laudablepuss wrote:

Remember when I said the Hyperion improvements were gone, so the old strategy for winning was pretty much out the window? Well they actually DO exist if your civ has the "starfaring" trait. I was surprised to discover this! I tried it out, and they're mostly nerfed compared their glory days, but still pretty good. I say mostly because the sensor power one is pretty significant. All of them require Helios ore, which I guess is theologically consistent. I didn't find any so I had to trade for it but it wasn't a big deal.

Also, this game is available on GOG. Ignore the outrage over the DLCs, it's a good game. And I actually would recommend getting all of them, or at least the major ones -- Crusade, Intrigue, Retribution, Mercenaries.