack, Alpha Centarui: Alien Crossfire there were 2 alien factions alongside the usual human factions.  If the aliens or humans took a base from the other, the base was reduced to 1 population, and the rest of the population took flight in colony pods.  This represented the two species being so radically different that there was no possible way at coexistence within a single base.

I would consider this the baseline, and then if we want to get creative with coexistence, hybrid cities, etc. we can hash that out.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Sareln, reply 1
In the expansion pack, Alpha Centarui: Alien Crossfire there were 2 alien factions alongside the usual human factions.  If the aliens or humans took a base from the other, the base was reduced to 1 population, and the rest of the population took flight in colony pods.  This represented the two species being so radically different that there was no possible way at coexistence within a single base.

I would consider this the baseline, and then if we want to get creative with coexistence, hybrid cities, etc. we can hash that out.
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That could be a potential solution. But if the city is not completely destroyed then must the few human who live in that city come from somewhere: did they live there all along as hidden refugees? Do some of your soldiers settle in that city? Or go human emigrants instantly to the newly conquered city?

BTW, I posted this in a different forum then I intended(it was meant to go to the elemental general forum)

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

If you edit the original post, you should be given access to a drop down menu of subforums to which to move it.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Sareln, reply 3
If you edit the original post, you should be given access to a drop down menu of subforums to which to move it.
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Thanks, that worked :D

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

i like both idea's though thinking about it reminds me of age of wonders, where you had the choice to assimilate the population so you oculd replace it with your race, or try and make them like you before they rebeled and went neutral...

had some fun situations playing as halflings trying to make undead like me then having elves get pissy at me instead, though not sure that sort of thing would apply to elemental (need to play the game before i can have an opinion either wayB) )

If any of the population of the different races city survive, it would be awesome to either see them as still part of the city, or become a wandering group a neutrals that may present themselves as a future danger to you, altohugh if they are marked as refugee's, would it do something negative towards your moral if you attacked them.