Hi, everyone. First off, let me say I am a new GalCiv player. I've only played through a few games. I've done a lot of reading first, mostly the newbie guides here in the fourms. I've played all my games as Humans, so far. I was wondering, what is the incentive to choose another race besides Human? I see that each have their own bonuses and such, although they don't look a good as the Human bonuses.

I started a game last night as a different race (I can't remember which one) and I seem to be at a distinct disadvantage. Is it simply challenge? Avatar? Can anyone give me some feedback?

Mick