[Strategia_In_Ultima]

As for the trade points, I tried to start something similar a while ago; I called it "Star Credits" (crappy name I know) and it also used "points" allocated to certain things. For example, a newly colonized planet with under 5 facilities and under 50M pop would cost, say, 5000 SC IIRC, while a developed world with over 10 facilities and over 100M pop would cost something more like 25000 SC. For ships, something similar; SCs based on the hull size, but also whether or not it had a colony module, whether or not it had Racial Tech comps, Stellar Manipulation, etc. I also implemented "patrols": i.e. you order one or more of your ships to patrol/guard an area for a certain number of turns, and you get paid based on the size and number of the ships and the amount of turns you patrolled/guarded the area.

But what you're saying is much better.