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Yes, I like what I see. Especially the hex grid.    
 
Except the system screen.  U-gly!  And trying to get my pointer on one of those back side hexes could cause serious damage to my monitor screen and knuckles.  
			
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 I'm sure you'll be able to move the camera to get different views, such as top down etc!  
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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Except the system screen.  U-gly!  And trying to get my pointer on one of those back side hexes could cause serious damage to my monitor screen and knuckles.  
			
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  It is possible to rotate system. But I agree, zoomed out planets look horribly - sharp edges, slightly distorted proportions (flaw of early 3d-engines). I hope it will be improved in time.  
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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		My only nitpick is that the stars waste a huge amount of space in the system veiw.  Why not keep the stars small? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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		because stars aren't small? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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		Time to discuss the screenshots. 
 
I notice in the first shot the system has a modifier that moves all points generated automatically to the Norak. Does this mean that the Norak have built a spaceport, or they are natural merchants, or it means something else?. I ask because it's strange that it is one of the system modifiers. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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		It could also be a screenie from early in the alpha, before space ports were coded in. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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