Do subsidiaries colonize?

[TheAzureLiger]

I have some subsidiaries who have been sitting on some uninhabited worlds for a century now and do nothing with them.

What makes it even more frustrating is that there's one of them who actually BUILT a habitat. Meaning he has enough resources and alloys to do so but can't colonize it. What's the point? I'm actually a bit confused on this as when I was going through one of the subsidiaries I conquered I noticed there was a colony in development. I'm just not sure if he colonized it before I conquered him.


Am I supposed to colonize planets for my subsidiaries and just gift it to them or will they eventually colonize teh habitats they build?

 

[heliostellar]

I don't believe they are supposed to colonize, although Le Guin may have changed how this dynamic works too. It used to be that you had to choose Feudal Society in order for your vassals/subsidiaries to do any expansion at all.

As to the habitat, are you sure that wasn't already under construction prior to you vassalizing them?

 

[XT-489]

Subsidaries are supposed to and do colonize. However, the AI is currently so bad that there might be any number of problems it is unable to resolve.

Keep in mind that the AI loses all resource bonuses the moment it becomes your subsidary.

 

[TheAzureLiger]

I'm pretty sure he's not lacking in resources considering there's 3 new habitats.

4 HABITATS!!! MY SUBSIDIARY HAS BUILT 4 HABITATS AND REFUSES TO COLONIZE THEM. GAAAAH.


I regularly infuse my subsidiaries with my extra wealth. Usually 1000 of each resource every few years. Since they're building habitats clearly it's not that they lack resources.