Hey, i clocked up a few issues and i thought i'd better report 'em. Not too fussed as is a fantastic game, but it would be good to get them sorted

By the way my hardware/software config is.... geforce pcie 6800 Ultra, Athlon AMD 64 3500+, windows xp, european special edition copy of the game (nice case by the way!) and no drivers older than september, most (including the graphics card) a great deal younger.

1) can't use the game with the software mouse as it tends to get stuck, rendering the cursor invisible and forcing a system restart. Hardware mouse seems to work fine...which is funny cos now i'm using the stardock gal civ desktop customisation its the only time i see my hardware mouse!!

2) have to use a large screen resolution...although i know your allready aware of that one

3) during my second game, several of my fleets of ships were unable to attack enemy vessels, despite the fact that they were unarmed transports lingering around my homeworld on the brink of war!! doh!

4) i'm not entirely sure on this one, i might be wrong.... one of my major strategies involves the reinforcement of my core planets using production/reaserch/economy starbase enhancements. In the game i played where my ships refused to attack, damn them, i had a dedicated research planet, maxed out with omega research, tech capital, and loads of fully upgraded tech buildings. I built one support starbase in that system and that majorly increased my research ability, knocking a lot of time from research periods. I then built another 9 fully decked out starbases in that system, which unfortunately appeared to have no effect what so ever... whereas presumably with 1000% bonuses (or round about that amount) i should have had a massive manufacturing/ economic/ and particularly research... hotspot... help me!!!!!

Anyway, sorry for writing a great big essay on your forum!!

Cheers dudes!