[Sabaoth]

Hmm, bummer. I figure there is no way to make planets move either? Another thought is to use alliances whose sole purpouse is to produce research. My idea is, if you could make another race, that are very friendly to my Culture race, and that allways will maintain a trade and research alliance with them, reserach points will be made available to the Culture. I don't know the extent of tweaking available regarding alliances, but the best thing would be if there is a possibility to affect the amount of research, minerals, organics, radioactives and intel produced due to an alliance between two specific races.

I allready see all kinds of problems with this, but I really fancy the idea of monstrous worldships.