wow I can't imagine how you keep up controlling so many planets and ships at once.
but i'm sure you can change the maximum fleet capaciy by modding some files.
I just don't know which ones

I wouldn't mind an Unlimited Fleet Capacity mod. That way if your economy is booming, your fleet can boom in size too, but perhaps that would muck up some aspects of the game's strategy. After all, it's not a stalemate if both you and your enemy each have 2000 supply points (or 2300 for the Vasari) worth of ships; eventually one of you won't be able to afford to replace the blown up ones anymore.

Thanks; I'll check it out.

I have to say that I like limited fleet capacity. Sure I would like more, but it would detract from the function of the game, it would simply become hide in a defended corner and build so many ships that you can never be attacked and then in one pass destroy everysingle other player in the game. NO planning, no risks, just mass throwing of ships at enemy's.

In warcraft 3 i think I first saw this, even if you kep building farms, you hit a maximum unit capacity, removing some of the build and toss with abandon part and start picking strategic targets and fortifications.

The 102 planet map I am playing is fun and I am nicely fortified in my 2 star systems with a fleet running harrassment on those that annoy me, however, when the game gets near the end, I'm going to have some fun management issues that I don't see as bad, just anouther challenge.

xxVegetaxx: Yeah right, the hide-in-a-corner strategy rules (like O'Doyle)! You should play me sometime, I'd intimidate you, then make you never want to play the game again.