Sunday Windowed build!!!

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Based on some of the smart exception reports I've made a build that should take care of a couple of the crashes reported.

Note that saved games from the previous build probably won't work (they might, they might not).

THIS IS A WINDOWED BUILD. This means in order to run it you have to switch your desktop screen color depth to 16bit (65,000 colors). Otherwise the game will just immediately abort.

Here's the file:
http://www.stardock.com/temp/galciv.zip

Unzip this into your main GalCiv directory.

When making reports, make sure you let us know if you're using this build.

A few gameplay tweaks were also made such as planets that are really happy are much more difficult to get to defect (or leave you). Also, alien civ populations start at the same as yours.

Incidentally, if you want a REAL challenge, play as an evil player in a galaxy full of good guys. They got an intergalactic coalition to force a regime change on me. ;)

http://www.joeuser.com/images/galciv-nov02j.jpg
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
This version crashed ALOT less, and for once the game was actually enjoyable for me. (I bought it yesterday). There are still a few crashes I noticed, one specifically annoying is when you go to destroy a colony you have been attacking, but not transported.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Also, just another note. There are some games that are enjoyable but crazy... some civs keep getting huge tech numbers that make no sense.. same with ships like 34934939434 hp... maybe I haven't played the game long enough but it seems wacked out
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Also, just another note. There are some games that are enjoyable but crazy... some civs keep getting huge tech numbers that make no sense.. same with ships like 34934939434 hp... maybe I haven't played the game long enough but it seems wacked out
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I have not tried the windowed version yet; I want to finish my current game.

I take it the Windowed build adds the standard windows frame around GC ( unless it is skinned with Window Builds LOL ).

Is the final version going to be a windowed version or full screen verision ?
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Final version will be full screen.

Mike, could you explain in more detail what you mean by it crashing when you destroyed a colony?
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
If there are ships with those kinds of hitpoints it means they died and for some reason having't been removed from the map.

Are these your sips or enemy ships?
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Final Version = Full Screen Only??

(not like now, 2 builds... would be very nice to have!)
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
Will there be also a windowed build of version 3a?
PRETTY PLEASE.. I was so happy to have it!
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
Um, I don't think that we're going to release any more beta windowed builds, but we might be releasing one for the final version...we did that for Corporate Machine.