Tooltips explaining how things are calculated would be very nice to have indeed. By the way, could faction power refer to actual factions within a civilization ? If so, it is weird, since why would other civs care about your internal factions... And if it referes to the overall might of the civ, then it is duplicative and redundant.

As a retired programmer, I know how valuable detailed feedback is for finding and fixing bugs.  I also try to adhere to the philosophy of always suggesting fixes and/or improvements whenever I criticize how something works.

As shown in the screen snapshot below, I have been playing Galactic Civilizations IV in its various incarnations for a long time.  The game is outstanding because it takes you through an exploration phase filled with many discoveries (both good and bad!), a development phase where you create and develop your core worlds and research the technologies, and a war phase where you try to defeat your enemies.  It is also outstanding because of the many customizations you can make to your own civilization, the universe (how big it is and what is in it), and the civilizations you will play against.

I cannot think of any other game that could hold my interest for all these years.

Hi Paul,

I am also a retired programmer so I salute you.