One of the problems is that even though Moo3 may be a good game in its own right; if the majority of people don't like it, it fails. And this weakens the genre as a whole.
I just got the game today play for 5 or 6 hour on turn 36. Custonize the Psion race. Since I than playing than game without the be elected to lead the Orion Senate. I make their trade and diplomany both poor with some other change. I gave then the Antaran Background.
I like the game. Anybody can learn to play this game it you put the effort into it.
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By the year 2100 AD over half of the world population will be follower of Islam.