SteveT

Good suggestions. Thanks all.

I do have surplus on one of my planets and I've built huge fast troop transports and have been puchasing and sending them from my overpopulated planet (only one has this problem) and it's not making a dent. I guess I'll just have to build huge colony ships as well. And then (since there's nothing left to colonize) those ships might meet an "unfortunate end" in the unpopulated regions of the galaxy.

Export them? Don't you have to build a HUGE colony ship to even make a dent? And won't this just over populate the destination planet?

Been reading through the "population" thread below and wanted to know if anybody has come up with any methods of reducing an over-populated plant.

Does anybody know any good ways to reduce population?

Try this.... Build military stations near your planets. Be sure to reinforce them so that they give your ships good protection. Then station a couple of ships near each of your planets. DON'T give the ships any standing orders. At the beginning of each move, cycle through your ships and check the surrounding space for enemies. A couple of ships, fortified by a base and usually handle any enemy fleet. However, it's important that you reasearch the logistics (or trade for the