^^^I agree completely. They should just take mines out and make starbases do what they're supposed to do and decimate. I'm sure it's been mentioned but starbase weapon ranges are laughable, they should be able to cover at least 80% of the gravity well of a normal planet. Buff up the static defenses a little more; give defense plats a sight more hp and damage, and give hangers more armor. That, plus starbases doing what they were meant to do will be more than enough and I won't have to worry about my fairly powerful machine [Pentium D, Dual Core 3.0Ghz, 2GB SDRAM, MSI Geforce 8800GT 512 MB) slowlying to an unplayable crawl because every enemy plaent I attack is filled with mines that, even if my comp DIDN'T slow to a crawl, are a giant, tedious, pain the ass to clear.
I have since uninstalled Entrencthment and I'm not putting it back till these issues are addressed. I absolutely love Sins, please do something Ironclad/Stardock! You're breaking my heart...