1. I just felt that since you already wiped the population out from orbit you should just be able to colonize it without consequence for a short duration so you can initiate the destruction of the planet. Maybe as a second rank of the research to balance it out?

2c. Yeah i was just mentioning on how it will instagib cruisers as well people were swearing that the VLT's Maw didnt kill cruisers but it does, I was just responding to threads on how the Maw didn't affect capitals or titans.

That's not the problem, ive destroyed a planet it has no population the VL shouldn't have to worry about culture when there is no one there to be influenced by it.

So those nukes selectively kill just taxpayers  

The biggest thing about stripped to the core is that your income from it isn't "taxed" by your fleet supply.  As a result, you can max out your fleet supply without any adverse effects.  In a recent SP game with multiple systems, after conquering my system (both myself and my ally started in suicide spots in different systems), I stripped all but a couple planets which I kept around for Kosturas and factories and moved off to aid my ally where I proceeded to steamroll everyone in my path because I now had effectively unlimited resources.

I dont think stripped is overpowered, the amount you get is a little over the top but you sacrifice alot by going completely mobile, not to mention the mechanic isn't working very well atm. I'm fine with VL economy being nerfed but the mechanics leave alot to be desired.

If it is based on the size of the population it will be far less useful for offensive purposes. It will require the fleet to babysit the planet while the pop cap is reached and the (expensive) upgrades are applied, which will compound the late game problems VL have with culture. I think better balanced returns are needed (over 30 minutes of rez from the planet are deposited immediately), perhaps this would work better as a staged approach. The problem with eliminating the large bonus entirely is of course that you cannot afford to stay mobile after say 30 mins when all the planets run out. Perhaps if the money was given out in two stages, say immediate credit boost then receive the crystal and metal after 10 minutes this would reduce the problem.

Another move in the right direction might be removing the need for the planet to be owned by you, however the strip must be performed by a capital who is completely vulnerable during the stripping (cannot move, lowered armour, cannot fire etc) and increase the strip time to maybe 3 or more minutes. This would make VL who rush the tech very vulnerable to offensive rushes, whilst also delaying the tech a bit.

I immensely enjoy the mobile VL fleet, I think it is implemented in a way that is both simple and works well and would like to keep it in a state very similar to how it is now. It just needs a balance once over is all. 

Opinions?

Actually, you dont get the same amount. You get 20k for terran, 10k for desert, 12 for ice and 2k for belts etc etc 

It makes perfect sesne as the number is not total population but a degree of control over the planet.  It is ridiculous just to have one soldier stick a thingabob onto a planet in order to ground it up.  It is just stupid OP having Eggs flying around colonizing and shredding planets in short order.

0/X population means the population has been exterminated, hostile culture in this game means there's either some sort of psychic presence or communication pattern that is being used to dissuade the population. The Vasari Loyalists are world eaters they are not here to colonize planets they are here to begin mining operations and tear planets apart. Like i said the economic effects of Strip are over the top but the functionality of it is an awkward one, id be fine with it taking longer to finish the destruction of the planet so long it could be used in places where there is hostile culture.

no dark fleet is a tech after the phase tunneling tech or what ever it is called 

they changed it, now they spawn out of any phase stabilizer you have once you get the research, have the correct fleet supply   amount of credits/minerals and press the gimme ships button

its somewhat bugged but it still works