I tried out Diplomacy, I haven't had any texture or crashing issues ect... I did notice that making friends with AI is extremely hard. Before it was pretty simple, they give you a mission you go poof X amount of ships/structures, or hand out so many resources. I like the new tree showing everyones disposition towards each other, many a game have I wondered why I had 5 out of the 6 hard empires hitting me every one to two minutes until I'd finally break out and see everyones trade ships going to each other. Now, I like how it's been redone, but just starting the game I had one empire at a 9% disposition, and two at 0%. I started down the Advent (understanding) tree. I couldn't make trades or treaties with most people because they didn't have the appropriate research done. I sent embassies to each of their homeworlds. But then they started sending scouts, and like anyone you don't wanna be spied on so I knocked them out as they came. I was sending out missions thinking I was making friends but noticed everyone at the same 9,0,0%. So I built some basic defences on a choke point world, one star base 35 tactical slots and 2 capital sips (various frigates and cruisers). Instantly everyone goes to 0,0,0%, saying I have too much military strength, when at this point all of the other players have 5-8x more ships than me, star bases on most of their planets and have taken some planets in my outter system. Later I was being attacked by large fleets but was able to hold them off because of my star bases mass disorientation with the meteor strikes. Every time I was attacked they hated me more for military action. After about an hour all relations were at least -(15-20) per empire. So my question is, how do I get other empires to like me without having to make myself completely vulnerable? I only had the second fleet supply upgrade and I was considered too much of a threat. Maybe there's something I'm missing, I've only done a couple of maps. Also I'd like to mention the "undermind" ability that is considered espionage is for the most part useless, I had 4 embassy cruisers on a far off asteroid and after 20 minutes they had only moved the allegiance down by 5%. Well any info or similar problems I'd like to see what others think of it.

EDIT: I think the latest update may adress most of this, thanks.