Eyes of the Universe is one per game type deal. Check out some of the other civ's freighter builds, some of them throw armor and weapons on them. Personally I keep mine simple to keep the upkeep on the frieghters down.
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To have them rotate in their current positions amounts to no more than eye-candy and is of little value otherwise. I should have clarified that the rotation would only be visible each turn, so you'd take your turn - then planets shift accordingly. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bgColor=#FFF394 class="mb-Body-Quote-Tabl
I definitely think starbases need to become more useful besides just mining or sitting there for some area of effect bonus. I got some more ideas on this below, but when I see an enemy civ with a starbase sitting there I'll typically ignore it till my fleet has nothing else to destroy. If starbases had more uses then they'd be definitely be worth taking over. Personally I don't see the need for special troops to do it, maybe a tech to research called Starbase Invasion and possibly a feature such
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