Just had another thought, since this is a sci-fi setting and I presume the battles could take place on many different worlds, would you consider doing basic terrain for different types of worlds. A couple of examples would be a "moonscape" background pocked with craters, possibly large impact craters as a terrain feature, and domed cities rather than the blocky one from the example. I'm sure I can come up with a few more examples once I finish my coffee, but I think you can see what I'm saying. It seems that is the kind of thing that would add to the sci-fi flavor.
Erik

Agreed. I like the look, just not quite as much blending as there is now.

Also, as I said earlier and as Blacklancer suggests, I think having 3 or 4 different maps would be nice. Earthy, moon, ice, desert, volcanic, etc. Domed cities would be cool, too.

I'm also in agreement about the new look.
The less cartoony, less abstract look is better.
I also think leaving a little less "overhang" with respect to the blending would be better.
Oh...
In the city hexes, can one of the "houses" have a pool?
That'd be a nice touch.
Kevin

Just messin' around...

I like the crater. Just a thought, how difficult would it be to create a "city" made up of multiple domes of varying sizes rather than a single dome covering the whole thing? I know it would probably be a lot more work, but hey, I had to ask cuz I think it might look pretty cool
Cheers,
Erik

oooooh....ahhhhh.....me like much!  :geek:

Why's that crater got a pimple?

I like it!

Actually, I have been very cautious of that...

Hmmm.....I like having different colors for different factions, but in light of this - we could still do that, just add a symbol in addition to the color for the faction.

We could also make the Units unique so that the 'faction' was obvious.

Well, at least we agree that meaning is important....