You're completely right.
And I now I've said it about two times before, but I still think it should be implemented in SEV:
Bigger Galaxies.
I think it's best of you have a dialog box (like was proposed for maximum amount of ships/units a while ago) where you can input length&width of the galaxy. There should be no maximum, but I know that's practically impossible, but I still think you would have to have the option to create IMMENSE galaxies (IMHO something in the order of 500000x500000 ly or bigger) and to have a maximum limit of something about the size of the Great Wall (large group of galactic clusters, near our own cluster - galactic clusters consist of many galaxies (ours is called the Virgo cluster), and the Great Wall consists of a VERY large amount of clusters, in an approximate wall shape. so its at least several billion (or trillion) lightyears wide. I'd like to have the option to play in maps of that size... won't have made contact with aliens after 5000 years of real time lol
(no, but seriously, with modern-day computers, a feasible maximum would be about 10 million x 10 million ly or something, excellent for multiplayer games, you can have games going on for years)) (this would also open up options like i stated before, of multiple galaxies to play in) (but you would have to have an unbelievable amount of maximum systems, like millions or billions of systems, which would make gameplay not only VERY complicated (no objections to this, btw) but also VERY large-scale if you do it right. think your galactic empire shouldn't be limited to a puny 255 systems? Simple, conquer 255 thousand systems! Then take 255 MILLION systems! lol This would create a real "Massive Galactic Empire/Republic/whatever feeling, would appreciate it very much Aaron
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Sorry if the above is an unreadable mess. Just print it out and take a weekend to decipher it. If it takes longer and you get fired/dumped because you didn't show up for work/your girlfriend/wife for a week, don't blame me, I'm simply putting my thoughts into text directly, without barriers in between