[Strategia_In_Ultima]

*If* (non-existant chance, but still) what I mentioned (ranted) earlier is true, it would be a very...... well, to phrase it this way, cool addition to the game. This way, as I said, parasitical empires can exist without having to spend over half of their facility space on intel centers. Also, some sort of (roleplaying) "tradeoff" would be possible this way, i.e. your ally is strapped for cash in a war so you scrap some spaceports in systems where he has colonies as well, thereby providing him with an extra flow of resources without you having to grant him the amounts every turn through gifts. Also, this would open up roleplaying possibilities - simulating blockades, privateering and such.