There are a couple of features that used to be rather common, a number of versions back, that I have not seen fire at all for quite a number of versions, and I wanted to check if this was intentional for these to be gone. First, Death's Hand raids, I have seen zero of for quite some time. Likewise, ...

Developer info hotkeys? How so?

So if I'm parsing things correctly, it's less hereditary in principle and more because the natural advantages (size, poison, coloration) of the aristocratic lineages make them the best situated to seize a position of power once they hit adulthood?

So, on a related note, am I right in guessing that Glitok's appellation 'the Devourer' is a reference to just how many of his own siblings he ended up eating?

Stupid question- how does a hereditary monarchy work with the Gremak practise of basically just letting their 'tadpole' stage roam wild-ish, before socialising them once they move to the juvenile stage? Do the nobility make a point of segregating their offspring from the general population? Do noble...

Not sure when this change came around, but just noticed the Gremak actually enslaving conquering populations in my latest game! This has been something I've wanted to see for a while, so nice.

OK, so, I have to say watching how the diplomatic game unfolds has made for a much different behavior in known space. My current game, space has polarised into two major alliances clashing in a savage war to the finish, and my own Phidi sitting on the sidelines and trading with both sides... and bei...

Now that you're tinkering with diplomacy, I'd suggest that you provide some insight as to what you can expect from the different AI agendas once Alien Psychology is researched. What exactly 'Idealistic' or 'Pragmatic' mean can be a little obscure, but presumably your advisors can give you some analy...

As of late, the test update server has been rather cranky for me. I've frequently had to retry repeatedly to successfully complete an update and send logs back, or confirm I'm up to date. Not sure how much control you guys have over that, but thought you should know.

The problem with always using the faction's primary race is that it can deplete the planet of that race, sometimes leading to morale problems, especially in the early game. Another option is to have a distinct colony ship build option in the build menu for each available race, but this can really c...

I know I've wanted to do this on freshly conquered worlds when I try to consolidate Gremak or Tinkers on fewer worlds. To move them off a planet, I have to watch their population growth like a hawk, frequently, after I seed the planet with Phidi, Humans, and/or Ashdar.

Discontented populations of all kinds are counting towards improvement staffing. As per discussion with Arioch, this is a bug.

Understandable it's for gameplay. I still hold out hope for seeing more 'flagrant evil' from my Gremak competitors over the course of the game.

The discussion on the Tinkers actually raises a question for me that I can't currently answer- can species that have access to Forced Labor and Experiments (not sure, for that matter, if that's tied to Slave Collars tech or to 'being Gremak') currently spend Tinkers on Forced Labor and Experiments? ...

Fair enough. I'm not entirely opposed to 'kill (nearly) all the Tinkers to take their worlds', but it's your call.