too bad ships in their last gasp of life , can't ram other ships thus taking them out...

Yeah, like the Pegasus in BSG, that was spectacular.

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Keep up the good work, we love it

Indeed.

EXACTLY, that was my favorite episode of season 3!

Also for the game it looks Amazing! And I want one of them Tablet pens!

Sure you can, if the opposing player isn't paying attention, and if he is he'll know what you're up to. On the other hand, if he/she isn't, well...serves him/her right.

I can see it all now:

"Hm, I'm doing ok, home system secure, all is well, I may actually win this" >mother gets in way with vacuum cleaner "Damn its annoying when she does that, hey, where'd my fleet go, those aren't my ships, where did they come from...DAMMIT!!"

as in the same reasoning as "oh, you can hide your ships right next to him. if he happens to not be paying attention"
or "sure, put all of your fleets smack dab on his central planet, he'll never notice!"

i think he'll never notice if he isn't paying attention so pile up as you please. but don't get cought cause he might send waves of fleet to kick your ass.

thats what I'm pointing out. you have to hope that he's not paying attention in order to pull off the "hide behind the moon" strategy.

I'm just saying that strategy works for anything.

next question: are there moons?

*bends over and aims his butt at schem*

I believe so....

There aren't moons currently and I don't think any are planned at this point....

A legitimate tactic is sending some of your forces around to the opposite side of a planet while your main force keeps the enemy busy. While he's preoccupied, your forces are nuking his world with impunity. Of course, this strategy can be countered by the careful player in a number of ways too, but it's essentially the same as outflanking your foe.

ok, sounds good. I love flanking.

*Swift ninja-dodges*

Hello, new around here. I stumbled across the game while thumbing through PCG and was immediately hooked, (I've been a fan of this kind of game since MOOII, but got a lot more enjoyment out of Homeworld and Homeworld 2 (Cataclysm, not so much)).

As for the fourth tech tree, a few ideas immediately came to me. It could be the 'heretofore unseen alien tech' or simply once you have researched most of your race's technology, a 2nd tree opens up, giving you access to super science. Alternatively, perhaps you can capture and reverse engineer some pieces of an opponent's tech, although that may be grossly over balancing without some form of artificial limitations.

I look forward to participating in these forums as soon as I can get caught up with most of the posts.

-Per

They mentioned some kind of additional science/tech you can get your hands on in an interview. I think as a fusion of RTS and more traditional turn-based 4X with a strong competitive multiplayer element, the open view of the tech probably makes sense. Not sure if there is still a campaign mode or if it's all sandbox at this point.