What's the difference between surrender and a peace treaty?
I started a one-on-one game as the Drengins against the Terrans on a tiny map/simple difficulty. I thought it would be a quick and dirty way to learn the basics of combat. Anyway, after capturing 2 of their 5 colonies, they came to me with an offer of surrender. I accepted, thinking that would give me the win. Instead, it gave them an opportunity to build up their defenses, and my victory isn't going to come as easily as I thought.