Tried playing "Battle of the Gods" mode for a change of pace. Two problems:
First up, a glitch: It makes me pick my alignment, twice in a row. Then it offers me three government upgrade popups "would you like to switch to..." TWICE in a row (six popups).
Second up, and more importantly: Building my very first planetary development -- a factory called 'Industrial Sector' -- would take a whopping 160 turns. Buy it? Can't, because it costs $12480 and I start with $5000. Lease it? Cheapest lease is $1610+$58/wk, which seems like it's gonna break the bank long before I can buy a second building.
Has anyone played this game?