Hi all,



Maybe my first post (not sure).



Here is my list of contibution. I will frequently update it with new ideas, corrections... my own private Idaho, err... wiki page



Researches

• O'Neill Colonies, an artificial moon. I suggest it can be added only to planet with no moon. No logical reason, juste a way to "even out" the advantages of a moon. O'Neill Colonies should not replicate the features of a moon but be completely different
• Jupiter Brain. And endgame research to be added to system with empty slots (that is, less than 6 planets). Improves dust and science, I'd say. There could be different levels, like tiny Jupiter brain, small Jupiter brain, medium Jupiter brain, large Jupiter brain, huge Jupiter brain.
• Dyson Spheres and, later, matroshka brains (the latter having the former as a prerequisite). Even farther ahead in the tech tree, it works as an empire-wide improvement (on industry and science, I'd say).
• "Rock gathering". Transforming an asteroid field into a sterile planet. Which size would sound more logical?
• Other megastructures?
• Warning when no research left. Instead of just "No research", "no research, 25 research point wasted". Say you are producing 50 research point per turn and you just discovered a 125 research points tech. After 3 turns, you found your tech, but last turn, since there was no other reasearch in the queue, the remaining 25 points (50+50+50 = 150 and tech is 125 so the rest is 25) is lost. Maybe with a "why?" hyperlink to explain.
  
  

Diplomacy

• Ability to ally with certain Pirates, or pay a regular tribute. Requires pirates ship to have individual behaviour, since pirates most probably are not unified. More logical, but a big change in the gameplay and the code
• Propose a player to attack another one (when in peace, but not in treaty)
  
  

Heroes

• More control over starting heroes. All too often, I restart maps on maps just to be sure to get a "double-military" or a "double-production" heroe.
• Possibility to know the "raw production" of a planet without having to remove the hero. Goal: to optimize "production hero" placement. Present workaround is doable though.
  
  

Politics

• Secession. Spontenous change of allegiance. Either "freelancer" (if surrounded by the players' empire, very rare cases of secession, probably only for dramatically low morale) or "change of allegiance" (see secant influence, in "Military")
• Political systems
  
  

Military

• Percentage of "secant influence" (part of the system circle in contact with another empire's influence). Secant influence should ease conquer or spontaneous change of allegiance.
  
  

I will continue with other suggestions and rants. Everytime I will significantly modify the page, I will add a comment.

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Only one proposal per thread, thanks.

Thanks Pan. I will