species #5 - Thenian

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species #5 - Thenian

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fifth and last species in the nightsider pullrequest. folling text in quotes is copied from in-game pedia-page.

'''
Thoughtful gasbags.
Gaseous Metabolism

−−− No Industry
+ Artistic, improved stability and happiness
−− Very Bad Supply: -1
−−− No Offensive Ground Troops
+ Good Defensive Ground Troops: 150%
+ Good Planetary Stealth: +20 bonus
−− Narrow Planet Tolerance: flourishes on fewer types.

Cannot Produce Ships
Cannot Colonize Planets

Default Focus: Research

Likes: Research

Dislikes: Gas Giant Generator, Space Elevator, Sly

Environment Preferences:
Swamp : Uninhabitable
Toxic : Uninhabitable
Inferno : Uninhabitable
Radiated : Uninhabitable
Barren : Uninhabitable
Tundra : Uninhabitable
Desert : Uninhabitable
Terran : Uninhabitable
Ocean : Hostile

Asteroids : Uninhabitable
Gas Giant : Adequate

Homeworld:
Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Praxis α I, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet, Unknown Planet


Species that dislike: Sly


At home in the boundary layers between the ultra high pressured inner atmosphere of their Gas Giant and the outermost metallic helium core. They take their sustainance from the magnetic differential currents and are subject to periodical population dieoffs which is completely natural and of no concern to themselves whatsoever. Whenever the maximum population density is reached, another dieoff occurs so they can grow anew with unrelenting vigor. (Current Population of Thenian colonies will be cut in half the turn after the maximum is reached.)

As integrated as they are into their world's internal structure, it makes no sense for the Thenian to even try to leave. Unless another Gas Giant were to physically come into direct contact with theirs, they just can not make the leap into space is all. So they dive and thrive
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currently testing and if necessary fixing the according sitrep-message for their dieoffs.

.. and while copying the pedia text noticed something uncool - the idea was for them to be not detectable until better detection tech is researched, but looks like the pedia page doesnt care about detection tech and lists their worlds anyway .. may have to fix the pedia page up some more than i already tried. see screenshots attached.
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