1)A random event came up and a planet became inhabitable, so the Council voted on who got to populate it and I won. So when I started building stuff on it I noticed that the planet (size 8) had 2 basic colonies.
2)My trade routes all reset their values occasionally, even though I'm not at war with anyone.
3)Research tree, for some reason life support is placed after logistics. so you cant improve your range until you master fleet building? Please tell me that's a mistake...
4)Research tree, Duranthium armor milestone one is in the previous tech milestone group