Well, one of the big issues here is this: Fact of the matter is every type of fabber (commander included) has a nano-lathe, and no two different...
Apparently I never submitted my last post -.- so here we are: Very interesting stuff, and surprised I hadn't either. Thank you for sharing that....
The first problem is that "it is estimated" is one giant assumption. Who classifies type three civilizations and by what standards? Technology is...
Well, what I believe I was trying to do was address each thing somewhat separately. I attacked one thing then went on to comment on the other,...
Well, I wouldn't instantly jump to the claim that there is no reason to go there. I admit that it is pretty sketchy and a bit undesirable to have...
Your concern is that GGs in particular will be used to rush for huge resource boosts. However, it is already the case that this is already 100% in...
A gas giant is just that: it is primarily comprised of gas. The reason a Gas Giant consists primarily of gases (as opposed to our planet which is...
The point in Jupiter (as an example of a Gas Giant) that we could extract any form of useful metal is approximately 4,000,000 atmopsheres of...
It is true that Gas Giants have very dense cores. However, a Gas Giant has a very dense core. The core of a gas planet is so dense that it would be...
All-in-all, I still have to say that I feel perfectly happy without having shields. The commander is a unit who is powerful (early-game-wise) but not...
I don't see why procedurally generated planets could not be procedurally generated with pre-designed base layouts.
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