Just downloaded the game yesterday, been enjoying it so far but a few things do stand out. Am I right that all planes seem to default a huge? I always have 8-10 places to mine or 0 (which sucks when your starting planet has no resources). But I always seem to be starved for crystal. IS there a way to change this to make planets a little more normal, or to get planets that have crystal in like some have metal (8+ metal on some planets). Also, the prices seem a bit high in general. Is this an attempt to slow down the game or am I not remembering the older version correctly? I do use the market to try to make up for this, but ratios are just so overwhelming it seems more like a burden. I like the new factions so far, only played as the New Republic because I wanted to see how many of the New Design ships made it into the game. But I've been getting my butt handed to me by the Vong so I'll have to give that a try next.