I originally thought I just didn't understand the gameplay of Master of Orion III. But now after having wasted so much time figuring it out I now realize that the game just sucks. First, the game is turn based in a way that is very infantile. The entire game could have just as well been built on the web, that's how simple the interface is. So now I need to go and find another game, one that is hopefully quite a step up from Master of Orion III. I sure hope there is never a Master of Orion IV, for the consumer's sake.