Just sank 3 CAs and a DD, but lost because the AI's 16k points for sinking two transports outweighed the damage to those four ships. This is one extreme of a pattern I've noticed--in the ironclad era ships aren't worth many damage points and fulfilling objectives is critical, while by the 40s I ...

Almost no SE mechanics actually match the nominal geographic scale; restricting it from global to regional scope would only avoid some of that tension. In particular, I think the primary driver of the operational scale of SE combat isn't geographic scale but time scale. DC:Ardennes covers two months ...

The problem is that I sometimes forget whether I'm researching something (especially when running all four research councils)--I see the notification, think "I'll research that next", and 10 turns later get curious why I my (nonexistent) prior research project hasn't finished.

It's also annoying ...

One MTH has sold me 21 shares (so in reports it says I have 110% of shares and it has -10%)--I assume that's a bug? In any event, having an auction event each turn for houses I don't want to buy all available stock in is a bit annoying--I'd like to have an option to stop generating decisions for ...

I just finished a game for the first time (110 rounds on a 40-hex-high planet, finishing in the laser era), and have some thoughts:
1. TL3 games get painful if you don't get any power production tech for a long time (and aren't lucky with generator perks). I'd suggest making power generators a ...