<r>I tried MOO3. It was a love/hate relationship but in the end I took it back. It wasn't what I was looking for in a galactic empire game. I look forward to Galactic Civilizations when it is released on the 26th of March.<br/>
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<t>I can't be specific on all of your questions but I do notice that with more engines the ships are faster. As far as determining how many generators are enough, I just watch the ships performance after configuration. If the charge readouts for the ships components start draining too quickly and ...

<r>CPaladino,<br/>
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SUDG is all about ship combat. You can let it run in real time at three various speeds or take control of the combat yourself in turn based fashion. The micromanagement of planets is very minimal. Colonization of other planets is scarce as it costs alot to do. The tech trees ...

I have enjoyed watching the battles unfold in real time at 1X speed. I haven't tried the turn based combat yet... is it any good? Which style do you use?

Not sure if that was it or not. But I will keep that in mind for my next game. Thanks

Matrix should use this time to get the game out to the public before MOO3 does ship. I personally won't play MOO3 (too much micromanagement) but people like yourself will be itching to play something.

<t>I had 2 gunships and 2 scouts. 1 gunship and one scout would top off thier crew but the other 2 would not. They would only maintain a 1 member and 4 member crew. I used a relic for ship upgrade and built a cruiser late in the game and both those ships topped off but the other 2 would still not ...

<r>Picked my copy up at EB a few hours ago. I played the demo and was hooked. Great gameplay does still exist <E>:D</E><br/>
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I also found an amusing statement in one of the articles I read prior to purchasing the game. It stated that the game plays more like Star Trek than any Star Trek game ...