Cervis

if used right they could have changed the outcome of a war, especially on smaller maps where the enemy had to deal with them XD

Playing the beta I noticed that outposts are a bit dull, yes they help you reach certain resources, but other than that they don't really add anything else to the game, they don't block enemy movements, they don't have maintenance costs (at least i think so xD )etc etc.. what if they worked somehow similiar to Galactic Civilization starbases? perhaps you could decide to build military outposts, trade outposts, and so on, for example you could start with a basic milita