So the Last map... did not have see everything turned on... So you could not see the sphere worlds etc... That I know... Perhaps you were ancient..
I would rather keep the training in instead of a mod... I do not know why we would get rid of it.
I would rather have view own score all the time...
For the surreneder option... if you mark the player dead on PBW the computer will fight it out to the bitter end...
But truefully I think that if a player wishes to surreneder to a player they send that player and the game admin an email about it... If they all agree then surreneder. No one likes to stick around and waste time on a game when they are done. Very understandable. ( Or you could just mark the empire as dead ,,,, If you have the no surreneder option for the game turned on... So the player will still have to take the time to take out the computer player ... )
As for the Talisman... if we state no talisman and leave religous in... then the player cannot put it on their ships/units...
If they do then a good rule would be for the turn to be reset and all those ships and units must be gifted to the other player and then they scrap them... ( bonus of the resources )
A heafty price indeed for not following the rules... But I do not think it would be broken again.
The only problem there is a computer controled empire... But they are useless so they should not be a threat to the player anyways.
If were not playing stock..
How about the latest Version of the sweet mod...

Which is being released this Friday..