[rdouglass]

I don't know but its a good idea IMO. I always liked that about SE3 - if you wanted to max out PDC's at the beginning, you could. Or missles, or shields, etc. I think that gives quite a bit more control over the customization of your race.

I definitely like the custom racial traits like crystallurgy and organics (those were lacking in SE3), but the fine tuning of your starting techs is very much missed by me...