Game Options

When starting a new game or loading an existing one, you have several options available that affect gameplay:
Name 	Affects 	Slow 	Normal 	Fast
Pirates 	Disables pirate raids, but the pirate base is still there!	Disables pirate raids, but the pirate base is still there!	Disables pirate raids, but the pirate base is still there!	Disables pirate raids, but the pirate base is still there!
Lock teams 	Disables diplomacy and missions. 	Disables diplomacy and missions. 	Disables diplomacy and missions. 	Disables diplomacy and missions.
Income Rate 	Income of all resources 	100% 	115% 	130%
Build Speed 	Build speed of ships and structures 	100% 	110% 	120%
Culture rate 	Spread speed of culture 	75% 	100% 	125%
Fleet supply 	Max supply at all research levels 	75% 	100% 	125%
Ship speed 	Max speed and acceleration 	100% 	130% 	160%
Research speed	Research rate (verify) 	17% 	43% 	86%