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Okay, I LOVE this game. It's great! That being said, there are some things that could be improved (next patch?):
*Name fields are too short. I wanted to name my first scout "SC01 Prometheus" and only got about half way there. Ditto for save file names.
*Game screen a bit too dark - can't see the detail on my ships. Many games have a "gamma correct" feature.
*When I start the game from the Matrix Games main screen I get a sound card error but the sound works fine (and is there any way to keep the music playing in the background without constantly spinning the hard drive?).
*Font is hard to read (I know Andrew has heard this one before).

i don't know about the rest, but i definitely agree with you on the thing about names...me, personally, i love to customize as many aspects of the games as i can and that includes the names for the starships. for the most part, one word names are good, but i think being able to name your ships without any kind of limits would be a very nice addition to the game. on a related topic, it would be nice to see the old races return to the game. i love the new renders of the races in sudg, but i like the diversified feel of the old aliens. sudg has basically a whole bunch of furry mammals of different colors. I would like to see the return of the avians and the robots. I think a diversity in the races would help to add a more intergalactic feel to the game. well, that my two cents...what do you think? <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">

I think Andrew's already taken into consideration the user mods.
That would solve some of the previously mentioned "issues" with the game. <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

*grin* patiently waiting to insert own graphics into the game ... <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

While I'm at it, I'd also love to:
*Be able to open right to the game without seeing the propaganda for Matrix or Apezone (<esc> key won't end these things).
*Addition to the diplomacy popup that tells you (once you've discovered it) each player's home system.
*Visual differences between the various classes of ships.
*Return of the Avians, Robots, Treelops, etc.

To answer a few of bp's questions . <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
*This "propaganda" has always been part of the video game history. I remember playing with the genesis(mega drive) not being able to skip the sega logo... it's up to them i think.
*Homeworld, doesn't it already? I think by default the game selects the homeworld when hailing a race. But i could be wrong <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
*There are visual differences between the classes in sudg. <img src="eek.gif" border="0">
*With mods <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> this question will be solved. You'll just update the pictures and change the names in the game.

Another good suggestion: clear the diplomacy message board at the start of each new conversation. It can be confusing when a new message comes in and you open the diplomacy popup and it still has messages from the last race you were talking to.

Well it's useful when you wanna know what's been said in the previous hails.