The possibility of partnership.

[Agrajag]

tromper said:
As a single-player sort, over the course of weeks/months now, on the larger maps sort of guy. And not a moron. I appreciate the depth and the beauty that the designers have brought to the table.

But I don't appreciate finding myself reading a hundred posts about how screwed up Vanheim is. Nor being doinked by that nation, in single player games, time and again, in single player games.

I'm not sure if you noticed, but Galciv gives all races the exact same units to play with, so is balanced by means of complete symmetry.

AI is also probably not a consideration, since Galciv was designed around the idea of the customizable (by Brad) AI. Dominions however isn't, and as far as I can guess, does not have specific hooks and handles to alter the AI, and is also immensly more complex.

Also, there's the fact the Stardock and Illwinter are located in different continents.