Impressions of GC2 from Beta 1 by a GC1 fan. --- Wow.

from GalCiv2 Forums
Very impressive. The main screen is quite different from GC1 and will take me some time to get used to, but so far I like it. The 3D affects of the ship build screen is very nice.

I have some difficulty understanding the format of the tech research screen. Maybe it is intuitive to some, but I can't seem to get the pattern of the techs being shown. Obviously some techs can not be researched until its prereqs have been researched, but the layout of the techs does not seem to show this very well. Perhaps it is a highlighting or color problem. That is, should the techs that are currently available for research appear different in the layout? Maybe they should be brighter or a different color? Or maybe the ones that still have unresearched prereqs should be greyed out? Maybe it is there, but I failed to see it when I saw it (which is only once).
5,153 views 5 replies
Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I wasn't able to get in the new shading differences in before this latest update. It should be in the next build.  It will be more apparent with these, and we also plan to add icons to show if a tech has been researched and if it is the tech currently being researched.

Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
In 11b, I noticed all empty circles in the tech had icons. That had me wondering if you couldn't only icon techs you have already researched, and maybe * (star) the currently selected tech. Note: It would be VERY useful UI feature to be able to click on the description box at the bottom of tech research screen, and have the upper screen swap over to that tech!

Also, in 11b, the horizontal scroll tab goes to far on the right. Goes past the "bar", past the inner window, and all the way out to screen edge. Minor bug to be fixed in the future, I'm sure.
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Welcome back Jack.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Hi Magus. Nothing like a good old GC beta test for lots of fun, right.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Hey Jack! Glad you're liking the new look of GC2.  We still have a long way to go, so don't worry too much about some of the pecularities of certain screens and crashes and such...they'll all get worked out over time 

Good to have you back aboard!