Currently, I enjoy non-connected games. Games give the REAL thrill of opening the warp point to the Unknowing. Something very close to the experience of "In the Death Ground" book by Whites and Weber. No any SE setups come even close IMNO. But, and I mean BUT, the xenophobic AIs, like Xi'Chung, have too much Stellar Manipulation research penalty. I like to play small AI bonuses but still, aggresive AIs do not expand even past 200 turns barrier. BORING, bugs must spead like an infection ! - just my IMHO, of course. I would like to see them get Stellar Manipulation a bit earlier. At least in bonused games, at least. We play it for purely masochistic experienes, not for a lazy win
[ October 11, 2003, 15:30: Message edited by: oleg ]