I like to explore and not knowing what´s in the next system is fun.
Once you have entered a partnership treaty with an ancient race, you´re stuck with his ability.
I have a suggestion:
How about 4 different levels of ancient?
Level 1: (500 racial points) All adjacent systems.
Level 2: (1000 racial points) All adjucent systems + a radius of 4 systems
Level 3: (1500 racial points) All adjucent systems + a radius of 9 systems
Level 4: (2000 racial points) All systems.
What will we gain from this:
+ It will cost you more to have the whole galaxy. Would it be worth spending your racial points on a 2000 points ability to get it?
+ More fun, but you still get an advantage by spending 500 points.
+ 1000 racial points is alot, and you may not want to give 1000 racial points to your ally.
+ I won´t get the whole galaxy, when I enter a partnership treaty with an ancient.
- I can´t think of any, maybe you do?
Leoric