Yeah. Immense maps need more civs.

I wholeheartedly agree. More than 10 civilizations on a map. I hated that I had to choose 2 civs that could not participate in my conquest of the galaxy a game.

I just would like the option to put all civilizations on the map at once plus a few additional custom races   Or put a minor race as a major for one game, or a major race as a minor race, (alternate reality galaxies )

Usually the Krynn or the Yor sometimes Torians.

I would like to have a map of at least 31 or more major races. A lot more minor races. I did like the Akilians. I would like to be able to play the minor races.

I'm hoping we'll get more diplomacy options with minor races than just "Trade With" and "Conquer".  I'd love to see a system like in Birth of the Federation where you can use diplomacy to get minors to join your empire.  

If this mmeans that the minor race stays a minor race until talked into it then this may be a better option for 2 reasons. The first is that this would take care of a problem out there where some people like the minor races being minor, and the second is that this would add a new dianamic which I could use against my opponent.

Yes on what u said, but technology is getting better all the time. I know that I'm not there, so I don't know what u go through. U forgot one other complication; hikbecause, of modding u r relying off a lot of text files. While this gives players a really great mechanic to change the game. This also slows it down. These r all considerations when u all make a game, or r we talking about convincing a minor race to become a major race.

I think u r talking about diplomacy, foriegn affairs, and galactic council when u mean interface; because this is only an in game mechanic about making minor races major races, and giving the starting abilities and super abilities later. They would still keep the same tech tree,

Yeah, more major races on a massive map would be nice.  Maybe 15 or 20?  Who knows? Stardock might have something up their sleeve that could surprise us.  Fingers crossed.   

From a modding perspective, unlimited (or just a very large number) would be nice...

I don't know the cap on the recent total war games but it is kind of cool that basically every province has a unique faction controlling it instead of the general "rebels"...strategy games have worked with very large amounts of factions all on the map at once...