They took a lot of inspiration from SE IV..... A LOT But who cares? I am still going to go with the proven King and yet undisputed king of 4x when its released. MooIV.
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Creator of the Star Trek Mod - AST Mod - 78 Ship Sets - Conquest Mod - Atrocities Star Wars Mod - Galaxy Reborn Mod - and Subterfuge Mod.
i've heard mixed things about GC1. it sounded like a decent game to me. 2 sounds better, influenced from se4, it looks like. but thats not a bad thing.
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...the green, sticky spawn of the stars
(with apologies to H.P.L.)