Okay, not been playing the game long, but can see the need to have more varied system information available on the galaxy map. Currently we have information on resources and colonised/colonisable planets. This is essential in the early game, but isnt as useful for figuring out whats going on in your empire.



I suggest having different display modes selectable for the galaxy map, each of which gives more information about different aspects of your empire. Display mode selectable either via hotkey or icons down one side of the screen. Possible display modes include:



Exploration

This is the current display we already have. Shows system resources and colonisation states of each planet via a colour key.



System Output

Shows the system output levels for food, industry, research and dust. Also shows the specialisation of each planet via either an icon or a colour key.



Military

Show more detailed breakdown of fleet size and composition (at the moment its difficult to distinguish between a single colony ship and a 3 full stacks of cruisers) and displays any system or planetary defences. Also displays enemy fleet sizes and compositions where known.



Build Queues

Shows what each system is currently building, time to completion, and possibly what's next in the build queue.



Happiness

Shows the happiness level of the system, and of each planet via smiley face icons or colour key. Possibly shows information regarding the major reason for unhapiness, if such a thing is known.



Gonna feel really stupid if someone tells me this is already in the game somewhere.

I agree with the previously mentioned ideas wholeheartedly. (Yes, this is a way to give a +1 and avoid the new post character limit.)

Some or all of these suggestion have been suggested and post here. If you want to discuss this further please do so here

The empire summary screen has most of the information you want on it. I find it useful to check it every now and then.

jetkar wrote:
Some or all of these suggestion have been suggested and post here. If you want to discuss this further please do so here

Have they? I checked the summary suggestion thread before creating this one, and there doesnt seem to be anything related to this.

Mr.PortlySlim wrote:
The empire summary screen has most of the information you want on it. I find it useful to check it every now and then.

Agreed, but it lacks spatial information.

daveybaby wrote:


Military

Show more detailed breakdown of fleet size and composition (at the moment its difficult to distinguish between a single colony ship and a 3 full stacks of cruisers) and displays any system or planetary defences. Also displays enemy fleet sizes and compositions where known.

This has already been suggested and is on the summary list linked here under General > Fleet Composition Status & Fleet Composition Effect