Here is another idea I had. I know the rules state extra ships cant be brought in once the battle has started. In real life however ships will enter the battle if needed. So how can that be implemented while still following the rules. Well, what if we make it so that a person follows the rules of the agreed amount of ships, but can bring one in later. Here is a hypothetical situation Me and Spartwo are fighting in the Jool system. The rule is 4 ships each. He has his 4 ships but I have 3 in the SOI but have another ship around another moon. When I so choose to, I bring in the fourth ship in an attempt to turn the tide of battle. The ships was always there, just at a different SOI (or high altitude if not at Jool), and out of range of the other ships but not involved in the battle until needed. This rule could add the element of surprise to the game and also allow people who wish to make a debut of a new ship an awesome way to do it. To make it more reasonable in free battle both sides can only do it once with a single ship in system conquest, only the defender can choose this option.