i think my pop loss problem might not be a problem.. i read somewhere that high soc lvl planets are supposed to lose pop... but the thing is, no idea whether it's obsolete and more importantly, it just doesn't make sense if it is applied to any planet of any pop.
My home planet went from 16771700 to 16773900, increase of 2200. Captured home planet went from 16777735 to 16777500, decrease of 235. What's your population? Maybe it's just levelling out?
EDIT: My Merchantmen can create steel, apparently. I had 15k steel and built 20 Merchantmen, which costs 15k steel. In their holds is 5k steel. Also, my damn Bulkfrieghters decided to come back with food, despite steel being the most profitable purchase they could have made - seems I didn't watch Kai/Vellos' Bulkfreighters enough before making my decision
