Hi all,

I love GC2 but my only real gripe with it at the moment is how the United Planets section works.
rather than explain and whine about what I dont like about it, i'll just provide my suggestions into how i believe it would work better and be more fun to play.

1. At the beginning of the game, no races should be a member of the United Planets
2. To bring the UP into existence in the game a race need to research a yellow tech for it (the tech would be after universal translators).
3. This new tech would allow the building of a galactic parlement building (super project).
4. The first & only race to build this would gain a perm +10 - +20 influence bonus
5. Through the diplomacy screen the race who build the parliment would have the ability to invite other races to join the GP
6. Only races with universal translator tech would be allowed to join.
7. Once a race joins it recieves the ability to also invite other races to join the FP
8. Minor races would also be able to join
9. The normal yearly votes would then begin, but only with current members present.
10. Votes would only affect the influence space held by the members of the GP
11. Taking it in turns e.g. once every X years (x being the number or races in the GP) you would be able to select from a drop down the issue you would like people to vote on.
12. member races could vote to eject other races from the GP if they thought they were too much trouble etc.


well i think you get the idea anyway.

I also have a couple of suggestions for additional issues to vote on:

1. A ceasefire : A vote on how many turns combat must cease (not ending a war)
2. Tech sharing with less well developed races, where the vote would be for a % of tec research to be shared
3. choosing to evict a person from the UP voting
4. voting on sanctions on races who are "playin up"

Well um, thats about it, I should be working, I would love to know what you think

Thanks