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I ask because I've just noticed that, in the 7 times I've seen them between DA and TOA, they've never appeared before the beginning of year 6 at the earliest. I've been trying to figure out what possible influences there are on mega events, and I'm wondering if this is just a coincidence or not.
They come out of the blue and blow you to smithereens. Seriously tho, i HATE dealing with them; especially during the campaign.
I've never seen them before 2234. In DA usually there's a big announcement when they arrive. I'll just go with a couple of transports and mass-drive their planet. Dread Lords become dead lords. 
Of course, I don't play the campaign.
You'll usually have time to take them out. Build your planetary invasion techs, or use a lot of transports if you don't have the techs.
That's actually my concern - I'd like to see them actually do something once. They've never lived long enough on DA to make any real impact - once they were wiped out literally the same turn they appeared. And by someone else, too, which was the really annoying part - their conquerors apparently stole Massive Scale Building in the invasion.
TOA beefs the event up some, though - they build up much faster. Still, maybe they do show up only in the late game.
This is why I quick save often...if you re-load to before they appear, the event isn't usually repeated and you can play on.
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