Arthromitor

uncheck the fullsreen mode then set the resolution to something smaller than your monitor's resolution.

You would have a choice in it anyway, its called decommissioning.

Having it available on CD would be really nice for those of us with dial up connections.

A Battletech mod would be cool, is there any way to change the images for the ground combat? and for those that miss Classic Battletech you might want to check out these websites: www.Mekwars.org and www.Clanhomeworlds.net

Some of the Races have 'free' bonouses, I think it may be a way of making up for them not having as wide a selection of starting techs.

Its a nice idea, but honestly, MOOIII had this (can't remember if II did or not), and I never used it. Its a nice idea, but in practice almost everyone will forget its there.

As a way to make the OFMs usefull (this suggestion is going along with the suggestion that ships always defend in fleets) is make the OFM add a logistics bonous to the defending fleet (so it'll be bigger). Some sort of init system would be nice, one way I could see to do it is have it be based on a combined sensors/speed rating, giving you a reason to research sensors(which I have yet to actually do).

No, I-SBs intensify your influence in that given area, they do not make your planets generate more.

I tend to go the Missile route and try to stay out of conflict untill I have at least basic torpedo techs, and then I just field massed swarms of single torp, single engine, and some deffenses if theres room fighters(tiny hulls). This has worked well for me, though you might want to keep plenty of money around to pay people to not fight you till you're ready.

What is the indevidual intellegince of the AI opps set at? as that has a lot to do with how well they preform and can be changed independently of the over all difficulty setting.

The 1 movement point per ship attacked when the defenders are unfleeted is an adequate representation of having to hunt that ship down in a 1x1x1 parsec area(as that lone vessel will probably be an unwilling combatant). As for the fleet managers, I personally use a more mobile defense theory and therefore do not use the things. But their purpose isn't to slow down the enemy(which is the purpose of having unfleeted defenders) but to destroy