Hey there, it's great when new people post!
The TWAAO thread (Things We All Agree On) is supposed to be totally up to date with ALL the information that has been decided...well it isn't - and hasn't been for about 4 months!
Horadrim is right though, it is worth the read (But make sure you give yourself enough time - it's looooong) and it'll give you the gist of the game.
The personnel as a resource thread will fill you in on some of the latest ideas, and the ship list and minor race buildings threads give additional info (And are practically completed)
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Reading your post, it sounds like there's something I ought to tell you - this is BOTF2 - it's BOTF, just better. MUCH better!
The game is gonna be totally built from scratch - it will NOT suffer from the same problems as BOTF (Although it may have some of it's own) 8O
Whilst cosmetically it will look similar to BOTF, it will be different, thanks to all the additions that we are planning. The game will be far more strategic, far more tactical. More ships, more options. It's BOTF, just better.
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