First off, I want to say that I think this game has a lot of potential, but I do have a few gripes with it.
I have the german version, updated it by copying Data/English to Data/German, but I now uninstalled my game and am downloading it via SDC. In the future, please give us the option if we want to install the game in German or English. The german translation is unbearable, plus I usually play all my games in English, if possible. (Same reason why I can't watch Futurama or Simpsons in german, translators seem to not be able translating humor into another language.)
Regarding the game:
Every game I played until now has been more or less the same. Starting out, I concentrate on colonizing, economy, and research. Military gets disregarded until a civilization declares war on me. (And this will happen). At that point I am usually so far along in research and industry, that my Industry-planets produce the most advanced ships in a few turns. I proceed to slaughter the attacking civilization, and then go after the others. The game usually ends with an allied victory, as I become so powerful other civilizations prefer allying themselves with me.
I notice no particular difference in the civilizations. Altarian, Torian or Drengin, one of them usually declares war on me, starting off my conquest of the galaxy. This should be changed, as the much touted "different AIs" all seem to be aggressors-in-waiting. AIs should take into account the industrial potential of other players, and act accordingly. What I would like to see is AIs forging alliances before declaring war on a much stronger player, and then declare war together on the same turn. As it is now, the AI is no challenge for a human. Yes, I could turn the difficulty level up (I play on tough), but I want a good game when the playing field is equal, and not artificially crank up the AI economy.
Further, it seems impossible now to bribe a civilization into war with another, even one much weaker than them. Even if I give them all my advanced tech, trade goods, and all the credits I can spare (usually around 10k, as my military uses up a large portion of my income), they just refuse to do it. This should be unnerfed to some extent, as I enjoyed watching 2 civilizations battle it out.
That's it for now.
Cheers!