Quote Originally Posted by WhiteShark
what i do is : I invade enemy city on my border, sack it but DO NOT destroy buildings.

Next step is to purposly make public order so that Independent(Rebel) forces will overrun the settlement. That way, it makes a natural settlement and because of the strong rebel army from indestroyed barracks, enemy will have a hard time recapturing the city.
it's a nice idea, but half or more of the time it will just rebel back to the faction I am trying to take it away from, and with gold chevrons, armor and weapon upgrades to boot. I'm not really into giving an enemy something better than he originally had just for him to use it against me...