[Shane Watson]

Originally posted by Loser:
[QB] Props to the artist. I hope you are willing to continue to contribute to the family, as the Facilities define a good deal of the flavor of the game.

Thanks! Aaron and I are actually talking about the *possibility* of me doing some detailed race portraits for the game since I don't really do any 3d modeling anymore. I've always been a 2d artist - and the guys doing 3d work these days make me look really bad haha
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I really like the idea of Planetary Classifications beyond Asteroid, Gas Giant, Rocky World, Ice World.

I think it would be a nice addition to some extended planetary stats (grav, hydrographic, size (km or miles) and A.U. among other things.

As far as complexity overcoming gameplay - the easy way around this is to allow for fairly complex game mechanics that can be turned off and on in the Empire options of each player or handled by the player's government. It doesn't *have* to be micromanagement hell unless you want it to be.

Cheers,
~Shane