[thorfrog]

Options I'd like to see:

-Use of 3d scaled models for ships and ground forces.
-Ground forces battle board. Like ship to ship combat except with ground forces. Something like the way MOO3 handled ground combat.
-Expanded ground forces technology and units. You should have the following unit types: troops, artillery, armor, scout, mecha, air force. Make it so that only troops can completely occupy a planet. Armor, artillery, and mecha units to breach defensive stuctures, air units for bonus on attacks.
-A better tech tree. Technology that can change the way you play the game.
-More unique techs.
-Foreign invaders and space monsters. Have like borg invasions and giant space amobias.
-Improved diplomacy