Maybe I was just lucky, but in my current 1.31 game one of the minors, the Fundamentalists IIRC, wiped out the Korx. Admittedly the Korx didn't have a terrific starting position and the game was only set to "tough" but I think it shows that minors can sometimes play some role.
Yep, same here. In my current 1.31 game on tough the Drath are using the Beam-Mass Driver combination. It really depends on the game.
well, I don't want to bury the game but what I'd definitely like to see in GC3 is a 3D map, i.e. you play inside a cube or a sphere and not on a flat game board. I think that would add a lot more than just new units or UI enhancements.
I think the military aspect of the game should be scaled down (or the other peaceful aspects scaled up). As it is now you basically have the option to trade or to go to war with AI factions. One relatively easy way to achieve this could be to make military units more expensive compared to non-military units (starbases, etc.) and less effective against other military units (battles could end without the complete destruction of either side, i.e. draw or retreat). And then of course the invasi
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