Possible sandbox opening

I think that we could start the game with sandbox, instead of a menu:
instead of seeing Savefile1, Savefile2 etc. Players could enter straight into sandbox mode, opening the game, with basical powers(in main galaxy) such as grab tool or create planet, create race...
obviously you can't edit the areas interested by a savefile, unless that race (that of the savefile) gains asciention or god tools.
Here come savefile selection: You'll see a small square around savefile's race homeplanet and clicking on it you'll get access to an info-screen about that race; then you can choose to enter in strategy or in org mode.
In the galaxy there will be a menu, too (pressing escape or clicking on the famous "T"), to manage options,to exit the game etc...
What do you think about my idea?
I know that it looks like spore but it's a cool idea for me, and I'd like to know your opinion.

If you haven't understood ask me.

...I don't think the game should be within Sandbox, as that seems to be what you are suggesting. Sandbox is where you have your own little part of space, separate from the main galaxy, so if the galaxy is within Sandbox, which is separate from it, then it is within elsewhere... I'm confused.

Even if you can't edit places you have seen, before you make a save you have basically seen nothing, and so you can just configure it beforehand. Sandbox has saved Sandboxes in it, so the main galaxy must be in the list of saves, so then having saves within the main galaxy save would be... Odd.

Also, this is giving the player god tools way too early, they are supposed to be the 'ultimate reward' of the game, and be a very advanced form of technology (well, that's god machines, but the tools are ascended machines, so...) having it at the start of the game would be, in my opinion, making the whole game pointless, as there is no reward for your ultimate Thrivation.

I was meaning putting something that lets you see the whole galaxy instead of a menu, then we can choose to remove godly tools.

I really don't understand what you're proposing. Are you saying we start out the game with a sandbox? Or are you suggesting that we create places to explore in the galaxy? Or something else?

Having something else instead of a menu

Ah. I understand now. It might work, but i think the main menu approach is a bit easier to work with.

~sciocont wrote:

i think the main menu approach is a bit easier to work with.

i liked gotrols menu concepts a lot

I think there should be a sandbox button in the menu though