Pirates On/Off Vs Tech Tree

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I researched in the Diplomacy tree the ability to use pirates as your personal strike force.  I disabled them in the game menu as I didn't want to test that aspect of the game yet, but whenever I asked the pirates to attack an enemy planet (and the right window was presented "attack/defend") nothing happened.  And I wonder if it is because pirates were disabled in the game menu???

 

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Hang on, which research? The one that allows you to give them missions, or Pirate Mercenaries?

If the former, you have to open the pirate menu in the black market and click the offer mission button and go from there.

If the latter, they send you ships every now and then if you have available fleet capacity.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

pirate mercenaries.  I had available fleet capacity.  but maybe it was not enough.  how would I know?  How would I know how much fleet capacity I would need??

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Yeah they just send a fleet of ships to one of your planets if you have available fleet capacity, the ships are fully under your control.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Mr., reply 3
Yeah they just send a fleet of ships to one of your planets if you have available fleet capacity, the ships are fully under your control.
End of Mr.'s quote
hmm, that didn't happen.  was I supposed to select "defend" and select one of my planets??