That event has happened to me once (PQ + 12 on all planets in a 6 pc radius). All of the sudden there were dozens of PQ12 planets in a very mature galaxy . I personally hated it, as I was in a position to take advantage of that for a super easy win, so I restarted a new game. On the other hand, had I been in a losing position that event would have been the final nail in my coffin. Way too overpowered of an event IMHO.
Not sure if there was an option originally, but I did see an option yesterday that allows you to change all ships of one type to another type (same hull class of course). The thing is, I don't remember where in the UI I saw it... but it is there! Unfortunately, I don't think you will get to use that feature much unless you have WAY DEEP pockets, as upgrading more than 3 ships at once will be a big blow to your cashflow, unless we're talking
To the best of my knowledge you can't bribe npc leaders to break their alliances, as the option to have them attack their allies is not available. While I do understand your point (not the sucking part of course), alliances in RL tend to be long term and quite solid (can't imagine China bribing England to drop from Nato anytime soon), so it doesn't really bother me you can't do that either in game. One thing you may do is to keep
Now aren't you lucky playing GalCiv3?
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