How about having a patrolled border a certain mumber of tiles away from each of your planet. No one can cross these boarders without an open boarders agreement, Ala Civ-IV.

I really, really like this idea.

Perhaps it could be an option when starting a game to either have it classic style, or have a system where at the beginning all ships are allowed in your influence zone, besides ones with combat capabilities. And you can further designate which ships can be allowed or disallowed via the "United Planets" meeting (or whatever...), or set by you for options.

If I could further the idea I'd say Freighters and Colony Ships would always be allowed, and there'd be a dead-mans zone between influences.

Oh! And military starbases could be constructed so that they always follow your borders. Moving like the Death Star..

That'd make it more worthwhile to gain allies, or make friends, so that more people would allow your ships in their turf. And make more of a sense of "Mine"

@Kryo-The "Borders" on the map just denote where your influence is the domnant one. The only areas you actually own are your planets themselves.

Hmmm...ok, I understand that,but I think galciv2 should introduce concept of border to the game.Its like...nations that own a coast, coastline consider parts of sea as theirs, not just land, right?

No one owns the sky(does it?), still any nation will consider it act of hostility if you intrude upon it's air territory armed with no permission.My english is not good, but I hope you understand my point.

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@ShadowBoxedIf I could further the idea I'd say Freighters and Colony Ships would always be allowed, and there'd be a dead-mans zone between influences.

Hmmmm...I agreee, but only to Freighters and their armed escort, I dont want Colony ships setteling in solar system I already have colony.Its just asking for trouble...

Usually in new game I never use colony ship to colonise planet in my system(lvl 4 planet), i just send it to the nearest system.Than when all habitable planets are taken, I colonise planet in my system.

Once I had game where Altarians settled in my starting system, lol.Thats just asking for war!Its like someone comes to your garden, just infront your house,setts a tent and knocks on your door saying :"hello, I see you have some "free" and quite unused space, so I will just hang here!" Its crude explanation, but just to show how i think about those mechanics in game.

Also there was someone who mentioned border in Civ4...there is something similiar in Rome TotalWar(that i have played ALOT, also mods)But AI just sucks!!!Creative Assembly would have lot to learn from Stardocks...

Just like the Cardasian and Romulan Borders on Star Trek!

  

Monc34    

We SHOULD have a border, but the creators already said that Galciv 3 will have borders. It would be awsome to have it on GalCiv 2, but you would have to change the game code considerably to make it happen, lets just say that it can not be modded in.

Than I guess its wait for galciv3 and that feature, along with tactical combat...woooot!

Nice ideas Monclova34, i like neutral, DMZ border concept.Execellent, but such major agreements if violated,should have major consiquense...it should lower somewhat standing with other factions or something like that...

By the way...what plans do developers have for galciv3, where can we find that kind of info?

Yes a new traveling medothods beside those already mentioned are needed...hmmmmm, would make Babylon 5 more realistic if one could create gates and larger ships open hyperspace or something like that...