Quoting bilun, reply 96
Quoting Sinperium, reply 95to swap ultimates on the two Advent titans so I can instant capture
Repossessed planets start at 0 population just like normally colonized planets(they also lose all planetary improvements and start building from 1 planetary HP like a normally colonized planet). Besides thematics and the fact that you instantly gain control of an enemy planet, the newly acquired planet is in no way different from a freshly colonized planet(well the allegiance stays the same, but that's probably a bug).
To be honest. Thats kind of a crappy ultimate, I had no idea it didn't keep the planet upgrades. YOu may as well just bomb the planet and recolonize it cause there isnt much of a difference...
It was good when it worked on capital planets as you could go deep into enemy territory and rip out their proverbial heart, culture protection be damned.
But yeah, the removal of the ability to use it on capital planets put a bit of a damper on it. That said, It's still an ability that pretty much instantly causes the opponent to lose control of their world(think of it as instant planet destruction & granting the ability to colonize regardless of enemy culture).
It could use a bit of a buff after losing the ability to take capital planets IMO though. But straight up keeping all planetary improvements may be a bit much- I'd be thrilled with it just keeping emergency facilities upgrades & current planet HP so that it doesn't just get bombarded dead the moment you steal it if there is still a hostile fleet presence.