Sorry for the double post, but this definately is a bug, and i also would like to ask a few more questions.
Regarding the bug, i can safely reproduce the issue by reloading my current save a couple times, most of the time the comm relay will not be there, but - for some odd reason - if i dock with the planet i'm currently at, exit the planet menu and then reload via the "load game" menu (not quickload) the comm relay will definately be there.
And the reason i even noticed this now in this detail leads me to my second question: One of the colonies affected by that malfunctioning comm relay is loosing money because of a recent raid by the Persean League and subsequent unrest. However i didn't even realize the colony was raided until i saw the red numbers in the colony management screen. Is there any way to make news like that stick a little longer, maybe make them important, or notice me of the problems at that colony? I feel like alot of the notifications go unnoticed because of their quantity and how fast they disappear.
Furthermore, i'm now getting regular raids by pirates and the main factions alongside the usual expeditions. At this point with two colonized system with three colonies each (only one free port, no AI cores, industries spread across the colonies to avoid Pathers) the babysitting is getting kinda frustrating. It seems almost all i do is run around micromanaging the threats, then following this up by improving my lost standings with even more bounty hunting (would like to trade for a change, but the tariffs...). The stability on my colonies is fine usually (10+) but the Persean League raid shows how fast this can turn around, though granted it's a younger system that might not have had the defences necessary if the fleet was big enough.
So how do i best play this? What's the goal here, where do i go? I feel like i'm going to loose colonies without my intervention. Do i need ground defenses against raids despite having planetary shields? So far i only built the shields for ground defense points.
And lastly, i recently finished the red planet mission and i'm wondering if there's more of the campaign i just didn't stumble upon yet. If there is, could someone tell me in a non-spoilery way?
Thanks!