As I like this game a lot, I plan to create some mods to Improve it.

I am relatively new to modding, but very experienced in programming.

One of the mods I am considering is the limited Rush Buy mechanic, where it gets more expensive the less labor you have in your empire.

This would stop you ...

A tiny bit late, but thanks for this post.

I had set the galaxy to sparse, with rare habitable worlds, and as a result the AIs were not expanding at all.

I used this to set the range higher, and all of a sudden they were expanding properly (but not as fast as I expected).

I might be a little late to the party, but here is my introduction.

I am Wim, and I have played space games since 1980 or so. I was actually employed once working for a Play by Mail firm that ran games like Supernova, the weapon etc. I designed games by myself as well, regular board games and ...