<t> Governments can and do regularly place huge orders for strategic resources, whether it is to build a stockpile in anticipation of usage or just as an emergency reserve. <br/>
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Could I suggest a few possible economic actions:<br/>
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1) Stockpile resource: Buy X units of resources at ...

<t> Scaling Economy!<br/>
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Planets should consume more luxury goods as they get higher population and development levels. More population and richer populations want more stuff! One game near the end, I had my entire civilian fleet mostly idling as all the planets weren't ordering anything ...

<t> I have found it useful to bombard hard targets at times. As a Boskara Hivemind (and hence being able to declare war willy nilly), I have occasionally just turned enemy homeworlds into smoking nuclear wasteland instead of wasting troops. <br/>
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Sure, you lose a good planet, but there's ...

<t> I am watching my empire reputation tank. <br/>
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Why does attacking a blockade lower your reputation? A blockade is enforced by strength of arms, and relieving it (by force) ought to be fair game. <br/>
I parked a bunch of capital ships at the mining station they keep blockading and every ...

<t> The Eruktah Refugees show up after I have essentially won the game and they turn up right in the middle of one of my systems (that I have a 5 billion pop planet, defensive bases and small starport no less). <br/>
I play along despite knowing what is going to happen since I want to see the ...

<t> oooo, another one. As a highly risky intelligence agent mission (sabotage probably), have the ability to plant a silver mist infestation somewhere. Perhaps one that works in swarms...<br/>
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Obviously, this is meant to destroy the thing and causes havoc. And equally obviously, it has the ...

<t> Scriptable unit AI behaviour. <br/>
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How many times have I wished that my ship would go into "Full Impulse" (sprint speed) when I asked it to move a short distance, usually to escape incoming enemies?<br/>
How many times have I wished that I could make a particular ship design and have ...

<r> I bought and played RotS for a bit and gave up after I couldn't trigger the storyline; I've come back again just a few days ago after getting Legends. <br/>
Some of these are valid even to my experience with RotS. <br/>
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So...<br/>
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The leaders give a nice personal touch to things ...