Manual control is pretty good. Especially once you get the hang of fleet management.

I think this will be a great game once it has been expanded a little more.

Great question, I was wondering that myself. What is the planned date for the refresh? I honestly thought it was coming out in September?

You sound like you don't enjoy playing this game. What game strategy game do you normally enjoy playing?

So are you saying the issue is caused by hanger bays for fighters and not enough docking bays?

Leave hangers for defense stations rather than beefing up the spaceport? The spaceport should be for civilian use only.

Thanks for sharing this, I always loaded up my spaceports with weapons, shields ...

That is really good. It makes looking for prerequisites much easier.

Thanks for sharing.

I thought that anniversary update fixed the starting location issue?

To add to your post, I do believe the game has come a long way but here are a few things I would like to request if possible.

1- Robust diplomacy, I'm going to beat a dead horse here with my post but Space Empires 4 and 5 made ...

I agree, the random event does add variety and immersion. Sometimes the random events work in your favor and sometimes they don't.

Agreed! I'm also looking forward to the Pirate expansion and all the features that will come with it! TAKE MY MONEY!

It's a lost colony, it could be anywhere in the galaxy. That's the beauty of the game, you never know what you're going to get.

The game has vastly improved since first released. These updates are excellent and the fact that the Devs listen to feedback and incorporate suggestions makes this a true collaboration between the fanbase and the development team.

What strategy 4x space empire game do you play that is perfect ...

Totally Agree! Excellent update, with a teaser of what is yet to come!

The Pirate faction is one of my most requested DLC. I've been looking forward to it since DW2 was first released. Having dynamic pirates and enhanced espionage mechanics will be an excellent addition to the game.

I'm sure whatever the update--it will be really good. They've been working on it since May 12th.

I know they're getting ready to announce the Pirate expansion soon, they're probably working on integrating the various systems to work with the expansion.

I'm looking forward to starting a new game ...

The last Beta came out on May 12th. I know there is some big update in July but what about all the testing in between. Unless, everything is fixed and we are now just waiting for the next content expansion.

Usually they have a number of Beta's released each week for testing. I'm curious to know ...

Just curious what happened to the beta updates?

Did I miss an announcement? Are there no longer public beta updates?

I think with better AI and the work already done on DW2 the Pirates will be taken out by the IA Empires. DWU IA was great, challenging and the IA did take out the pirate bases when they could. With DW2, the AI is much better and I think more capable of handling dynamic pirate factions. I would like ...

Yes, I enjoyed the pirate bases and takeover mechanics. It made the pirates a serious threat. I also liked how they would fleece you based on your economy. It wasn't just a fixed rate of 125.

I loved playing with lots of pirates in DWU, you could bribe them to attack your enemies, you could use ...

Thank you Devs for putting this in the latest beta update! A real QOL, makes diplomatic trades much easier to calculate now!

One thing I would love to see in a future update is a better victory screen, like the one in Distant Worlds Universe. Showing your achievements and scores compared to the other races. 'Peace through Peace', top colonies, population, military, economy and so forth.

The victory screen in DW2 is ...