Hey there, Michael. I'd like to respond to your comments one at a time; while I agree that the end-game is imbalanced, it is most certainly winnable, although the way to do that may not be immediately obvious.
1] is a balance issue, and while I agree that they are quite powerful, I wouldn't consider this a bug. 2] and 3] are related to the same thing. To assign CPU to construction, you must have bases research 'Nothing.' I agree that this is counterintuitive; one of the goals for the next release is to allow explicit researching for bases being built to resolve this particular issue. That said, if you take one of your bases and make it research Nothing you should be able to progress with building the underwater, Antarctic, and Moon bases. From there, you can research the more dangerous technologies. Phil B. E:S Developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]