This is really fun, thanks for making it! It took me a while to find settings that worked for me, but starting in a fairly big system with only two factions then having the others start to show up 2-4 months later seem to be the sweet spot for me.
If I can make an enhancement request, as a fan, I would really like to decide which other factions show up. Most of the factions are quite balanced and fun but some are more balanced than others. Blackrock being a glaring example in my humble opinion. Seems like on the campaign map blackrock fleets are > any other and in the battles the battlecruisers have way too much firepower for how maneuverable they are (and how many fleet points they cost, 18 feels stupid low when compared to other cruisers and BCs). I understand that this is a compilation with a bunch of other peoples work put together, so I'm not blaming you. I'm also not trying to be inflammatory, others likely feel differently about the balance. That's why it would be awesome if we could pick what factions we find fun to play with *and* against.
Anyway, thanks again for your time putting this together, but also FU for costing me so much sleep.
-Rhoastabotch
-edited for not great engrish-