Rumours, Suggestions, Features on the Next Update

[Baron Munchausen]

Ironically, I think MM didn't include the option to manually transfer supplies because it's too much micromanagement. Little did he suspect how fanatical some of us players would become...

[Repo Man]

With respect to neutrals,I think neutrals are part of the key to a better political system. Right now, neutrals are simply small empires waiting to be devoured by players.

I would love it if there were some game benefit to work for trade/military/research agreements with neutrals instead of simply wiping them out. The same algorithm could be applied to non controlled major powers too.

Going to war should have some economic cost beyond lost units. That would encourage other ways of imperial expansion, and make them part of good game play.

[Repo Man]

Here is a mod I would love to see, as it would add some real flavor to the game.

Special research points

Have some techs require special research points, which either are required to obtain the tech, or greatly reduce the time involved for research.

Special research points can be acquired by research stations or ships located in special quadrents. Best example would be a black hole quadrent. Players would have to build a starbase or leave a research ship in the black hole quadrent. Research obtained from these units would apply as special research.

Better still, special research could be subdivided to different quadrent types.

[klausD]

Manual supply transfer: this option is not sooo "fancy" as you think. It would add some VERY interesting game tactics to SE4. You could for example give the most supply to the first "garde" of ships in case of supply shortage. Also such an option would make special supply ships more worthy.

I would also like to give Space Stations the normal supply rules.

People which dont like to transfer supply points manually, because of micromanagement, could use the current system.

Special research points: great idea. I think this would add greatly to the game.

[Suicide Junkie]

"I would also like to give Space Stations the normal supply rules."

I'm doing that for P&N PBW.

Simply change bases into a type of ship. Then fiddle with the weapon mounts and miscellaneous stuff so they can be applied to the new ship-bases.

[Gryphin]

Perhaps a variation on Ragnarok's idea of derelect ships would be a ship that could be towed back to a shipyard or with a shipyard ship present could be analyzed for "anchient tech"
I guess it would require a "towing" component.

[Taera]

Your idea of derelict ships, and SpecialResearch would never likely come out because it is simply what Scenario Editor requies.
Derelict Ships / Space Ruins / Whatever else requies either pre-placed objects or EventTrigger.
SpecialResearch is same, it either requies EventTrigger or other Trigger.

As we all know SEIV lacks any kind of triggers... well thats excluding the Sentry order but that gives you little.

For what i would like to see included in the game i could only say a deeper look on the weapons balance, research tree and racial technologies because IMO this is most important right now, but from what i know Aaron isnt going to make major changes to the technology tree so oh well..