[Maulkye]

- A trade agreement means *trade*, not military occupation or land grabbing. (America has a trade agreement with China, but that doesn't mean they can move an entire column of tanks into downtown New York.) If some of the features of SF were implemented (freighters, traders, and pirates) then those ships would mesh wonderfully with trade arrangements.

- Diplomacy needs work in general, more granular selections, more reasonable responses, and more continuity in behavior would be excellent.

- Where did the invisible walls in space combat come from? Is Q around here somewhere? Let's make space real, and connected... even in combat. There are many ways to do it: real fuel limitations to explain stopped ships (better save some fuel instead of moving all that distance in strategic mode) could work nicely.

- Let's put the 3 back in 3D (at least for combat). It has significant bearing on tactics in multiple ship combat. MOO2 was great, but the combat got stupid after a while. Obstacles and a third dimension add flavor and variety. I have the same issue with Star Fury, but I still enjoy the game immensely anyway.

- Bigger or zoomable system maps, sizeable windows, and improved interface navigation tools. They're pretty good already (I've seen MUCH worse), but just need some touch up.

- Quick key for "End Turn" in combat.

- Ground combat is pretty disappointing. I really don't see too much value in it. It's seems easier to just bLast the place from orbit.

- Smarter AI's, especially when it comes to finite resource management.

- Miniaturization and resource recovery techniques (ala Spaceward Ho!).

Some tidbits:
- Aliens & Monsters

- Expanded ores and resources (required for special equipment: like in Fragile Alliances)

- More varied economy and trading involvement

- Leaders & Heroes

- More interesting and *good* events (GNN - MOO2)

- Campaigns and story lines (like Star Fury)

- I honestly think that an expanded Star Fury and Space Empires, could be completely married into one game to make the ULTIMATE 4x gaming experience. I'm not sure how the logistics would work, but it gives me chills just to think about the possibilities.


Maulkye