One more technical question,

How many threads is the game able to use? Will it scale well on higher core processors or is it going to be mainly single threaded?

To be fair there is one thing that Stellaris does a billion times better than DW. The music.

DAT SOUNDTRACK, my fave ever in a game.

<t> Like fluff and graphics? Go Stellaris.<br/>
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Want a deeper game that feels more immersive if not for graphics? Go DW.<br/>
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Neither convinces you? Wait a couple of years for a bunch more Stellaris DLC and DW2.<br/>
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(Please not a couple of years on DW2 though? Pretty please ...

<t> Probably too late for this... But... Music files are like:<br/>
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Action1.mp3<br/>
Action2.mp3<br/>
BoldStroke.mp3<br/>
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etc.<br/>
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Would it be possible to make one directory per music type and then maybe we could drop mp3s into each directory for DW to pick from.<br ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Texashawk<br/>
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I've played both. If you could shoehorn SD's graphics, combat, and ship design system into DW's framework you'd have the 4X game of the decade. Period.
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If I ...

One idea is some sort of fleet formations. Right now I'm trying to conquer a homeworld with a fleet of 50 destroyers. They warp in a circle around it and of course get creamed. However, if they could be made to attack from one side, fire concentration would definitely let me break them.