Hopefully at least one of the planned new factions will make it in eventually
Its 2024 and this one still still the best space 4x - only difference is that the kids got old enough now to ask me to run this one

Would it be possible to bundle together whatever new assets have been already created for the game and release that as an update/DLC in case the original DLC plans cannot be realized due to lack off financing and/or time?

e.g.:
If any of the new ships types have been created already could be used ...

Also in on a DLC got my wallet for that
In its current state the game is the best space 4x out on the market IMO by a wide margin thanks to art, design decisions, performance, tactical combat, diplomacy and AI
Yes there are some bugs I wish were fixed and some balance changes but this is the best ...

dearmad wrote:I just long for the dlc... this game is really fun.

Deto

Could "Pirate Base" (Asteroid base) be made available for reverse engineering when destroyed or captured/annexed from a Marauder faction
I have been missing a use case for asteroid bases and the Debris Rin planetary trait since its release with the Tinker faction (as they can rarely be built and do ...

Can we have a small text or icon in the planetary refit selection view for each ship/station that is up to date compared to its current template?

This is so ships can be selected quickly for upgrade refit queue from among many ships present around the planet (some up to date some not) when the ...

I havent seen Harpies raiding faction controlled systems (no fleets moving to of from systems they haven't started in) ever since a major AI rebalance where Pirate and Harpy raids were disabled

Played easily over 50 games since then but no raids that I have seen

But today I ran into this sight ...

nweismuller wrote:Here's hoping all is well with Arioch and Sven! I still love this game, and building my little seahorse utopias.

Indeed
Interestingly there still hasnt been a major contestor in the genre (space 4x) IMO

Is there a chance for a minor update?
Is there something that you feel needs to be addressed in the short term?
There are a couple of things I was hoping they make it into an update (mentioned them in forum here and there):

- Bug: Allied empires do not get relationship penalty if they have more ...

Yep it seems refitting Pirate Base is not possible if the faction has been annexed
If I recall correctly the tech should be activated when the base was captured so what is missing here is the assimilation of tech when the faction is annexed

I've never managed to annex a Marauder (the option never came, I'm not sure what's needed to trigger it reliably), but I like to capture orbital infrastructure so I've often conquered Marauder worlds with their pirate bases intact and refitting them was always possible in my experience.
The ...

I kinda funny thing I found (but not important enough to fix with prio) is that captured Pirate bases cannot be refit if the Marauders have been annexed.
I believe I could do that if the base was captured via boarding though

The funny thing is that I thought this is one interesting use for ...

PrivateHudson wrote: PS: I would leave Ion Cannon as is, just doubled damage against shields. And made RF mod much more power-hungry.

I dont mind how the Ion cannon is rebalanced just that it has anything going for it: Cost efficiency, unique mod, higher damage output, lower energy usage any of these

I could have just bombed the planet clean, sure, but I never end up doing orbital bombardments. Soft-hearted Phidi player trying to minimise civilian casualties and war crimes. I'll freely admit that's not necessarily optimal but it's how I play.
Indeed we cant have that :) I would advise against ...

The game I caught that, if I recall, was one where I captured the Viscid planet from an enemy, and the population loss from combat left a gap. (I find the current implementation of Viscid incredibly annoying, but that's neither here nor there. I think I'd find them less so if they were Sterile ...