Playing latest opt-in game 6.1 patch.
I have noticed, that when you have a big empire and when you start to war with someone you get a SEVERE penalty. This has happened in every Beta so far.
In this particular game I have half map(excessive) won by influential means. The last Drengin planet wont flip for some reason- they do not have immune ideology unlocked, my influence is way over 22x on their planet, but it wont flip. So i build some ships and transports and take it out. Job done.
BUT then something happens- I get a severe hit on approval across board. Before that all green through the roof. One turn approval drops to 50, then 30, 20, 14.... All planets red, everything stops- the current tech even froze- it said 999 turns to finish research- and it cycled down to 0 turns remaining. I could research all other techs but i couldn't finish this one, it just froze there.
Also I noticed even if i did have 500% on approval relics, Had them 6, ideology traits- I even built approval temples(+9)(+4)etc, its like the digit for approval disappeared. On tool-tips and on planets it says the digit is there but in reality its gone. No matter what you do, you cant get your approval back. Also it never tells you anywhere what is so BIG that is hitting on your approval- no information anywhere.
So letting you know there is such a problem. It could be some hidden penalty without a coma, because after one planet takeover(I didn't made peace with Drengin afterwards and on next turn pop-up told they are destroyed), would had hoped no enemy- no problem- nada.
