Relative Merits of Ship/Mission Types

[Shadowcat]

The large map is by far the most generous time-wise, because you invariably have plenty of time to find the good stardrives (and eventually the hyperdrive) which inevitably *will* be out there because of the number of star systems.

Try going back to the small map. The random factor has a far greater effect on those games -- smaller certainly doesn't mean easier.

[rocky8311]

It seems to me that before the patch, on the 20 year map there were always two allied Capital Ships and one Fighter, without fail. Now there are often three Capital ships. Has anybody else noticed this?

[Adam_Bomb]

Shadowcat: I have never played a large map. I played many small maps in the demo, and since buying the full version I usually play mid-sized maps. Even with the small maps, it's rare not to be able to visit every star. I think that something should be done to make this aspect of the game a little tighter to add more tension.