I want to play some mock battles with some friends. My idea is to have a set number of build points and tech points we're allowed to spend, then each build a fleet with that budget. Then we fight. Now, I know we'll have to use SM to fake a hot-seat like system, switching control back and forth.
This raises a couple problems though. First, it seems impossible to keep anything secret. When we use SM to switch race, we'll see each other's stuff.
Second, how do we deal with how frequently we have to switch which race is being controlled? In the heat of battle, the smallest time increment is 5 seconds, and battles can last days. This seems like an insane amount of race-switching micromanagement.
This seems like something other people here on the forum might've done before, and I was hoping you'd have some advice.