[Aiken]

TNZ, I think it is a very good idea for mod unification, but it has 1 significant drawback - all races will look like each other, ie, same amount of hull sizes, same amount of similar facilities and components. Else they will simply waste their research point trying to research techs which give them nothing.
Example: Borg have 5 levels of Drone Maturation Chamber facility (increase system reproduction), so they need some sort of population support tech with 5 levels to research. But Romulans have only 1 facility with similar function - Romulan Senate (increase happiness, 1 level). So why should they bother themself researching 4 additional levels of Population Support tech which give no benefit for them?

This example is not the best, maybe, but I think this approach has some problems if you want significantly diversified races.

[ June 19, 2004, 15:11: Message edited by: aiken ]