Been banging my head against this for a while, here's what i want to do:



Lock the approval output of a planet at 50% (i.e. content). Meaning nothing whatsoever affects approval on this world, no positive approval, no negative dissaproval. So i need to eliminate overpopulation disapproval, overcolonization disapproval, and negate the approval granted by tax rate, then set the planets approval at the appropriate content level. I've tried a number of methods, none have worked. Ideas?

So wait, you want to make a single planet always have 50%?



Approval is only defined at the system and galaxy level. Or did you mean you want to set the system to 50%?

Well, I have an idea if LogicSequence means system approval.



EmpireDescriptor.xml



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StarSystemDescriptor.xml



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It works. There is also another way to negate expansion and overpopulation disapproval via editing GameDifficultyDescriptor.xml



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If you don't want the AI to receive any flat approval boni, then you need to edit the line I painted blue as well.

Hmmm, well two things... As for approval being system based. How does that work? Star system base approval 0, add empire approval (say +50), then adjust +/- for each planet's local approval bonus/malus? So lets say my empire is at +50, and i have a single planet system, who's planet is +10, that would mean the system has +60 total? Now lets add in another planet, that has -25, then the system would have +35 total?



If that's correct, lets say i want to lock a planet at +/- 0 approval (no help, no harm), then would i just x0 the approval on the planet?

1. That's correct, if by empire approval you mean the approval granted by tax rate. More information on the subject you can find here.

2. It looks like a good idea, if you want to negate approval from anomalies and luxury deposits as well.