Let me start off by saying I love this game and I think it has been one of the best 4x games on the market since it's release.


    As of right now, it seems like diplomacy was an afterthought. You can go the whole game without really touching it much. I think it would add a lot of depth to the game if you created a bigger focus on diplomacy. For example, if you added embassies. If you reach a good relation with a faction, you could ask to build an embassy on their capital and assign ambassadors that could use influence to run projects that improve your relationship with that faction. As for trading, it feels unfair at times. Even when I'm dominating another faction, they offer a treaty that has me paying for it. Even when we aren't in a war they are always demanding unrealistic amounts of resources. Overall I believe these improvements would give the game a lot more depth and allow players to play the game in more unique ways.