Uciana

I absolutely love this game but agree that there's still loads to do. I think the Sol system should always be as close to the real one as it can get. I think terraformation shouldn't be instantaneous but be a long incremental process to be realistic. Also, it would be cool to see planets slowly become ecumenopoles as their population climbs, you can already kind of see this their in darksides but not the whole planet. It would also be cool for each main species... damn, why only 500 characters?!

This is a legitimate 4x game, not just a good "mobile" 4x game. Basically 2d Endless Space but with tactical battles, or MOO2 if you're old enough. Like all 4x games, it's complicated if you're new to the genre, but I'd say it's more streamlined than most (in a good way). If you're not new, you might want to ratchet up the difficulty a notch for your first game. It's worth way more that a dollar; screw freemium. If you want a good mobile 4x, spend the damn dollar and support the devs.

This game is, as far as i'm concerned, a modern homage to Masters of Orion 2 (from 1995, which i still play in a DOS emulator). It's mostly a streamlined take on that game (e.g. far fewer racial special abilities), but it's not lacking depth (e.g. each and every ship can be customized and there is some degree of micro-management necessary to keep one's population fed). This isn't a MOO2 clone, to be clear, but that game's influence is definitely prevalent, in a good way, and has been improved upon (e.g. multiple smaller Guardian-style ships instead of a single monolithic one). The rich UI can take a bit of getting used to, but it is quite elegant (far, far more-so than MOO3's was), providing easy access to all levels of interface with a minimal number of clicks. Auto-saving makes it easy to hop in and out of the game and several manual-save slots make it easy to experiment and roll back to a "known-good" state. The only thing missing is the classic MOO2 soundtrack.

Love this game. You really captured the spirit of the old classic 4x games. I especially like the ability to set different difficulty levels and the choice to select your own race bonuses. Ship Building is the real star of this show. There is alot of variety and customization. I have some feedback and improvement requests: 1) Add a Race symbol on ship icon in "ship in route" screen - This will make it easier to tell who is attacking your planets. 2) Add ship experience points - This will let individual ships get bonuses the more they are used. It will also make it worthwhile to refit an old ship instead of sacrificing it to the nearest enemy. 3) Add ship captains - Captains with added bonuses or abilities will give ships even more customization and help make the AI enemies tougher in the MID game turns. 4) I noticed that Blockaded planets do not rebuild destroyed Torpedo Turrets Overall this is a fantastic game and it makes time fly when you are stuck waiting for your friends or family.

The lack of any good instructions makes this game overwhelming. Edit: after a few times going back and starting a game you do get used to the game, but it really is alot to take in at once. I still don't understand alot of it, and it gets hard to keep up with everything when your empire grows to even a small size of 8 - 10 worlds. The game will grow on you after a while, if you get passed the intimidation of the complexity, that was actually the hard part. Edit: needs a undo move button for ships, too easy to get them into places you never wanted them.