Terraforming stuck?

[anchrome]

Hi!

 

First playthrough of the game, on easy to get the hang of it. And it was easy enough, possibly too easy, since now I seem to be stuck.

 

There's just the Beastmen main base left, but that mission tells me it won't unlock until the terraform % is high enough (any idea what % is required?), and my terraforming appears to be stuck at 62% (with terraforming stations on every territory).

 

Seems I didn't get missions to capture the right Beastmen to unlock the advanced terraforming science, so...now what? Will it ever get above 62%? Am I doomed?

[Kret]

You need to upgrade your terraforming stations to go beyond 62%. It's been a while since I played so I don't remember the conditions for this, but you should get it eventually.

[silencer_pl]

you will need to complete some interrogation missions that will give you advanced terraforming. Just don't send any mission if beastmen will atack and you probably should get a mission to capture - just check often or attack and retreat if you are in a hurry.

[anchrome]

Thanks for the answers! Just so I'm clear - I should not respond to the occasional invasions that happen now, until I see some capture missions popping up? I guess I can live with losing the odd facility or territory, if that's what it takes.

 

Is there a time limit to this? Do I have to get to 100% terraforming by a certain date?

 

UPDATE: Yup, you were exactly right - I sacrificed a couple of territories and waited until capture missions came up. I guess I was a bit too fixated on never losing a territory I'm happily upgrading terraforming stations now, and hoping I don't run out of time!

[silencer_pl]

Glad to hear it - and yes, you are racing against the time. Don't how when time is up but I guess there is plenty of it.