Heya half a newbie question, and half a personal problem with part of the game. So I found my 2nd colony, rather foolishly I now see in Hegemony claimed system. The planet was between 4-5 rank, recently lost by the Independents, I settled there first thinking the Hegemony wouldn't care that much but also because of the ABUNDANT farm land and many mining resources... however Hegemony of course went apeshit and wItHoUT deClaRing wAr set out to BOMB THE PLANET in saturation Bombing detachments. Since I was not completely foolish and had a competent fleet, I was able to defend it from like 3 over time seprate bombing attacks... Then a strong one came with 4 stars and it's looking like I'm gonna have to let it die.
Finally to the question, (with old but idk how old and annoying to go back to old saves); Is there any ways to save it, or majorly mitigate the losses? When I have not enough money to bribe them or enough good relationship (only got my 3rd colney less than a cycle/year after this 2nd one. and the Hegemony are only 17 favorable since I've been defending this whole time). By now seems like unless I strike back in full war, I was delaying the inevitable anyway
2nd, the problem...wHy iS thIS a ThINg that thE factions can just do!!!? Specifically I mean bombing your colonies without literally everyone else freaking out on them horribly, like they would for you ever Saturation Bombing, even pirate or Ludic path planets. Even Lore wise, how are the Hegemony "good bois" ok with destroying a planet of over thousands just because it's in the wrong place? All despite sortive liking and trading with the owner (my) faction??? Without Nexerelin it seems like none of the factions do this at all with eachother, right?