Accelerated Start Option?

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I've been thinking about how much I love this game. I've been thinking about the possibility of adding in an 'accelerated start' feature (yes, like MOO2) that would divvy up all inhabitable planets equally amongst all races. Kind of like a Quick Start. This would give some players the option of occasionally playing a game without worrying about mad colony rushes, and instead focus on the strategy of the game. Not that colonizing isn't fun either, but as an option I think this could be pretty cool and add a different level of replayability to the game. Questions/Comments?

~SDC~
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Hmmmm... Well other than to handicap myself, boredom, laziness, or just to test a new strat/mod I wouldn't have much use for such a feature. Unless I'm really unlucky and get stuck in a corner of a large map with only two crappy clusters (including my home sector) within ship range, I can out-colonize my opponents. What would be the point of me giving away one of my advantages?

~SDC~