Slitherine

I'd like to request an 'advanced start' option similar to what's available in for example the Civilization games - an option that lets one start out in a later era. In Pandora, this would mean you could set up the game to start in the Mechanization or Transcendence eras, meaning all research up to that point is completed and all advancements unlocked (so that on a Mechanization start, your Formers can build advanced improvements like the Purifier or Energy Plant immediately). Even if Pandora's eras are more similar than in many other TBS games there are nonetheless subtle differences, so this advanced era start option would be a relatively simple way to give the player greater control over what type of match he/she wishes to play.