BigHairyGoat

[quote]...I upgrade to 1.04 and I was able to load the save game...[/quote] Epic Fail!

[quote]Plus I do enough research on other computer related subjects to be worrying about a game.[/quote] So it's easier to make loads of posts on the forum rather than search on the forum? [quote]My key doesn't work!!![/quote] Your posts spell of troll.

[quote]... but for anything more than a half dozen planets or so, it seems to become completely unweildy.[/quote] Don't use the auto-pin planets, cap ships etc options. Just manually pin planets etc as and when you really need quick access to that ship/planet. Took me ages to figure that out but when I did it made the empire tree very much easier to use and also far more useful. Then I ended up playing with the main screen zoomed in close and following one of my cap ships most of the ti

@CommanderAdama - You haven't got 1.4 yet? Where ya been man? ;)

[quote]How do I know to where a planet is sending my ships by default without having to search around in every system for a rally point icon?[/quote] Hover mouse pointer over the planet's rally point button and the pop-up tells you which destination planet the rally point is set to.

[quote]Sins is missing something....easter eggs? Where are the easter eggs?[/quote] And what about the lack of chocolate bunnies? I wanted Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of The Apocalypse ...

Great OP, great thread, great game. Thanks to all, especially Stardock / Ironclad.

I had something similar in 1.02 map maker - just hitting the 'C' key sorted it. Not tried map making in 1.03 yet.

[quote]Me too man. when the game turned up the delivery guy said that will be £16.50 please. I was like you what I already paid via card over the internet? Vat and import tax he replied. What a rip off I replied!! I have ended up paying in excess of £46 for this game.[/quote] @EnglishAl68 - That sucks bigtime. I'll have to remember that for future purchases. Man I'm glad I bought by digital d/l (£16.95 it cost me in July 07 ... pre-order, Beta2).

Great OP - calm, rational, completely lacking in hyperbole. Oops, sorry, wrong thread. Try emailing them instead of having a tantrum.

Glad I checked in today! Wish my internet connection was faster though. 528MBps would be nice ...