Hello,
I have never played that game, and won't before a few months as I am traveling now. However, I am wondering if it is possible to play this game as an exploration one : you would have a good ship, (or a small fleet) and the target would only be to explore as much as possible.
Some requirement for that could be :
- the requirement to get fuel/food/maintenance for your ship
- the possibility to buy/do it in aliens/humans planets
- to able to a have some diplomatic contact (as a single ship rather than an whole specie)
- Not to have to take care of the whole human race
Maybe a simple way to do that would be to create a new race next to the humans (the humans being played by AI), with a very good diplomatic rating with the players race. I know very little about the game, so I don't know what else could be required...
So what are your thought on it ? Is it already possible ? Would it be interesting ? Would there be much work to make it possible ?
Well, anyway, I am very likely to give it a try when I am back to a sedentary life.
