recrooks , unless I'm mistaking, all "parts" are always available. From Tiny to Huge. Each of the individual starting hulls that you can select are actually made up of multiple parts that are available at any technology level. Also, under "Options" button, you can set it to show parts from all other races as well. Though mixing and
A lot of good ideas already, I'll just recap what I personally like. 1) Diplomacy: I love being able to sell almost/trade almost any resources. Being able to become an arms dealer is tons of fun. The dialog should be unique and witty for each race. They should be able to tell if a trade is good or bad, and compare that to how badly they need it, as well as remember if I try to consistently rip them off, or shower them with gifts. First Contact with dialog and video in
OMG OMG OMG! I'm acting like a child at christmas and I don't even have the game yet! Was a big fan of GalCiv2, worked on Star Trek Mod for it (renfl), been dying for GCIII, so glad to see it's coming, as soon as I have the $100 to throw I'll be a founder! I've went back to GalCiv2 on and off so many times because no other strategy game had all my favorite aspects like this did! Woot Frogboy!