This was great. I loved the way you played into the huge ammounts of crew these ships would carry. When in tactical combat and you see one of your ships blow up you just don't feel the deaths of 1,500 men and women (or it's if you are a weird alien race

) Another great piece of writing and i get the feeling it's not over yet
I've added this chapter up on Spaceempires.net too Lol, Working fast today
