[Hrothgar]

Also, I want to clarify something. I am not opposed to mods! I enjoy playing AST and Proportions [not to mention the TDM mod, which I play to the exclusion of unmodded SEIV. However, I consider TDM to be in a different class, because it does not mod any of the given parameters of the game, but simply reworks the AIs so that they exploit the standard game mechanics more effectively], and I intend to try P&N as soon as I can. However, the problem which I was addressing with the Advanced Storage trait seems to me to be a fundamental game balance issue, which ought to be fixed in the standard game, not simply in a mod which will benefit only a fraction of SEIV players.

My only problem with mods is that an excessive number of mods makes comparison/competition/communication between players problematic. But, I'm not looking for SE5 to be any less "moddable" than SEIV. I just want fundamental problems handled in the standard game so that we don't have to make a mod simply to fix what seems to me to be an obvious flaw. I realize that what constitutes an "obvious flaw," as opposed to simply a matter of preference, depends somewhat on personal perception. But, that's why I raised the issue of Advanced Storage here, to see if I was the only one who disliked being forced to use Advanced Storage if you want to design an effective AI empire.

And, Fyron, that'd be fine with me.