Totally agree
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An idea to stop the landrush is no colonising of planets if your treasuryis negitive There are many ways to stop it but each has its own problems, anyway I find it slightly fun And as Avatar Frogboy [Stardock] said "Personally I think getting resources is as if not more important than getting too many planets. " I have lost to the AI [on
I have a few Questions about your ideas In Citizen col80's idea: What would happen when you invade a planet, after you have reached your planet limit? In Citizen LintMan 's idea: Wouldn't an empire with an economy bonus etc have an unfair advantage (able to afford/own more planets initally)? I have played games that limit expansion, like Call to Power 2, and I prefer games like GalCiv 1 & 2