awesome! i found this searching for pico8 4x, and then played it for like the next 8 hours :D

very interesting mechanics. expansion involves a lot of planning ahead, much more intricate and puzzley than a typical 4x game. my only criticism is there doesn't seem to be a lot of freedom for different strategies - the economics kind of dictates a general path, and it's balanced by optimization under a timer rather than internal mechanisms. great result for a small experimental game though. military component would be fun.

looking forward to the new version!