All I want is the ability to disable the speed restriction event. I'm fine with the JK taking half my planets, I'm fine with the Peacekeepers showing up with fleets of 20 ships packing 400 attack/1400 defense a piece (that specific example actually happened in one of my games, and I just so happened to be massively in debt at the time, too), I'm fine with mega pirates, I'm fine with the Dread Lords showing up again in my current game, after the AI has killed them once, I'm fine with the AI touching the Telenanth; he can have those +600% (eventually) bonuses-I don't NEED them.

What I -need- is to not have an artificial restriction on speed to 5 parsecs a week that, due to the fact I have all engine techs, have chosen +1 or +2 speed in racial abilities, and have had the ultradrive event happen, makes my default 12 speed no engine ships crawl at a snail's pace, and my ~50 speed ships (or, more commonly, 30 speed) move, comparatively, at a glacial pace.

In fact, the speed restriction event actually PROMOTES slapping MORE engines on a ship, because I have full moves the turn I build it, but ONLY that turn! So I'm better off building a ship and filling it with engines to get it to the front lines, or just short of it, and then upgrading it to a battleship when it gets there-because it will get there FASTER! And man, have you SEEN the speed of a huge hull all-engine ship?

I have to say, again, speed would work out so much better if engines worked like mining/constructor/spore modules...only one per ship. Given, the values for speed would need to be changed rather drastically, and even in the best compromise it could take a significant amount of turns to traverse a gigantic map, and even worse for TA's immense-but isn't that what gigantic is supposed to be?

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How is the game supposed to know that a mega event will end the game?

I finished a gigantic all abundant with the aforementioned JK, Peacekeepers, Mega Pirates, Dread Lords, and even the Fundamentalists taking some of my Evil empire, not to mention the speed restriction event that pisses me off so much. (Incidentally, there was no Telenanth that game.) And shortly after I started playing without Mega Events, because I can't be bothered to MM a game that much, or to wait that long.

Is that quitting?

No need for a slider, simply have mega events selectable like the no. of habitable planets, or star clustering, etc., but for mega event extremity. Then those who want extreme mega events can have them, those who want no mega events can have them, and those who want something in between can have them. Since your previously selected option will be retained as the default there's no issue of you having to deal with a slider each time, and that way it keeps everyone happy.

Now, let's be honest, JPowell. Did the Pirates really ONLY ATTACK YOU? The Pirate Event is not common, and has been around FOREVER. I have only seen it twice, and my play pattern has been the same as yours with the game. Read old threads. There are plenty of comments on the pirate event. THE PIRATE EVENT IS RARE. However, both times I have encountered the pirate event, pirates attacked everyone - not just me. The random element of the placement of pirates may not have strategically been to your benefit (sounded like it was to the benefit of the Altarians, though...). But, a CHEAT? no - I think not. Pirates in the game do not make favorites, but treat AI the same as you. As a point, the last time I encountered the pirate event, I had to stop my military strategy (and yes, the whole character of the game changed) and limp along into a Technological Victory. But - it WAS fun. Why? Because it was not a cheat - and I don't believe the pirates in your game only attacked you...

What I want is a way to dock ships in stations any station.any boddy no any mods for that?But I have to aggree,The idea is to enjoy the game.Youve played for6 weeks.beeten the odds lets face it 8 agenst one.and then when victory is in your grasp bamm.Pirates fill the universe.But i have beeten them.But than again-My ex-wife allways said I was stubbern as hell.I dont give up.once you are down to 2 planets they normally letup on you.and are easally beeten.Hay I wish piratescould be one of the civalizations to pick from there gogetters but stuped

Sometimes you can also take the lemons and turn them into lemonade.

For instance, the much hated JK event was actually to my advantage. Since it seems to take planets in proportion to the size of the empires, it took a nice chunk out of the leader's empire. Since they were HUGE, but lagging behind in military tech, i took the opportunity to invade them and essentially grabbing 3 planets from the leading empire without the nasty diplomatic repercussions