I just started a game with a huge galaxy with me, the Terrans, and the Drengins. I was about half the galaxy away from them and I noticed their influence ring hadn't budged. So I buy a scout and he gets there after about 20 turns and I find out that they have only colonized two planets! Now, they only have two because of the one colony ship they started out with. I could see if they had three planets and another colony ship on the way, but, comon, this is ridiculous! The Drengins are suppose to be the big bully of the galaxy, not the sap who gets walked all over!
It has been like this for all of the games I have played. I have v1.12, this is the latest.
There has been multiple posts like this, but this should of been dealt with a long time ago.