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When a Horwasp Hive starship performs the Swarm mission, it is destroyed, and the clans onboard are evenly distributed among all planets within 100 light-years. If the planet is unoccupied, it will become owned by the Horwasp. If the planet is occupied, Ground Combat will be initiated with the colonists already on the planet.
The Horwasp can also target a Swarm mission at a particular planet. This is done by selecting the Swarm mission, and setting the Hive's waypoint to a planet within 100 light-years. All of the clans onboard will be sent to that one planet when the Hive is destroyed.