posted 03-05-99 10:45 PM ET        

Ecological Warfare
Biological Warfare
Chemical Warfare
Nuclear Warfare
Genocidal Warfare
Economic Warfare
Conventional Warfare
Sentient Planet Warfare
Psionic Warfare

Being able to design your own units.
Waypoints.
Mouse drag "go to" points.
Automatic Air Scrambling to protect Air Units
Designated Defenders.
Govenors' Detailed Menu.
Patrol Orders.
Intelligent Diplomacy.
Council Meetings for several different needs.
Map has depth.
Being able to view the map and to consult datalinks during negotiations.

I'm sure there are more good things about the game, but I can't think of them now.

Now for the bad things:

No auto upgrade for existing custom units.
It's too hard to obsolete obsolete units.
Terrain Resource menu gives incorrect info.
Psionic battle odds appear to be wrong.
Those tiny tiles in the workshop screen.
Why isn't the workshop screen full screen?