2k pops, I want to wipe it out so I don't have to face the Contingency again (absolute pain to fight, and I'd rather face a different crisis this time). . Yes, I have actually captured literally every system they own. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. Imperator's pop system is the love child of Stellaris and Victoria II. So I'd love to, eventually, end said war. Hi all, I am at war with a robot empire. If I want to sue for peace - Do I have to occupy all the planets where I took over a star port, or just the ones I have my claims on? As right now, I have 100%. Is there a way to see a SPECIFIC list of "unoccupied planets/systems" that game considers to be affecting your war score in a negative way? From the war score screen. 6. Related Topics Stellaris Real-time strategy Strategy video game Gaming comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A JCVocke • Additional comment actions. He's in a defensive pact, do I need to occupy them as well? If so that's. I'm occupying more territory than I had claims for meaning I occupy every planet I claimed and then some more. So I'm waging a vassalization war rn and I can't win due to a whopping -270 "demanding unoccupied system" penalty in the negotations, but I've occupied every one of his systems. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. I go and conquer every system, all their systems are now saying "fully occupied" so they are all completely occupied and I am not missing anything. I have already faced against the Contingency once before and don't want to face it again, and since this robot empire has +1. I quintuple checked. Yes, I have actually captured literally every system they own. The other guy fighting Lokken and I both took planets on a system the other one occupied and vice versa. I go and conquer every system, all their systems are now saying "fully occupied" so they are all completely occupied and I am not missing anything. I occupied literally every system and every planet, but it still shows me "demanding unoccupied systems" and "demanding unoccupied planets" and it shows 94 precent occupation but I manually checked every single system this empire had and I occupy every single one of them what should I do comment for picture: I tried to make a collage, which shows attempt of making peace, with line "-160 demanding unoccupied systems", but everything what was claimed by allies and is visible on map, is already occupied, including vassal and defensive pact, could anyone help me what I should do? and how do you deal with wars in federation, for example I can't achieve war goals vassalize if there. We're not at war with any other empire so I'm not sure what other claim there is to be conquered. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". I am Tzynn emprire. So, I've had a revolt on a recently conquered planet. I am waging a war for claims as my. Status quo will give you the systems you control and have claims on, but goes the same for them. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. Click those to start cycling through their planets. Originally posted by Nax_o:yeah what happens is theres a warscore system which determines when the Ai surrenders. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. [deleted] • 1 yr. If it says you're demanding unoccupied systems or planets that means you've missed something. It says I have -1000 acceptance simply because of my “Absorption” Wargoal. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. At this point I have taken roughly little over half their systems, including having landed troops and occupying the planets I control. Status quo will give you the systems you control and have claims on, but goes the same for them. ago. New to stellaris. Being at war is hard, for everyone involved. It is a continuous problem for me. Business, Economics, and Finance. And it will tell you if you're demanding any unoccupied systems or planets. If it says you're demanding unoccupied systems or planets that means you've missed something. Steps to reproduce the issue. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. Still, it says I only occupy them 97%. At this point I have taken roughly little over half their systems, including having landed troops and occupying the planets I control. Is there an easy way to check what. Stellaris. actually the "demanding unoccupied system" means that you (or your allies / subjects that fight on your side in the war) have claims on systems that are not occupied. So I'm waging a vassalization war rn and I can't win due to a whopping -270 "demanding unoccupied system" penalty in the negotations, but I've occupied every one of his systems. Warscore, as in the old system, doesn't strictly exist anymore. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. does not have to be system of your primary war target (if they also have. When I want to achieve wargoals, it says that I am claiming. Heya, I am having an issue. I have occupied every system and planet I can see that isn't occupied by some other force (had a couple AI uprisings cause some serious map gore) It's currently stuck at -2 acceptance towards achive wargoal with note worthy factors being: -50 from demanding unoccupied system -100 from demanding unoccupied planets. Status quo sets the new borders. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. I'm occupying more territory than I had claims for meaning I occupy every planet I claimed and then some more. Demanding Unoccupied Systems -100 Demanding unoccupied planets -100 vassailize war goal -100 War exhaustion +97 Occupation +29 Relative navy strength +25 Reply Senguin117. that much is easy to see by the hovered war goals "demanding unoccupied systems, and demanding unoccupied planets" Reply. Both are because the third faction have the planets it seems. Demanding unoccupied systems/planets bug? OK, so I've had this issue for a while in Stellaris and can't figure out how to get rid of it. I get into a war with my Federation on some poor enemy federation. #3. Per page: 15 30 50. When I want to achieve wargoals, it says that I am claiming. Demanding Unoccupied systems/planet when trying to sue for peace? Im getting that as reason as to why they wont agree for peace, However as far as I can tell all the planets and systems I claim from the nation I'm at war with re occupied by me. Are you sure you don't have claims on systems that contain unoccupied planets (note: this includes systems from their war allies!)? "Demanding Unoccupied <Foo>" seems to suggest that. Stellaris. I go and conquer every system, all their systems are now saying "fully occupied" so they are all completely occupied and I am not missing anything. This means 2 things: First off: The war goal should have neglected my claims, seeing my target was vassalization. Unoccupied planets won't allow you to end this easily. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. At this point I have taken roughly little over half their systems, including having landed troops and occupying the planets I control. Being at war is hard, for everyone involved. Yes, I have actually captured literally every system they own. A system is partially occupied when the starbase is destroyed and flipped over. And since you basically need to get rid of all of those to demand surrender the difference is basically nothing. Demanding Unoccupied systems/planet when trying to sue for peace? Im getting that as reason as to why they wont agree for peace, However as far as I can tell all the planets and systems I claim from the nation I'm at war with re occupied by me. I'm at war with another empire. Hi all, I am at war with a robot empire. ago k_merse Demanding unoccupied systems+planets while everything is occupied? Question I am at war with 3 nations. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. Is it a bug? does it include systems which I claim that lie in a different nation? as there a way for. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. He's in a defensive pact, do I need to occupy them as well? If so that's. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. Easy solution is blow up a few planets ai generally surrender after some time. Only occupied and claimed system that will be yours after the war ends. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. Reagarding your screenshoot, you already at victory, click achieve war goal button with green tick and force your victory by clicking send offer button. Stellaris- Demanding Unoccupied Systems/Planets [3. The enemy will be left with any systems you did not capture, plus any systems of yours they claimed and captured. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. But i am unable to achieve war goal, because i"demand unocupied planets" and "demand unoccupied systems" Turns out. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. Is waiting for my military to become stronger the only way to remove them? 2. In the war menu, I have an 'unoccupied planet' and 'unoccupied system'. I've checked and all the planets in the claimed systems are occupied (most of the time you have. The only thing I can think of is that I for some reason need to occupy their entire Federation to just vassalize one member?Heya, I am having an issue. i was invited to war against some weak federation I have literally occupied every system/planet and checked atleast 10x with make claims if im missing something their war exhaustion is at 100 and they won't surrender because of demanding unoccupied system and planet this has been the state of the war for 3hours now the stupid AI that. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. This will cut off the enemy's ability to reinforce. So I'd love to, eventually, end said war. Systems with unoccupied planets look different on the galaxy map to systems with occupied planets, if the circle doesn't have spikes around. Steps to reproduce the issue. In my game, I have encountered those space dust aliens that come in 3 stacks of 4k power at the start. Im right now in a war. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. The newly formed nation has 6 planets and 10 systems, so it's not really a big deal. It still says I cannot win, because of "Demanding Unoccupied Systems -100" and "Demanding Unoccupied Planets -200". Cryptoso. ago Click on one of your enemy's planets, preferably starting somewhere recognizable like their capital. Can someone explain this to me?Demanding Surrender: -100 (constant) Vassalize Wargoal: -100 (constant) Penalty for demanding unoccupied systems: -10 x systems (optional) War Exhaustion: 0 to +100 (percent of war exhaustion of enemy) Occupation: 0 to +100 (percent of occupation of enemy systems) Relative Navy Strength: 0 to +50 (represents the strength of you navy. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. BufloSolja • 5 yr. I am totally crushing them. Also, do they have an ally? They have an ally, but why would I have to occupy his allies planets to remove this modifier. The newly formed nation has 6 planets and 10 systems, so it's not really a big deal. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. When I want to achieve wargoals, it says that I am claiming. Lets say I'm winning, and in such a way that I totally ploughed through the enemy. So I'm waging a vassalization war rn and I can't win due to a whopping -270 "demanding unoccupied system" penalty in the negotations, but I've occupied every one of his systems. I am waging a war for claims as my war demand. You should be able to click on one of their planets and then use the little arrows in the top right corner to quickly flip through all their planets and see which ones are still unoccupied. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. So now I have to go back and re. The newly formed nation has 6 planets and 10 systems, so it's not really a big deal. The only thing I can think of is that I for some reason need to occupy their entire Federation to just vassalize one member?Hi all, I am at war with a robot empire. And they will get none of theirs, even if they occupy them. All else fails 100% occupation has never failed me. Stellaris: Suggestions. Once a status quo truce is reached, only fully occupied systems cede ownership. WealthyAardvark • 1 yr. The newly formed nation has 6 planets and 10 systems, so it's not really a big deal. I think it's like -50 for each unoccupied system and -100 for each unoccupied planer but those numbers are rough guesstimates based off memory and not knowns. You don't need to beat just the one empire you declared war on. I go and conquer every system, all their systems are now saying "fully occupied" so they are all completely occupied and I am not missing anything. However, the game STILL says that I am demanding unoccupied planets and systems. I am totally crushing them. Also, does it mean that now, the more claims you have against an opponent, the harder it gets? Since you're. I'm at war with another empire. ) Demanding Unoccupied Planets: -100 (Again, I can't find what planets aren't occupied that they still control and are claimed. E. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. This does NOT seem to be intended behavior and appears to be a bug. Hi all, I am at war with a robot empire. 4. Is there a way to see a SPECIFIC list of "unoccupied planets/systems" that game considers to be affecting your war score in a negative way? From the war score screen. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. They're at 93% occupied but I can't find what's left to conquer. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". So I'm waging a vassalization war rn and I can't win due to a whopping -270 "demanding unoccupied system" penalty in the negotations, but I've occupied every one of his systems. I go and conquer every system, all their systems are now saying "fully occupied" so they are all completely occupied and I am not missing anything. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. Lets say I'm winning, and in such a way that I totally ploughed through the enemy. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". #4. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". So the overall strategy follows: stockpile influence, make claims during peace when your are nearly capped on influence, claim all you want right before you declare war. BufloSolja • 5. At this point I have taken roughly little over half their systems, including having landed troops and occupying the planets I control. jjjon666 • 1 yr. The only thing I can think of is that I for some reason need to occupy their entire Federation to just vassalize one member?So, I've had a revolt on a recently conquered planet. The only thing I can think of is that I for some reason need to occupy their entire Federation to just vassalize one member?The lack of negotiated peace settlements make the 'wack a mole' nature of warfare really bad, because making the AI surrender is completely out of the question unless you utterly crush them (-300 for demanding unoccupied planets, lol) and surrender is the only war goal where the enemy doesn't get it's currently occupied claims, so you have. The newly formed nation has 6 planets and 10 systems, so it's not really a big deal. I need advice here. Before you declare war, get your forces in place first, surround their territory, move inward and. I am totally crushing them. status quo will destroy their empire and result in the unoccupied systems being neutral territory again. #1. ago. +98 from occupation. Unfortunately the AI claims the systems are unoccupied and the extra -150 means I cannot win this war. Which makes even stuff like plunder get a few decade war unless you outgun your enemy 10 times. 4. The problem was, I couldn’t find said systems or planet despite scanning the entire galaxy (it wasn’t my claims), so I couldn’t enforce victory. The only thing I can think of is that I for some reason need to occupy their entire Federation to just vassalize one member?So, I've had a revolt on a recently conquered planet. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews. At this point I have taken roughly little over half their systems, including having landed troops and occupying the planets I control. However, the game STILL says that I am demanding unoccupied planets and systems. I am in a Federation now and if I get access to the Federation Fleet, will it count towards my naval capacity?I started a allegiance war and I didn't claim any system and planet before, why it showed "demand unoccupied systems" and "demand unoccupied planets" in the wargoal? It made me unable to achieve the wargoal. I go and conquer every system, all their systems are now saying "fully occupied" so they are all completely occupied and I am not missing anything. When I want to achieve wargoals, it says that I am claiming. I am totally crushing them. I quintuple checked. Hi all, I am at war with a robot empire. The reason you need to occupy all the planets in systems you claimed to Enforce War Goals is that the game enforces a penalty for unoccupied systems and planets, which looks something like: planet (-10), system (-100). Usually I find they won't accept due to demanding unoccupied systems/planets. Jump to latest Follow Reply Is there any way to see what systems/planets I allegedly don't control in a war other than individually clicking each system and verifying that the planet. One is the target vassalization wargoal, the others are insignificant. Look under the war goal and it should say their current acceptance of it and why. He's in a defensive pact, do I need to occupy them as well? If so that's incredibly stupid. Then once they withdrew from the war, I fully occupied the system with the colony. Then load the save game and conquer those as well. The only thing I can think of is that I for some reason need to occupy their entire Federation to just vassalize one member?The war that cannot end? the more territory I have occupied the more their resistance to surrender goes UP?In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. All of the enemy's systems. Occupied system doesn't meant you will get it after the war ends. When I want to achieve wargoals, it says that I am claiming. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". Yes, I have actually captured literally every system they own. so. I am waging a war for claims as my war demand. We are crushing them. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. So, I've had a revolt on a recently conquered planet. Not sure if this is developer oversight or it's meant to be this way, but here's what happened: I was at war with an empire that was in the process of integrating another (so war with both). The newly formed nation has 6 planets and 10 systems, so it's not really a big deal. So, I've had a revolt on a recently conquered planet. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". ago. Also plunder is actually -125, because the demand surrender has a -100 base cost. Lets say I'm winning, and in such a way that I totally ploughed through the enemy. If there is an unoccupied planet, but that planet isn't claimed, it wouldn't say 'demanding unoccupied planets' and that's exactly what's happening as evidenced by the fact that the occupation score is +98 (occupation score is a percentile. Can't achieve war goals. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". If I want to sue for peace - Do I have to occupy all the planets where I took over a star port, or just the ones I have my claims on? As right now, I have 100%. I still get -150 to peace even though I have occupied everything I have claims on. ago If they have planets that you haven't taken then you dont own the system. It should show all systems that are claimed by that empire. it will remove one of the "demanding unoccupied planets" modifiers, but not the "demanding unoccupied system" one. Please do not suggest checking them all manually at the galaxy map for "fullly/partially" occupied tooltip. 4 - The Assert Overlordship CB has the same −10 per system and −100 per colonized system surrender acceptance malus as the Conquer CB ("Demanding Unoccupied System/Planet"). It used to go with -100 for the system, and -200 for planets. I quintuple checked. I'm occupying more territory than I had claims for meaning I occupy every planet I claimed and then some more. but it kept dragging on despite us clearly winning because we had 6 claims and 1 planet unoccupied. What's causing it? Is there a bug or something I'm missing? Yes, I've invaded all the planets too. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". That's because you're trying to get them to surrender. It will really help if you create a counter fleet of corvettes (e. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". hi there. He's in a defensive pact, do I need to occupy them as well? If so that's. Just waged war to vassalize a major faction and won, they are all occupied by different factions, they have nothing. I'm at war with another empire. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. so. yeah what happens is theres a warscore system which determines when the Ai surrenders. I am totally crushing them. So, I've had a revolt on a recently conquered planet. Also, do they have an ally? They have an ally, but why would I have to occupy his allies planets to remove this modifier. The only thing I can think of is that I for some reason need to occupy their entire Federation to just vassalize one member?Is there a way to see a SPECIFIC list of "unoccupied planets/systems" that game considers to be affecting your war score in a negative way? From the war score screen. Its telling me i am demanding unoccupied systems on the war page when I have triple checked and I am fully occupying all claims and more. You can see who has claims on you, but not exactly on what unless you memorized the claims when they happened. If I want to sue for peace - Do I have to occupy all the planets where I took over a star port, or just the ones I have my claims on? As right now, I have 100%. I am waging a war for claims as my war demand. I go and conquer every system, all their systems are now saying "fully. These two things I do consider bugs. The subject demanded extra systems and planets, which have been occupied. I look and it seems we have occupied every system and every planet in every system. 2k pops, I want to wipe it out so I don't have to face the Contingency again (absolute pain to fight, and I'd rather face a different crisis this time). I get into a war with my Federation on some poor enemy federation. What's causing it? Is there a bug or something I'm missing? Yes, I've invaded all the planets too. Any unclaimed systems you occupy will be spawned off as an entirely new empire that is now your vassal. So I'm waging a vassalization war rn and I can't win due to a whopping -270 "demanding unoccupied system" penalty in the negotations, but I've occupied every one of his systems. The problem is that there was another nation's system blocking a passage inside my neighbor's territory. Other player at war with Lokken made peace. They won't end the war with a status quo, and achieving victory goals seems impossible. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". I'm occupying more territory than I had claims for meaning I occupy every planet I claimed and then some more. Load. I'm at war with another empire. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. Crypto This mean that in the lead up to a war of subjugation or creation of a tributary, the soon to be vassal creates claims on many of your systems, which remain even after making them a vassal. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". 4. so. At this point I have taken roughly little over half their systems, including having landed troops and occupying the planets I control. So moment you accrue 501 points he will auto. A dynamic victory point system for Stellaris would be fucking awesome. Yes, I have actually captured literally every system they own. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. Total war: who needs claims? System flips as soon as it's fully taken, both ways. I look and it seems we have occupied every system and every planet in every system. Being at war is hard, for everyone involved. So, I've had a revolt on a recently conquered planet. I'm occupying more territory than I had claims for meaning I occupy every planet I claimed and then some more. When I want to achieve wargoals, it says that I am claiming. Stellaris should really add tooltip advice to its UI. Yes, I have actually captured literally every system they own. So, I've had a revolt on a recently conquered planet. If they're in a federation as you said, you'll likely have to occupy all of them, and some of their ally's territory as well. When I want to achieve wargoals, it says that I am claiming. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. Hover over it and you see factors like "Demanding Unoccupied Systems -100" or something (actual number depends on how many) and positive factors like (Relative Strength of Navy +70). I re-occupied literally every Lokken system and planet as well as the 1 Alvothari one I claimed. I'm at war with another empire. 2k pops, I want to wipe it out so I don't have to face the Contingency again (absolute pain to fight, and I'd rather face a different crisis this time). But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". So I'd love to, eventually, end said war. Perhaps more importantly, if they control any of your systems that they have claims on, they get to keep them. I am totally crushing them. Hi all, I am at war with a robot empire. the war system for anything other than "i claim you this, let's war for it" aka the very, most, basic war type is completly BROKEN. You will eventually chase the constructors into the snare stations and destroy them all. So I'm waging a vassalization war rn and I can't win due to a whopping -270 "demanding unoccupied system" penalty in the negotations, but I've occupied every one of his systems. The newly formed nation has 6 planets and 10 systems, so it's not really a big deal. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for. Heya, I am having an issue. The newly formed nation has 6 planets and 10 systems, so it's not really a big deal. At this point I have taken roughly little over half their systems, including having landed troops and occupying the planets I control. The fallen empire attacked my subject, so I joined the fight to help them, The enemy is completely beaten, but for some reason, the victory goals for conquering is still -350 because of demanding unoccupied systems and planets. Elitewrecker PT. I'm playing a completely unified, single-species, non-federation, no-vassal or tributary star empire and I. I quintuple checked. I tried putting 2 claims on the system to override the competing empire's claim but nothing seems to have happened. It usually says why they won't capitulate. So now I have to go back and re. Heya, I am having an issue. I go and conquer every system, all their systems are now saying "fully occupied" so they are all completely occupied and I am not missing anything. The Achieve wargoals "X" icon says they won't accept because -400 demanding unoccupied planets which I can't occupy because the third faction did so already and -160 because unoccupied systems. In an offensive war, I have occupied every system and planet. took a total of 5 systems before I took them out with a 200k fleet without a problem. 0, and the last time I 'completed' a game was probably in the 2. Being at war is hard, for everyone involved. Still, countering those -150 won't be enough to get you over the -209 acceptance. This negative, often -100 or more, effectively prevents you from ever trading, integrating, or converting them. Members Online. 2 What version do you use? Steam What expansions do you have installed? Synthetic Dawn, Utopia, Leviathans Story Pack, Apocalypse, Megacorp, Ancient Relics, Federations Do you have mods enabled? No Please explain your issue is in as much. so. At this point I have taken roughly little over half their systems, including having landed troops and occupying the planets I control. But "occupation" indicator for the enemy shows this as 58% for unknown reason. Status quo will give you the systems you control and have claims on, but goes the same for them. Being at war is hard, for everyone involved. Please do not suggest checking them all manually at the galaxy map for "fullly/partially" occupied tooltip. I quintuple checked. So I'm waging a vassalization war rn and I can't win due to a whopping -270 "demanding unoccupied system" penalty in the negotations, but I've occupied every one of his systems. Once again, every planet and system is occupied by me. If they have planets that you haven't taken then you dont own the system. The only thing I can think of is that I for some reason need to occupy their entire Federation to just vassalize one member?Heya, I am having an issue. If there is an unoccupied colony in the system those thorns will be missing. I'm at war with another empire. Being at war is hard, for everyone involved. A system is fully occupied when the starbase and all colonies, if any, are successfully invaded. But I cannot press the claims as "Achieve war goals" button has negative rating due to "demanding unoccupied planets" and "demanding unoccupied systems". Go to Stellaris r/Stellaris. Being at war is hard, for everyone involved. Go to the system view and the little plus button where you can claim a system. Is there a way to see a SPECIFIC list of "unoccupied planets/systems" that game considers to be affecting your war score in a negative way? From the war score screen. I send my armada into the FE's system that's bordering my empire, nuke the citadel, and rush in to bombard the planet. Yes, I have actually captured literally every system they own. It says demanding unoccupied systems and planets but its a secret fealty war over vassals so I am not taking any systems from him.