Cultural Conquest

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I just recently finished a GalCiv game in a gigantic galaxy. I was trying for a cultural victory, but I couldn't get any enemy planets to join my empire through culture. I controlled most of the galaxy (through culture), and the Yor in particular only had one sector of their own, while they had many planets all over the galaxy. In some sectors I had 10-30 times the AI's culture, and the morale on all AI planets was 1 (overpowered destabalization). I got planets to join me in beta 3, but I haven't been able to do it since 3a. The AI are all set to genius, but they were in my beta 3 game too, so I don't think that has anything to do with it (unless there was a change since 3). I ended up winning a tech victory anyways.
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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I have had the last Torian colony defect to me before, but only that once.
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I think between 3 and 3A they made it a little harder, but in one game, I've seen a race losing a war surrender to me rather than their attacker (and because I was ready I got all their resources!) and later their attacker suffer revolution of nearly all their planets in my territory. Most of their remaining planets are at an extremely low morale in spite of their owning at least one morale galactic resource, which reduces their military productivity (my biggest peeve with them) which helps me stay alive.

-Robert
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Cutural Victory seems to be either changed or removed in 3A... In several 3A games I've owned every single sector but have not got Cultural victory since version 3.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
I thought a cultural win was set to something like 80%.

Having planets defect was made harder in 3A. I remember I had dozens of planets in Beta 3 defect to the Aliens. To me it made no sense. The planets were happy and not in anyway marginal.

I think it makes more sense the way it is now. Having systems join an Alien civilization should be rare.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Brad made it too hard to get a cultural victory...hopefully he'll have it fixed for today's build
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Playing in 3A, I just had a cultural victory in a gigantic galaxy; it happened a few turns after we went from 5 enemy races down to 4.. ;) Unfortunatly, it was only a few turns before I would have won through a technological victory. I'm not sure if this would be considered a 'cheese' tactic or not, but I did this (I think) by constructing a starbase w/ maximized cultural upgrades in as many sectors as possible, especailly those containing only enemy stars.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
I a had a Cultural Win.