No he means like for every star that you have planets colonized around should get its own capital planet which has the same benefits as your home planet. Basically this means that every planet out side your home planet's system wont have a culture of 35. I like it.

I agree, It is very discomforting to have planets in other systems have very low allegiance. And (if you do it well) put your capitol at your border (next to the sun). I think a Capitol per system is a good idea.

I approve also, but with the notion that these other captials will not be as importaint economical as your orginal capital. As Carnston said subcapitals is what we need.

Could you imagine a diplomatic attack on one of these sub capitals, could lead to a un wanted Civil War, and a region in civil war should become easy pickings for some espinoage, funding the civil war for example.  Break up a large empire through diplomatic means.

Well maybe to much.

I agree witht his suggestion. Always thoguth of something like this myself. Thou the new capital would be not a homeworld, but the upgrade option can be int he same place af Homeworld, jsut have to chose different option. These System capitals would cost a bit to upgrade, and mayeb not give bonus tax and meta/crystal.  And theys hould require Diplomatic research to enable

Take a page from Civilization.  You can build a 2nd capital after you control a certain number of plannets.

How about every 15 plannets you control grants you an additional semi-homeworld.

Also, if your homeworld is destroy you lose all your semi-homeworlds as well.  (Not lose them completely, just have them no longer be semi-homeworlds).  This is to preserve the "strike at the heart of your enemy" concept.

Main reason I like this idea is -- More income means faster games.

Lets not limit by star system configuration.  Allow a second capital after X amount of plannets.  This would be applicable in online games which usually have only 1 star.  It would also avoid the problem of those non-standard maps with a dozen stars and 2 plannets per star.  Otherwise you'll end up with: "Look at me, I have 7 plannets and 5 capitals."

The online gameplay would suffer from silly machanics like plannets randomly rebelling; in my opinion.

I agree, something like this would be a good. Perhaps also there could be some sort of reward also if you please these planets enough, like they give you access to a artifact that has been kept by thier community. One that can't be found by searching the planet.

I say a huge slash in allegiance would be a good negative responce to losing a subcapital. After all thats the reason you have them is to boost your allegiance in out lying systems.