I was thinking of the pirates being more like the civ Versions. Kinda bothersome pests who could sometimes put a decent fight. But i still think some of the ideas from suicide_junkie and Whitehojo could be implemented. Also there are many good ideas for pirates in the Stars! Supernova Genesis game being developed. We could probably steal some ideas from them as well.
Also, the occasional space monster is always welcome

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[This message has been edited by chewy027 (edited 06 April 2001).]