In response to this and the other thread, it happens in the random maps as well as the pre-made maps like Hutt Space or Interconnected. I've tried with Allied victory only, All Victory off, and with Allied and Capitol Victory. Also happens with new maps created with the in game forge. Also tried those three new maps just uploaded, no dice. I'm wondering if I have some remnant of an old SoaS install somewhere, but I thought I got it all. So some other weirdness, not sure if it's related, but my cap ship crews are 999 and my fleet is 0, metal and crystal selling/buying prices looks like they're at their max negative value, and I can't zoom into view anything. Irksome as this is a fresh install of Reb off Steam, and I've done a verify game cache and re-downloaded all the files via SVN twice now.