colonies

[farrellmeister]

Instead of colonies automatically becoming independent would it be possible that the instead be changed to allow us to choose? For example, as the UK, when Libya is meant to become independent, we could either allow it to do so or we could decline. This could lead to a damaged world reputation, an armed insurgency which could act as a new AI player or something along those lines. I see colonies as having a wealth of game play potential and this is just one example of how they could be fleshed out.