i played reloaded bunch for little while. Its tiny bit smarter then normal..tiny. they do more sab missions. more capture missions. more rescue missions. they actually built a deathstar. i was floored. that never happened before. They are agressive planet assualters and seem to diplomacy them well enough if you don't get there within 100 200 days. Thrawn is super easy to catch now...kinda lame if you ask me. I give the edge to rebels. their ssd's die well enough with ships in numbers. after that they usaually never build a fleet well enough and you can just go planet hopping. I've encountered some traps. but usually they aren't very large fleets really. The all fighter fleets don't seem like the thing to do anymore. The corvett rush fleet works really well now for rebels, over powered if you ask me. The rebels 3 conyard start over the empires 3 to 5 ship yards is way more better for rebels. Although the occasional hq not being hidden when it lands on a planet thats been revealed is a bummer if was multi. lol i found liea and luke both beat up on the empior so the game really is stacked against the empire now. Thge graphics are hard to get use to with it being grainy. and it seems like its not easy on the eye's. but i like the new concept. I did a huge galaxy and took every planet with in 2500 days....so the AI is only fun for first few 100 days until you get your fleet organized and pumped out then its game over. I usually focus on dimplomacy,sabs/capture personal, incite inrisings for first 100's days for the fun of it. after that i get maby 3 sectors secure then go into the 2 stronghold systems and suncrush them cause i'm bored. lol < more then willing to play. i've logged on almost everyday in Hamachi for past 3 to 4 weeks. played 2 games but everyone else usually aren't their to play. Only bad thing is the hamachi is pay for license and its 30day trial and i'm not paying to license it for i think its like 40 to 60 a year...so..guess i won't be playing unless someone e-mails me and we goto gamespy.