If they aren't done differently I would be surprised. Imo any system that requires resources should ensure there is always ways to get those resources and that doesn't seem to be the case with the current system. Could that be a starting point?

I don’t think the resource systems need to completely be reworked I think colonization of subpar planets for essential resources adds a dynamic to the game. However when there isn’t enough of something in the galaxy and the is literally no way to get any and you can’t work around it that is some bull. I’ve abandoned games that I consider stuck or needing to take an extra 300 turns to finish. I think the way around this is to include missions types for every resource. The galactic market helps tremendously but I wish there was a galactic black market that everyone has access to no matter the government but the cost of goods is either X4 or X10 but it is unlimited. There should be a way to acquire any resource you NEED but plenty of other ways you are going to use first. My ship weapons are always whatever I have the most of so it changes most games. Also if I’m playing synthetic I wouldn’t dream of using mass drivers that is population waiting to be built not weapons.

I disliked having to micro manage late game colonies. I never used the governors or divided up my winnings as affiliate allies. Its ONE empire, ya'll pay fealty to Larsenex and taxes! In return ya'll get 'protection and lucrative planetary building projects. 

I like the idea our 'management' of planets has been trimmed down. I just dont want to lose the sense of managing a large and growing empire. > you Yes you Admiral, you are going to Planet dogtownXY33 and need to be governor! Publius > you are going to TDN1099 and will manage that planet and every other colony in the sector. No rebellions! 

Merci jai aimé bocoup ces idéés.

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What about the planet invasions, how will this work?  Will star bases be able to defend planets?

I like the concept of starbases defending very nearby planets. Working a bit like ships do in preventing an attack, but happens for all planets under x tiles away. tieing it to a module or an optional toggle (even better is usually both) is good. should be easy enough to implement check if has nearby starbase = true.  can be invaded = false. this already works very well with with ships

related to modules, can we please be able to delete stuff on a starbase up to and including the ring level? related to delete, could you stick with unless it gives a one time perk or creates a situation that makes no sense we can delete it and move it? i am thinking i can't delete a city full of people. but an empty one is easy.

if there is any type of similar building mechanic involving colony capitals can we please get the option to pick where it goes, or migrate the building over so many turns. a just deal with it approach is no longer good enough for this kind of game. if not, maybe always at least pick a place with the most potential land around it, because why would you make life harder for yourself and not settle there?

Or just be able to build Dyson spheres/swarms or Matrioshka brains..

Megastructures would be pretty awesome, but possibly beyond the timeframe in which the game takes place. I think the closest we'll have to megastructures will be those Precursor worlds. Although GalCiv 4 could possibly introduce megastructure type stuff left behind by Precursors.

Yes I also enjoy the possibly rather obsessive business of optimising planets and would certainly second this (though I don't want my games to go on for months and normally abort with a tech victory fairly soon). 

The reason that the late game in the current iteration of galciv3 can become tedious is partly or mainly because we don't have a mechanism for ignoring planets for long. Adding a five or ten turn economic button would surely not have been that hard (ie repeat economic project 5 times or 10x) or you could simply have a button store  production each turn until told otherwise. That after all is what the AI essentially does when it runs out of improvements.

So I dislike the idea of not being able to micromanage small planets when I want to though I'd like a good mechanism for ignoring them when I do want to. 

I see that planets of size >=10 would  perhaps  pass within human control. Have people considered the effect of the AI governor choosing  to undertake terraforming which increases the planet's size.? 

Personally I don't care about combat at all - or planetary invasions - as long as they are consistent and sensible though of course many other people do and they should certainly be catered for (the fortified phalanx in fort on mountain causes battleship bombarding it to explode in civ2 I found v annoying).  

Anyway, this is a ,lovely franchise and I look forward to Galciv4.   

Cheers,

Jon

i want combat to be minimally time consuming, and work well. be clearly explained and consistent. watching pretty battles and building cool ships optional. combat is not my meat or potatoes here. it is the condiments or bacon bits.

not related but you can toggle repeat project on aid economy and ignore that planet for the rest of the game quite easily.

Many thanks Charch,

I simply hadn't noticed when they added that button. It'll save me hours of mild irritation.

Cheers,

Jon

I am really glad they made it so planets don’t auto upgrade by default and that you have to toggle it on always screwed me with synthetics. I just avoided the advanced manufacturing technologies. So I wouldn’t run out of damn durantium.

even worse can be life support tech since then every single auto ship will take that resource. i never take that tech because of it, and you don't need that (really any) support anyways late game, unless your playing sparse and don't want to include starbases to extend range.

unless it is early game and i am exploring sensors and engines are lot more useful than range. a few transport designs, and their escort ships sure.