First off, I pre-ordered this game months ago and can't wait to play it.
The only other dev house that has impressed me with this type of stratgegy genre is Lesta. They created an epic WW2 ship warfare game called Pacific Storm/ Pacific Storm Allies.
I highly recommend that this community check that game out. It's not sci-fi but it's epic in scope and detail just like this game and is a nice alternative once you need a break from this one.
I really wish stardock would keep an eye on those devs and get them to join stardock's distrubtion system. They need it. They created a niche game that is stunning in WW2 ship warfare detail and deserves better circulation. Stardock would be the perfect fit for those guys.
Anyhoo, fellow gamers please support lesta if you want to see this type of genre expand.