Morale 1 -- and not moving

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Greetings! Okay, here's my situation (and confusion). I'm playing a gigantic map, and am moving into another area (expanding the empire, as it were). I come across a sector where there are two great stars (15 planets), but cannot get the morale above 1. Needless to say, they quickly go over to the Independent League. My question:

What's up with this? Is morale affected by distance from capital? I'm thinking not, as these two systems are actually further from another group I settled in a different area of the map.

Notes:
- the planets are 15
- I've dumped max propaganda there
- I control the sector (even built a starbase there first)
- upon settling, immediately purchased an entertainment center and news center (to boost morale)
- had multiple ships in orbit

All this, and still the morale never went above 1.

Thoughts?
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Sorry, but meant to say that these planets are CLOSER than another group I settled in a diff part of the galaxy... ;p
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
The key question is how many people are you dumping onto it at the start? Try dumping only a few hundred million and see if you still have the problem. If you put too many people on the planet right away you will have this morale problem since the planet is way too overcrowded.
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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Yes, I've noticed that if you dump too many settlers on a planet, you'll get that 1 thing happening, and adding 20% to one, is still... one.

How many peeps you put on there?

~SDC~
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Ah, didn't think adding too many folks would cause the problem. Can't right recall the number (late night...), but it was much more than normal.

Good tip. Thanks. I'll try again with a save.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Well howdy doody, that was it. It appears I was dropping about 2 billion folks on the planet, and apparently they were very pleased.

Thanks for the tip, guys. Anyone have a good idea where that line of colonists-to-morale exists?
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
This will depend on the habitability rating of the planet. Anything over 500 mil to start on a 15 or worse world is probably pushing it - BUT if you had speed bought the habitability upgrades instead of the morale boosters you might have gotten the morale up enough to stay out of trouble - not great, but out of the revolt zone...