Unable to colonize a eaxaw planet in same system? - Resolved

[UrshMost]

Update: this was because of a happiness drop on the main Eaxaw world.


Build 2015 June 30

I tried to build a 2nd eaxaw colony in 2 different systems, and noticed a few turns later that they were at 'never' in the production queue.
I can't figure out what would be blocking this?
All the production checks for the colonies show PASSED

I attached a save game file.

[MatGB]

Without switching what I'm doing around, have you got a screenshot?

Two things can affect it if they're in different systems, the most obvious one is that the colony building needs to be in supply of an existing Eaxaw colony that is a) at 3 or more population and b) at 5 or more happiness.

Eaxaw aren't happy being around other races, if your existing Eaxaw colonies are now below happiness 5, or they've been cutoff from the new place, it can't build.

[UrshMost]

Frack. Their happiness dropped. I knew they aggravated other species, but didn't realize the reverse also happened.

Nevermind, thanks.

[MatGB]

Frack. Their happiness dropped. I knew they aggravated other species, but didn't realize the reverse also happened.

Nevermind, thanks.

Hah, yeah, um, it didn't until this week, there was a bug in the code so it wasn't working, I fixed it last weekend

We need to introduce more ways to increase happiness I think, but it is meant to be their big drawback (they have the same stats as humans otherwise but are the best pilots you can normally build ships with).

[Dilvish]

We need to introduce more ways to increase happiness I think, but it is meant to be their big drawback

We could have a Colosseum building which acts a bit like a reverse Evacuation-- it sucks up population from empire-owned planets having a different species than that of the Colosseum planet, and it converts the bodies into happiness at the Colosseum planet (and probably unhappiness at the other planets), perhaps with some operating costs as well.

[MatGB]

You mean the empire keeps the citizens happy by letting the "lesser species" fight and die in the arenas? That could be, um, interesting...

I'm actually half tempted to put in a Neutronium Statue. Non stacking +1 happiness everywhere, can only be built if you've got a Neutronium source. It was meant as a "I forget how to use Objects to find if I've got one quickly" joke but the more I think about it.

Seriously, I have no clue if I've got a neutronium synthesiser in my empire and I just got the tech, ah well, Sitrep filtering it is...

Edit: or I could turn my brain on and look up Buildings in the Pedia. Ah well, it's late...