[gregebowman]

How about a fog of war? You know, where you don't even know where the next warp point will take you? The thing I like about Galactic Civilizations is that you have to explore the entire galaxy to know what's out there. I kind of like that, instead of knowing what the galaxy already looks like, but just not sure of what each sector looks like until you come out of the warp point.

Also, speaking of GC, how about having objects or discoveries out there that you can come across, like an ancient ship relic. I know there are planetary ruins, but how about finding an advanced ship with wonderful new technology?