The names are different for each race; but for one, maybe the Yor, I can see that being a nice little joke.

I Disagree. I think they are much better balanced with there usually no longer being an obvious "best" choice.

I wouldn't be surprised, if all 4 categories would be called "Exterminate!" in the Yor tech tree.

Wow the tech tree is the best I've ever seen, really great stuff. I can't see many problems with it but I still have stuff to say in the form of a list, in no particular order:

1. Galactic Cruise Lines "port of call" sounds like a 10% increase to tourism is small for a cruise line. Make it more.

2. I like that some of the more aggressive techs get a red border like targeting assist it gives it a a warfare tactical feel to techs like that.

3. Can we get a tech that will make convincing other races to declare war on each other easier? Please.

4. Political parties would be sprinkles right now on this delicious ice cream of a tech tree. Please bring them back.

5. I think the weapons are balanced for the late game and are very tactical and distinct, especially when combat features come into play soon. But can combat work if the defense counterparts are are smaller and better?.

(6. When reloading the game suns and black holes don't show up still. Do I need to research a tech to see them?. Lol)

6. Defense Network (a starbase module) has a typo. "Boost the attack and defense or all near BAY ships" should be by ships.

7. As you may know all of the defense specialization techs make things more expensive via +% of a bonus instead of -%.

Over all I can't complain, its a really good tech tree and its hard to find bad stuff in it.

DARCA

Approval:

1. Population pressure is good and the -50% at full capacity is fair. Since planets need population to be a asset to our empires and typically fill up pretty fast, ways to alleviate the negative morale need to be available a bit earlier in the game.

2. Having military ships in orbit should increase approval.

3. It would be nice to see approval change in the governors wheel so I don't have to go back and forth twice. And see its bonuses too.

4. Planetary wealth needs a readjustment. I think I need one post nt per billion but that's difficult on low class research worlds and it generally sucks overall regardless.

5. I APPROVE OF THE FRIGIN AWESOME SHIP DESIGNER. OMGOSH IT'S PERFECT. (why did I use caps?) (and I can't move parts I placed btw, but its still really good.)

other than that I'm fine with the penalties and stuff...

DARCA.

Offset isn't the same as moving it to a different hardpoint.

Colonization settings and map stuff, in no particular order:

1. On a tiny map with everything abundant causes virtually no habitable planets to spawn. Something similar was observed in galciv2.

2. On a tiny map the starting scout can almost go anywhere on the map. ( 50%) so less life support or something should be done to give the LS techs some worth on small maps.

3. Maybe, tiles on the far left of a planet can still be adjacent to tiles on the far right?

4. Something needs to happen when getting a ideology perk. It should be like getting a tech, instead its not even noticeable. Consider making it more of a achievement and fun like a animation or description of something.

5. Game takes to long to load, this is the future things should be fast when loading a small little map.

6. With so many events with natives and old dead valuable stuff, a pattern from galciv2, will we eventually see a race or two come in the game with this theme?

7. When in the tactical zoom (far out) and a ship is idle next to another identical ship, its hard to tell them apart. Using a bit of logic after a second or two its no longer a problem and I give orders again like normal. But there should be a glow or something to define the ship in question to avoid this minor yet baffling problem.

8. I want to be able to force ships into/near black holes. I think this is a path finding or programming problem but can you try to make it work so I can occasionally save tiles and maybe just maybe kamakazi a ship or two into them.

9. Elerium* spawned in a nebula and was impossible to see without zooming out.

(I haven't watched the live streams in a while so I might repeat stuff...but then again, that would just show my genius! )

DARCA

Why can't we use production to upgrade ships.

Why are we still in perma war?

Why aren't there people in the MP lobby, I want to beat someone!

Why?!?!?

DARCA

1) my pc's in pieces right now

2) i dont actually like multiplayer except for the occasional skirmish battle each year i doubt ill ever be on MP

SO MANY WINKY FACES.

DARCA STAHP.

But otherwise the beta is pretty good, bit... off though.

Hey a...unlocked improvements like the Xeno factory and the xeno research laboratory don't show up when reloading the game, and possibly don't show up to be built at all unless the basic versions are there to upgrade on the same tiles. Fyi.

I'm surprised being the first to say this.

This is feature, They talked about it in the streams.

They mentioned that the most efficient way to build is to build each level on the way, so they made that happen automatically to reduce micro. I think they should change the "all" tab under available improvements to something like "current" and make "all" show the upgraded versions as well. That way, not only can you see what you'll eventually end up with, but if want to rush-buy a later improvement, or if you can build a later improvement in 1 turn, you have that option. Another way to go that might be cleaner would be to give each improvement a menu on right-click that would allow you to see and select all researched iterations, and maybe even see the one you haven't researched yet.

Because of auto-upgrade you will build your highest level version without having to return to the planet screen. That said, there should be a way to go straight to the highest-level version.

Agreed