Actually just add 'People's Republic of ' to the race name or 'Soviet Socialist Republic.

ok heres another thing i would like for Christmas...

the ability to sort, under different tabs, my different ships. i don't mean the one that i have already build but the ones that i can build.

Similarly to when we're constucting our ships from scratch; where there are tabs for weapons, hulls, modules etc. and even sub-tabs for missles, beam and laser.

I think it would be great if i could create my own tabs where all my avaiable ships are listed and be able to drag and drop a ship into a tab. so i can separate thm as i wish. non-cobatants, beam verses laser, ships that cost over $$$, or by useful task. Anyway that the player wants to have his ships categorized. after a while it gets hard to keep scrolling looking for a specific ships among the many.

and an unchangeable default tab for game-created designs as they become available

Fix it so the Industrial Spending slider starts the game at 100% - at least on Normal difficulty and above.

I demand a kitchen sink with a purchase of the game!!!

Hmm. Thats interesting... if you needed the prereqs to research any further, that'd provide a fairly safe way to give a boost to an ally without the possibility of it backfiring and them building off that research...

This is a great game and I love it that there you guys have a huge support community. Other games don't do this. Anyway, down to business:

1. Improved Diplomacy: I'd like to see more treaties like "Do this or this means war," instead of empty demands. Also I'd like to see in the diplomacy an option to demand a ship or station removed in or close to your border. This makes things much easier instead of attacking it, thus causing war and trying to get out of it.

2. Weapons: I'd love to see cooler, newer weapons of "Mass Destruction". Such as nukes perhaps? Like you would have to build a silo on a planet to be able to unlock one and then use it to totally destroy a planet or ballistick missiles that could destroy an improvement on one tile. If you use nukes you need a radioactive tech to be able to live there. Also a cooler weapon on the huge ships. Something that screams death but soo good that only one could be fitted.

3. Starbases: Allow the military starbases to attack incoming ships. This would be nice because all they do is sit around really. Also allowing them to move would be great because you soon forget about them and they eat up your economy.

4. Story Mode: I know this is asking allot. But I really loved the idea that your adventures in Sand Box mode could be turned into a story. That was the coolest bit for me.

5. Stargates: I like the idea that you could build a stargate, making travelling between any of them easier. But only build them in the local area of the sun because it can power it? This would make military stretagy interesting because ships would defend a ship that could build such a thing next to a sun that has an enemy planet close by. Thus sending in military ships would be faster and easier, but could be used by anyone so having ships orbit it would be good. Also it could be used for trade.

Anyway, these are just ideas and I hope you at least read them over and give you a little bit of an idea. Thanks for putting this post on the site!

How about the option to threaten the AI, I've been waiting a long time to be able to tell it go get those warships out of my space or remove all the economy/influence starbases it seems to put in at random. It does it to me, so why can't I threaten it?

hope this wasn't suggested already and disregarded.

how about every time you add an addition to a star base the hp by one point. If not for all additions, then maybe just the defense additions.

If this is something that was addressed with mods, then sorry.

Apologies if this has been mentioned already, but here's something I'd really appreciate that doesn't change the gameplay *whatsoever*, but adds some really nice flavor.

Ship name lists.

Let us make lists of names that our ships names will be randomly chosen from on creation. Ship names add recognition (hey -- that's The Vesuvius - my prototype missle cruiser!), but are a chore to add at this point.

EDIT: It appears this has been discussed a bit over here:

https://forums.galciv2.com/?forumid=247&aid=129147

A simple fix -- let us make a plain-text list of names, sorted by hull size and faction that on creation, our ships will choose from!

I really meant more of a threat to remove starbases/ships from your territory, something pretty basic. You know how when the computer goes "We see what you're planning, pack up those transports, or, how about getting that influence starbase away from our homeworld." I just want to be able to do that to them, since I hate having my space cluttered up with fleets of outdated ships and unupgraded starbases that just sit there. Whether they actually do it or not could simply be based on relations strength (Warm, cool, whatever,) or military strength.

Ie, they could do it because they like you, or they could do it because they know you could beat them. (Or vice versa, they don't take it out because they hate you, or they know they could beat you.)

I really like the stargate idea too, but you should only be able to build them in your sphere of influence, and maybe have a treaty with an alien race to interconnect your gate systems. Too bad this seems like more of an expansion thing ...

Also, comedy carriers option. I'd still really like to see them, but know it'll probably never happen.

WOW
I couldnt finish reading all of those.
some were cool but micromanagement killed MOO3
and would surely slow game flow.
as this is the greatest game i've ever played, i could only ask that the bugs that freeze my pc get fixed.
but for future expansions,(i know you nixed them already) multiplayer is a must.
my best friend of over 30 years lives far away and we would love nothing more than to compete against each other over the net. and head-to-head would let my wife in edgewise.lol
oh, i know something to improve. i always notice the turning point is always when you reach most powerful in an open game. once i'm there, i know i will eventually win and the thrill is gone. the AI should get a few more saving throws or sudden surges that could potentially upset my victory.
thank you for a great game

Drat,,, just remembered,, make some female leaders please, I have exactly ONE to choose from