I saw RTS mentioned ...... NNooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
If this game series ever goes RTS that is the day I leave.... sigh.
Someone mentioned a race that is super xenophobic etc. etc. - have you played with the Rage yet

? Very similar. Or the mod-packed XiChung or Sergetti??
Has anyone seen the AI use base ships??
If not, that would get my vote - with a general increase of the AI's overall strategy so it is more aggressive and makes more runs on your planets - glassing them of course.
Jason2