Are players homeworlds based on random chance, a selective algorithm, or the location that the player selects?
Initially, do we want everyone starting-off in the same solar system, or on the same planet (and adding land-mass as new players colonize the planet).
How many solar systems should the galaxy start-off with?
(I recommend three, just so that we can have players starting diplomat arguments over territory in new systems, whenever the galaxy is expanded/new systems added.)
Later on, initial colonization could be based on random variables, or even on a colony ship, or a choice between random-location and getting a colony ship (if you know someone in the game, or are a new player and want to start on a relatively unpopulated planet).
Also, what was everyone's opinion on colonization of moons?