200+ planets, 20 Empires, High difficulty, No damaging warp points, minimal resources on planets 80%, maximum 200%, improved Weapon Platforms, APB patch, Mephisto + Sergetti mods.
It is a slugfest guys, and there is nothing boring here. It is a large quadrant with lots of activities. Empires rise and fall, make friends or enemies. It's almost like reading a good SF book.
I prefer this much more that a small quadrant deathmatch vs AI.
In my first game like this Sergetti wiped out Xiati in first 90 turns (and they had only 1 system with 3 planets vs 3 systems with 7 planets). 20 players in a large galaxy rocks if you play more aggressive and don't take advantage of AI with trades. It is also much more hostile galaxy than it was in 1.11 Version. Now there are races that can be your allies, and there are those that you will meet only on battlefield. Also, 100% of times there are always several empires that become particularly powerful giving you a good late game.