Finally an interesting game!

I've been the top dog once I managed to have 5 colonies (and it was only mid-game!), but it was far from straight-forward. And I couldn't simply roll over everyone until late game.

Pre-warp start
Slightly bigger irregular galaxy but with same number of stars, nebulas ...

Thanks everyone!

Just started new playthrough with mix of suggested setting, difficulty is one level below extreme. Will post how it goes!

Hi all, DWU veteran here. I don't consider myself particularly good, but enjoy the game immensely nevertheless.

With DW2, after first few games, I'm struggling to find proper settings for interesting playthrough. Basically, whatever settings I come up with - pirates don't matter, weapon types don't ...