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IBTD it makes a lot of a difference IMHO here are just a few quick points:

1. Hyperjumps are clearly easier with the full prior knowledge of the cluster and borgs can much easier sneak up in you.

2. Big meteor impacts can now be pin pointed

And if you want some 'realistic' metaphor think about it as event horizon and fog of war. ;)

I'm not quite sure that we discuss the same thing. Explore map is just about personal preference.

HOWEVER if we talk about explore map in Pleiadesthree I wouldn't even talk back. I'm not in. But if we are talking about explore map for every future game, I consider this is not the right place to do so.