Endless Space Disharmony – How to Conquer Without Settling Enemy Systems

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I want to destroy an AI player that I am at war with but I don't necessarily want all of his systems. Is there a way to just destroy and not settle an enemy system?

Best Answer

Yes.

In the upper tree, on the left edge about 1/3 of the way up, there is a tech called Plasma Cage; it costs 1350 science to research. It grants the ability to build a system "improvement" called the Plasma Raze Grid. This improvement always takes 1 turn to build, no matter how little production a system has (so a just-conquered system with 1 population, negative happiness, and no production can still build it in 1 turn). Once completed, it destroys all improvements in the system, removes all population in the system, and gives you a colony ship.