A couple of quick questions from a new player . . . 1. A squirrel civilization, minor race, befriended my Terran Alliance group recently in a game I am playing and after a while, I kind of tried to protect their little one world race. The Drengen came in and bullied them and they sent me a distress call of "Help help" basically. So, I traded them two Medium Cruisers for free in hoped they would use them to defend their one home planet. The two ships sat outside Earth and Mar's orbit for the rest of the game and didnt move nor were they used? What gives? Did I do something wrong or were they just stupid? 2. Later in the same game, I allied with the Borg Collective of Evil Droids (can't remember races' name at present) and they were attacked later on by the Alterans (sp?). I decided to get involved and smashed at least 4 planets away from the invaders that were closest to me. The war raged on and the Alterans were crushed on three fronts like sharks on the Frenzy. I could continue the pillaging on my end by wondered if I should let us and make peace as I am not trying to destroy the whole galaxy like a Buzzard in this Scenario. My question is, what are the goods and bads to continueing to obliterate a Race and all their planets, as I know I can, but it would take me another 20+ weeks of ship pumpage and troop landings? Thanks guys!