I think they will be able to describe it in the planet info card... They can solve the problem and nowhere else to put this text..

Many times developers expressed they are not interested in campaign, as they want this game to be free, enabling you to make up stories or some other stuff, focusing on skirmish mode (check the weak tutorials..).. And they said somewhere the game mechanics does not tolerate campaign, this is the cause of no mods adding campaigns or maps where your starting position is chosen by your faction... It would require intense development I think they will only want to do it in Sins2.. if they want.. small chance..

More lore and some explainings would be awesome and would not need a campaign to be made, maybe an extra feature in the game about lore that you can enable when you colonize something, build something, do something, and the info will be accessible? Like about the ship types, planet types, other stuff in the game? Only text and some nice pictures, it would be more than satisfying for me. Some kind of in-built encyclopedia?

I wouldn't expect more than 1 DLC in the future besides Forbidden Worlds, and I don't think that will be a campaign-like stuff. They know (almost) everyone wants campaign, and they had some years to do it already..

Maybe... They're working on it.  Right now.

In regard to possible future DLCs, if more of RAM intensive content like for example the minor factions, space monsters etc... are indeed out of question, then i would like to see an DLC concentrating on improving the differences between factions/subfactions and adding more to their characteristical traits. Most likely in form of some new unique technologies in their respective techtrees, say 5 new techs per subfaction. These additions could have a more of an abstract character, i mean being additions/changes to the code/gameplay mechanics rather to the actual content.

For example i could see more specific techs for the Advent Rebels, somehow i always felt they were the least profiled/differentiated subfaction of the lot. I mean the whole sci-fi variation on the "Undead" theme is fairly underdeveloped - as far as i am concerned, its only represented by the random ressurecting of dead vessels and then by Eradica´s abilities. The likes of TEC Rebels or Vasari Loyalists were IMHO designed better in this regard and their unique techs have more influence on actual gameplay.

But i could see more improvements even there. Like in case of Vas Loyalists and their Vorastra Titan. Dont get me wrong, i like it to the bits, its my fav titan of the lot and i dont want to see it changed one bit. Does not mean i would not like to see some additions to it, specifically to its role as a mobile base, as this is currently represented only by its ability to spawn phasegates and thats about it.

So how about new tech adding laboratory to Vorastra too? Or tech, which shortens the cooldown of the Dark Fleet reinforcements on the spawned phasegate, if Vorastra stays in the same gravity well, where the phasegate was spawned?

Or adding some some sensor scrambling ability via research to it, breaking enemy abilities like Advents Eyes of the Converted for the gravity well the Titan currently resides? In other words making itself more difficult to locate to the enemy sensors.... 

...so in short anything, what could build on this "mobile base" idea, make it more stand out in the actual gameplay and give the Titan more distinct feeling when compared to other Titans. You get the idea.

Additionally, in case of Vas Loyalists, i could see tech lowering numbers of planets you need in order to have Kostura cannon, as 4 planets in case of wannale planetless faction does not really makes sense. Or how about special tech making Kostura buildable from the Migrator in the same manner the Orkulus is? Obviously only one cannon per gravity well then, but without requirement to be in possesion of that gravity well. Just an idea, which crossed my mind right now. did not think about consequences regarding balance - but thats not a point anyway, as its meant just as an example.

These are all ideas for Vasari Loyalists as they are the faction i played most, so i kinda have better understanding of them than of Advent or TEC factions...but i am sure TEC/Advent players/lovers have their own ideas when it comes to thos factions....

Discuss!

You know, before the game was released, i imagined based on the available info at the time, that VL Titan would actually not be armed at all, or just very lightly and would work along the line as you suggest. Given the fact, you can lose entire game, if it goes down, it did not make much sense for it to be the warship in mould of Ragnarov for example, or in other words take the titan into battle at all (and risk losing it).

But the way the titans were designed in the end, that they level their abilities by engaging in combat, i guess it had to be done this way, Vorastra had to be the same warship as the othe titans. Otherwise the VL faction would be at major disadvantage, if you take into account how important the titans are in combat, they basically decide battles - if you bring one into battle while your opponent does not, who is more likely to win?

So i dont think those suggestions on giving it its own credit and resource income, while severing its combat capabilities are very real. The titan needs to stay the powerhouse in combat for the faction to remain competitive. Additionally giving it its own credit income would be basically doubling the role of capital ships, so i cant see it happening - and its own resource income is just BS, that does not make sense at all. 

Still i believe there is a room for some more subtle additions to it to make its mobile base role more prominent. Like the one i suggested. And i quite like the culture spreading idea you mentioned, i would however imagine it only to affect the gravity well the titan currently resides and not spread any further along the phase-lanes. In other words, it would be just about giving the VL ships in the same gravwell as the Vorastra that 15 percent damage bonus associated with Vasari culture, so technically it would not need to be a cultural bonus at all, just pretending to be one.

Regarding Kostura, i fail to see how would it be any more OP. It wouldnt be any easier to get, the tech level would stay the same. You just would either require less planets per one Kostura, or no owned planets at all (the Migrator idea). Given the fact, Kostura is not like Novalith, that you basically fine with just one cannon, as its main purpose is occasionally bypassing enemy frontlines, not continually bombarding enemy planets like with Novaliths, it would not IMHO make that much of a difference.

Additionally you could perhaps counter-balance it by higher price than usual.

As far as your Advent related ideas go, those are more or less balance changes, bigger armor and shield mitigation and whatnot. While these could differentiate the factions, i had something else in mind, differentiate them more according to lore, as in give them more of a mind control related/necromancy stuff, rather than better shields.

Finally random thought about Vasari Rebels. How about a tech letting them sharing the effect of acquired artifacts with allied factions and vice versa? 

Splash damage gives Vorastra advantage over Ragnarov only if the Titan fights fleet of smaller ships clumped together. In other words, its situational and Ragnarov has certainly upper hand as a warship anyway, thanks to its offensive direct-damaging abilities.

2 seconds? And you wonder why i think you exaggerate quite a bit?

Not to mention TEC and Advent have abilities to deplete antimatter as well. 

And the Dunov's anti-matter depleter removes shields and Radiance's causes abilities to be disable plus suffer damage over time.

Nah man, that "Advanced Maneuvering" will help you stay away from the Kortul, no worries...

gawd damn iPhone. I finally gave up trying to fix it.