[DeadZone]

How about getting rid of the 20 empire limit
And also make it that if you have less than 20 races in the race folder some species repeat

I would love to be able to face off against 100+ different AI empires

Of course each turn would take 5 hours but it would be real fun anyway

Plus the ability to actually add bonuses onto weapons, components, etc. based upon tech advancements, race traits, races you may have under your control
ie. You are Race 1, you have a planet that is has some members of Race 2 living their (perhaps from a planet trade or previous way, rebellion, etc), cos Race 2 is good making engines but bad with weapons, all ships built on said planet get a small engine bonus but weapon arent as good
Now if your race is good as weapons and bad with shields, and planet X has 50% Race 1 and 50% race 2 and you build a ship, said ship would get extra bonus on engines, no effect on weapons (unless race 1 bad stat differs from race 2 good stat) and shields are weaker

I think this would be real cool as it would make the choice of wot race you choose and wot races you try to put under your control based on something new