Stretching out the supply cap might placate people who feel that defense is too weak.

Or a reduction in the amount of tactical slots a phase jump inhibitor requires, so you can more easily stack it.

Triple phase inhibitor's jump delay time and have i effect the entire grav well in addition to Kade's above post.

I want the PJI to return to the way it was in the beta, where it prevented all jumping out of a system to any of your territories until it was destroyed.

At least then there was a point in building it.

Also ICO should show who made a game. Currently that is present in the title, but titles are often changed.

Phase jump inhibitor, doesnt have to be like beta, but make it alot more effective (especially if the enemy is jumping into your other systems) and the whole grav well.

It doesn't already? I thought it did!

I'd like to be able to have a mode were you start with the most basic things. A couple of planets, 2x military, 2x civilian research stations, mining buildings on all available asteroids, 5 frigates, a capital ship building. This would ofcourse be a kind of a 'get into the game fast' kind of mode. My main problem with this game is that it takes so long before you actually get to really play for real.

I love that you guys are so in touch with the players, it really means alot. I think what you guys are tackilig for 1.03 is good stuff. You should definetly make the AI capable of surrender. I don't know about making it harder though, cause they seem to do pretty damn well as it is.

PJI inhibitors also really need to be tweaked.

I would love it if for this patch you guys could improve the UI to include data regarding the affects of shield generators, PJI, and broadcast center. It would be nice to know exactly how much of an impact these structures have.

With the Unit Cap's I really think you should be careful. It should be stongly based the number of planets per map. As is the small and medium maps are in my opnion perfect with the current ship caps. Maybe a small increase in medium maps but not small maps.

Perhaps randomize the pirate attack timer a bit? Less predictable... drunken pirates?

An option for hosts of a MP game or an option in SP to allow PJI's to completly block ALL movement in the affected area. The option could be called "Full PJI Blockage" It would definatly be nice to have options Just my little idea seeing as I have a nice PJI strategy for my favorite map "Gateway"

Hi there!

Awesome game.

A couple of things

1) Large maps and mega wars make cap/scaling off balance:
a) The role of capital ships gets dwarfed in a massive battle.
Planetary defense becomes next to worthless when you have 100+ships attacking.
- this makes defensive players sitting ducks.
- There is no home team advantage making the game offensively bent.
c) Capital Centers influence is not effective enough.


2) The AI seems to break and run to much..even when they out number you.

3) AI seems to spam low level units and ignores tech.

4) It would be nice to see what kind of tech the enemy is using..whether this be granted as a "tech ability" or something. This adds at least some kind of "counter" strat to the game.

Change the supply cap to be related to your planetary control. e.g. if there are six players in a game, there would be potentially 12,000 population available. If you control 50% of the planets your max pop cap could be 6,000. That way one person who owns most of the galaxy won't still be outnumbered by a pair of nobodies working together from some small corner.

When an AI attacks you, either remove the "AHAHAHA, Planet X is mine!" or make it only happen once they are in that planet's gravity well. Makes it way to easy to go counter AI attacks.

Make PJI's delay for longer, and cover a whole planet's gravity well.

Give static defenses an increase in range and attack power. (It would be even nicer if you made them way stronger than now, but made a new tech around tier 4 that let players do damage to turrets faster, so the turrets would help as a strong defense against minor raids and early attacks, but not against late game assaults).

I know you said Diplomacy changes are unlikely, but just in case, I'll throw something out anyways. Replace the "Kill X of Faction Y's Objects in Z minutes" with "Help me defend point X" and "Help me attack planet X. I'm leaving to attack in Y minutes." They'd make a lot more sense and be more reasonably accomplished.

That aside, the game is awesome! Thanks for working to get out another patch so soon! I can't wait. (Also, making the AI more aggressive sounds fantastic!)

Something other then a count down timer on pirates. It's just to.... simple. Now i don't want some complex system, just not a fixed timer.

Oh, and maybe the option to bribe pirates with ships? While not really useful, it would be fun to tip someone off on who bribed the pirates when they see vasari assault frigates, that and the idea the pirates having a capital (which if survives would level up), or a support fleet.