Info on planet builds and mini-map

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Beta 3, just gave it a good hour test run and everything looks and runs great so far.

I really like the following on the main interface:
Current research to the left.
All the planet info including what ship is being build and starport button.
What I find missing here for planet info is what is the current social build and turns left. Could be a line item right below the current ship build. This I think would allow most info at your fingertips without having to open up the planet screen.

Mini-map: Any way to get this so that we can rotate it? My current game I started in the very top corner. I rotated the main map basically 180 so that I was working my way "up" exploring. But the mini-map remained the original way with all open space going down. Very confusing.

Thanks for the opportunity for feedback!
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
"What I find missing here for planet info is what is the current social build and turns left. "

Have you tried the planet list?
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Yep, I've seen it there. It just seemed to me just about everything was there when you click on a planet except the social build. No biggy, but would be nice. Less clicking then going into the planet list which when you get a large empire you forget what planets are where. With it listed by clicking on the planet itself (like the current ship build) you can quickly assess what you might need to change. Say your border worlds are under a lot of cultural pressure you can click each one and see what they are building and then choose to change to a culture improvement if it's not already building one. By using the planet list I have to actually know and remember the names of said border worlds and then find each one in the list.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Please support a call to have certain info about the planet state displayed on main galaxy map. Like a small icon for starports (Inactive/in use) and also some sort of, maybe ring like, graphic telling you how built up the planet is. That would be awsome looking at galaxy map and seeing that your planets are nearly 100% built up, and noticing one that seems to be slugging behind :/ I shall issue the call in a seperate thread later today. Or you can beat me too it :/
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Mini-map: Any way to get this so that we can rotate it? My current game I started in the very top corner. I rotated the main map basically 180 so that I was working my way "up" exploring. But the mini-map remained the original way with all open space going down. Very confusing.


This would be a stellar (heh) addition to the game.