Wow, the gameplay is... different, interesting, I really begin to like the idea. It takes quite a few years to spread your empire. How many (real) years do we want to play ?
PvK, if you talk about Large Quadrant, what will be our settings for max. number of systems ? 255 ?
If a home system is affected by a random event (medium-high, really?) the resulting trouble could be a quick end for this race, or what do you think ?