Classic RTS, modern graphic and innovative gameplay = GREAT RTS GAME!!!
From this game, I can feel the old ways about Starcraft playing. Besides, design ships and almost every elements of this game can be adjust according to the player's personality. so u can be brutal to your people, always goes to war and looking for territory expansion. Or nice to your people and keeping peace by building a very strong economic and social essential fundation. Or perhaps you can balance the social and war. It all depend on your decision. So great game after all. I would stronlgy recommable RTS fans to play this game.
It is a liitle rough to start the game if you have beginner like me, so don't forget to go to the game homepage and check out other players feedback.
For ship design, here is a very good dis section that post on the game website that I had looking at. http://forums.galciv2.com/?ForumID=162&AID=104951
Trust me, you will enjoy some the designs the experts made already.
In the end, Classic RTS, modern graphic and innovative gameplay = GREAT RTS GAME!!!