Kinda sounds like my previous idea about naps but instead inside family....obviously i like it

Much better!

Transfer should have a little delay  though (for the new ruler to arrive). Delay could be distance to port of new owner.

Make sure you cant transfer to player in pmode

LightGuns, yes, pmode block planet transfer probably good idea to avoid abuse during war

I would assume the recipient of the planets would have to click 'accept' before getting them? Else this can go really funny.

Thats my point exactly

If banker planets are in danger of being lost to big attacker, you could transfer all of your planets to the main attackers. Haha. Game dynamics would be so different. Feels like opening up a can of worms.

Morale should be removed anyway

Hala, that could actually be a strategy that you need to be prepared for.  This game is about strategy, and that would just be another element.  Plus, not saying this alone will do it, but changes like that could have the possibility to bring in new players with easier gameplay, especially for new players.

That'd be the intention.  The game currently favors activity over strategy such that players are overly punished if their fam isn't as active as they are.  That sucks for skilled players who feel trapped, but it's even worse for new players who feel like it's pointless.

If we can allow families the means to be productive without requiring hyper-activity, we level the playing field.  All families would then have more competition and would require more than just being active to stay competitive.  If activity matters less, strategy matters more.

In theory anyway.

The best route (as usual) could be to set this as a galaxy setting, and test it on a small galaxy first.

I sadly agree with Hala for once.

I'd say a "push" to a member but also said member has to accept the bulk push, or each planet individually.

They still don't have to send ALL the fleets which takes FOREVER mind you!    (Coming from a guy who had 1000+ planet's last round.. it's HORRIBLE)

Activity should NOT be how you win or lose.. but sadly that's how it is with the current set-up.

I can't see any decent reason that intra-fam "attacks" are even a thing, other than the fact that it's just how IC has been forever and that it's what we're used to.

It's silly to think that I can have lasers + a portal and have to demolish both to allow a friendly empire to take over.  Why couldn't my defenses be smart enough to know not to attack a friend?

I do agree though that a little friction could be a good thing.  Push + accept sounds reasonable, and although not as fast as just push it could easily be a matter of a notification like:

And we could tie this into distance, as LiGhTGuNs suggested, by requiring a single tranny (no ground needed) to carry the new ruler/ambassador/etc.  When that unit arrives, the transfer then happens automatically (similar to how explos land).

The morale thing is an interesting point.  We could prevent wartime abuse by having this cost a slight "regime change" morale penalty for both empires involved in the transfer.  Maybe a flat 1% loss per planet transfer with a threshold for how low you can drop this way?

I'd be wary of making this too complicated, but I do think there are some practical gains here.  As it is, trading planets with family members is a chore.  I don't see any justification for it being as slow and tedious as it currently is.  Something that is a core part of coordination should be as smooth as possible.

Maybe a new Ambassador unit?  You would send it like a tport and once its en route the receiving party gets a notification to allow it?  Probably a headache for Pie to get this worked out lol.