Hamiltonz1291

In Europe before modern English even existed in it's proto form northern ships would predate on coastal villages. You can call these people Vikings if you want. Someone got the brilliant idea to just pay these people off. The thinking was they were going to get the stuff anyway if it's just given away no one gets killed. This lead to an INCREASE in attacks as the word got around that getting stuff from those people was easier and had a much lower risk. I'd l

No, don't remove minor (independent) single planet civilizations! This tradition goes back decades. It would make the game less complex and less awesome! I just played a 2 player tiny map with six systems. Two were player systems, two were colonizable, and two required invasion fleet of transports. This was a perfect game. Lots of choices and rewards for making good choices.