Powerplay Faction: Felicia Winters Question about the system Kutkha

I'm pretty new to this so I may have been wasting my time.

I saw the system of Kutkha was in turmoil so I began fortifying it. Last I checked on Wednesday night, it had 2000 more fortification (points?) than it needed. I logged in today to discover that control of the system was lost. Shouldn't it have been retained?
 
Its a bit more complicated than that I'm afraid. I'm not a super expert on the mechanics, but in basic terms:
When a Power enters turmoil it selects the systems it will potentially lose next week. It does this by effectively selecting the ones that will balance its CC in the easiest, most efficient, manner. That is to say, the most expensive base upkeep ones. If the Power exits turmoil the following week, then it will keep those systems it pre-selected. If the Power does not exit turmoil, it will lose those pre-selected systems regardless of whether they were fortified or not.
So, your action to fortify the system will have contributed to trying to avoid turmoil overall for the Power itself, but it does not save the system itself if overall turmoil remains (and I assume it does for Winters). Oh, and nothing over the requirement counts. So whether a system is fortified one over, or 1000 over - the result is the same. Anything over is 'waste'. Sometimes waste is good though....
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It can get quite complicated because the folks who try to direct the actions and strategy of their chosen Power may wish to purposely lose systems and enter turmoil. They may encourage over fortification of some systems, and no fortification of others, so people can get their merits, but they can still lose certain systems.
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Anyhow, if you want to know whats happening with Winters and learn more, I suggest you contact the folks who run the Winters Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteWinters
 
We lost the system as it was in turmoil and we did not leave turmoil this cycle. Not a good outcome, but not the worst possible either.

About your fortifications: systems in turmoil have a long-standing bug where you can't see the fortification or undermining amount until after merits are turned in. This is part of why it's very helpful to coordinate with other faction members; /r/elitewinters is a good place to start, but the FLC page at fed.enjin.com is a better hub of coordination.
 
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