<t> My suggestion when it comes to planetary management is to mimic the role that European home countries played when colonizing the New World in the 1500 to 1800 time period. The governments of home countries organized expeditions to explore and colonize regions (as the player would do with ...

<t> A few things on food:<br/>
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1) Anything that differentiates planets and makes planets more unique is a good thing. If there is a situation where a planet has low livability/food production, but it still makes sense to colonize the planet and ship in food/"livability", then that would ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: swappan<br/>
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Orbiting planets dont add anything to the game at all. Only annoyance to keep moving the screen or constantly locking into a planet. Also needless computational power which is better spend otherwise. Glad they didnt make it in. The moved too ...

<t> What would I prefer in an expansion?<br/>
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There are two things that get me excited to play 4X games.<br/>
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1) Realness/Character/Uniqueness/Replayability - For good or ill, I have been playing 4X games for 30 years. As a result, I am very sensitive when a game experience does not ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: AKicebear<br/>
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Keep in mind research bonuses may matter more now, too - they've mentioned certain techs may require such geographic bonuses to completed.
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AKicebear,<br/>
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Yeah, I recall that they said that. Also ...

Elliotg,

Excellent! Thank you so much.

<t> Hello,<br/>
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My apologies. It has been ages since I played Distant Worlds Universe and I could not recall whether this was already a thing. I did a quick google search and skimmed the manual, but I could not find anything. <br/>
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Will planets in Distant Worlds 2 have any special ...