cjohanson

Interesting. From the brief description it appears they are taking some ideas from the Galactic Civilisation game. While I haven't played that, from what I've read it soulds fairly comprehensive. A couple of ideas did spring to mind when going over it though, and I guess we will see more information in the months leading up to the release. However, a couple of questions: 1. Will the diplomatic functions extend to the neutral colonies hence e

While new races are fun, the game doesn't really need it. There is also a huge amount of work in setting it up and balancing it with the existing races. However.... if there were any races added, I agree a robot type of race would be quite a good addition. If there was a 5th race, some super organic race would fit as well. For the robots, you really have to stick with the theme metal, metal, metal and also consider that some concepts of civilization would notbe practiced by them.

I like the idea of being able to form a fleet but feel it needs a few more options to manage it. While I haven't really noticed it, an indicator for overall fleet speed based on the ships in the fleet would be a nice addition. This would also mean showing the speed of the ships in their stats which would be nice. Some options for fleet stance would be great. Much like the hold postion/local area/gravity well option, a fleet formation toggle would be great. Offensive/