I'm guessing the male/female option is still in consideration.
Well, it shouldn't be. The only time it's still sort of grudgingly allowable to take away this kind of choice in RPGs is if the protagonist is a set character with a set personality telling a somewhat specific story. And even it's debatable. Even though Mass Effect's Shepard doesn't have
that much of a personality, this otherwise predefined character walking through a pretty predefined story can still be either a man or a woman.
But this project sounds a lot more freeform. You know, take over the world in whatever way you like, doing pretty much whatever you want. A game as flexible as Dragon Commander seems to going to be has no excuse to restrict player choice like that.
Except for budget and time constraints. Those are pretty good excuses. Although, if budget and time restrict you to making a game with only one gender for the lead, why should it default to male? But that's an entirely different rant.
I... erm... I have some pretty strong feelings on this topic as you may have noticed. I apologise if I came across as rude or overbearing.
