To Suicide_Junkie...

[bearclaw]

I downloaded your FTL map and tried it out (single player, just wanted to see how it works).
And to quote my favorite character, "Impressive. Most Impressive." I like the way it works. I also found that the computer players were all over the place. You mentioned that AI's will act like neutrals but I'm finding one race, in particular everywhere! I just wanted to let you know that it's a great piece of work.

I had one suggestion that I'm not sure if you concidered or not. The map itself looks kind of odd with that large box in the center. So, have you thought about stacking all the hyperspace systems onto the same galacitic co-ordinates? I found out this could be done by accident and used it quite effectivly to develope, IMO, a more realistic nebula for the game. My nebulaes consist of several nebula systems all stacked. The purpose is that ships can get lost in them. In the galaxy map, all it looks like is one system. I've also given them all the same name and the wps are all in the same locations. Works quite well. And as an interesting side effect, if someone 'maps' a route through a nebula then they have an advantage over anyone else. If you're interested I can send you the nebula test map I've done.

Wow, got a little long winded there, sorry. Anyway, great job on the FTL map. Love it.