

If I zoom out all the way, and have too many bases and units on the screen, it will sometimes lock up and no matter how long I wait, won't start again, I having to close it. In the settings you can stop the opening film from playing each time, that making the game load up much faster. If I click anything at all while it is loading, it crashes on me.

You can get rid of all resource pods, set it where the only victory allowed is conquest, etc. When setting up things look to the top area and you'll see Advance Settings. I play the faction now that has the bonus for Covert Operations, since spying on others is a great way to get technology fast. A worker or soldier is pointless, you getting either of those after a few turns if you wanted to build one. When you start the game remember, don't choose anything you can easily get in the game.
