Hey all, this is my first post here and i must say the game looks great. I've visited these forums a few times and checked out the features but I've never actually posted unitl now because I've got a few gameplay questions. First, when you say the civs are unique, do you mean that they will be civs like Starcraft (completley seperate techs, buildings, and units, no sharing between civs) or like AOEIII (standard unit/ tech set with a few unique to each civ)? Also, as an estimate, how long will it take for a player to get his high-tech units in the average game? How long will the average game last? Finally, I heard that you want to devote a whole year to beta testing. Are you currently in beta state?