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pin fence icons to start10 in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

I'd like to be able to pin fince icons to start10 like the other icons

Reply to WindowBlinds 7.9x (WB 8) Beta Issue Thread in Stardock Support General WinCustomize Forums

yup .. even tried a total reboot I've sent an email to stardock support about it to included the report from stardock support tools too so that you guys can see if you can work out whats going on

Reply to WindowBlinds 7.9x (WB 8) Beta Issue Thread in Stardock Support General WinCustomize Forums

Getting the same as the others on Windows8 64 bit, nothing is system tray, and it stating when i try to apply a blind that theres a problem, I'm also running ESet Smart Security and have tried the fix stated above (in a prevous reply) but no luck. like the others windowsblinds is the only thing that i'm having problems with.

Reply to What are the best TB Fantasy RPG/RTSs out there? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I like eshalon books 1 & 2 (both available on Impulse) they are great games that are Solo turn based RPG stratagy type games, That don't hold your hand.. you have to really get into them and Play the game.. Death is Game Over.. start again.. none of this Cyotee and road runner stuff where you just keep comming back for more.. You can Save your Games, Both have a plot/Story line. Another option is the lastest from Stardock. "Elemental" I've yet to get it but i will e

Reply to Video Tour of WindowBlinds 7 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I've just updated my old WB skin Caution1.5 (last updated in 2003) to Caution2 using it Skinstudio7 and am now using it on my desktop ;) please test my updated WB skin http://bluesteel.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=3170&libid=1 and tell me what you think. Skinstudio7 still has a few bugs but i've worked with it and got trhis updated skin out

Reply to History repeating itself, as usual. in OS Wars WinCustomize Forums

The X Desktops (Gnome,KDE,or what ever) still access the command line stuff .. a lot (not all) of the system related icons are actually calling command line or editing the config files that are used by the command line system calls

Reply to History repeating itself, as usual. in OS Wars Stardock Forums

the things is that unlike in the 70's when software writters and distributers used to have many "computers" to write foer now theres really only the PC and the Mac. What has taken over is the OS's where there are really only 3 real contendors, M/soft, Linux(pick a flavour), and the Mac. This can now be split into 2 catagories intel based or Motorola based. Because there are more intel based computers out there software manufacturers usually don't like write for mutliple processors anymo

Reply to 1.1 Scoring Change in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Fixed .. well bypassed in 1.2beta .. now you can't start off being close to the Ai's

Reply to And so the recalculation begins in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

#11 by Vulcan2 Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:34 PM Lord Reaper. I agree with you. When you have people like Quirk and Thebestaintyou, quite detemined to ruin the Metaverse, there does not seem much point in it. [Commander] [5 Game Winner] [Human] [Over 5 Battles] [Normal] Would you care to explain.... Just How I'm determined to ruin the meta

Reply to And so the recalculation begins in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

i finish mine in about 16 turns .. anything longer than 51 turns that and reverts to the correct scoring umm... what advice ???? I havn't given any except pointing out the flaw in the new you beaut scorring system... I would never presume to tell anyone how to play... I only tell ppl how I play the game... and ask for advice on how the more compitant players are able to finish the games quicker than me while still taking everything to the max.. eg: tech,pop .. it takes me

Reply to Ctrl-N and Scoring in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Pressing CTL-N does'nt prevent you from submitting your scores.. so long as you've selected the game as a metaverse game when you start it.. pressing CTL-N isn't cheating.. all it does is .. ends the current game takes you back to the log in stage and then starts a completly new game.. just like selecting quit from the main menu and then the way you started your game.. eg: if you started a meta game thats where it'll take tyyou back to.. (loging into the meta )un

Reply to And so the recalculation begins in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I'm sure that they'll get around to it... don't worry... i've also pointed out to SD a bug in the scoring system even efter the release of 1.1 .. so don't even think that i'm happy with it just because i'm in second place at the moment...I'm not.. it stll needs wqork to fix an exploit i've found.. 3 games submitted early on to prove to players that its possible at all lvls to end the game in less than 12 months for a decent score using the current buggy scoring system .. and the last one was don

Reply to 1.1 Scoring Change in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

after all my talking to SD about it.. its still there and still scoring the same.. I just tested it again and got a good score for finishing the game in less than a year...

Reply to Metaverse Recalculation in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

but there again i can see why some ppl b(most) that i know are complaining now (yes even those who arn't getting the high scores (over 100,000) already are winging now that it seems imopissible to get scores anywhere near that.. IOts like employing someone and giving them $100,000.00 / 10 year employment then suddenly telling them that their efforts are still appreciated but now they will only be taking home $20,000 for the same abount of work.. I'm sure that you'd complain too..<

Reply to 1.1 Scoring Change in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Did i mention that you don't even need to build any ships , colonise any planets .. all i did was researched 2 things and formed alliances thats it @Mega : i don"t see how thats possible>> even at 80 % research and switching planets over to reserch ove i have the stuff built on them i still can't get through ALL the techs in less than i have been.. please send an email to me with your stratagy of you don't want to talk about it openly.. The only reason i submitted those

Reply to 1.1 Scoring Change in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I've found 2 what i think are major bugs.. one in the Game scoring and one in the metaverse scoring.. I've reported them both to the respective areas of developement.. the one in the Game Scorring allows you to finish a game in 12-16 turns (maybe even less depending of your starting setups) on any level of play and get great scores for less than 5 min work.. It does work on ALL dificulty lvls.. I posted a couple of game so that ppl can cee what i mean (see my pla

Reply to 1.1 Scoring Change in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Also don't forgetANY scoring changes Should also be retro activaly applied to already submitted games like they were in GC1 when ever a method of scoring changed.. as i'm sure Stardock will be doing so that no matter what version of game that your playing with that your scores will be on par with everyone elses.. (just to keep those who don't like the newer scori

Reply to 1.1 Scoring Change in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Lets just wait and see how the new scoring method works out. I myself believe that my games have been worth what i've been getting.. IF there has to be a big drop in the scores that i'm getting (as I play games up to 39 years up to challenging level on a huge map and takes me over 36 hours of true game play) My main concerns are that if someone finishes a game long before they've built up their pop and haven't gone right threough the tech

Reply to metaverse scoring in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I havn't noticed that this is the case ... .. yes while your population is increasing.. or other things are increasing .. yes your score goes up.. I've not seen that when my colonies are at max (thats 100b population BTW on worlds larger than pq 14 at the end of the game after teraforming and builting 12 of the largest farming blocks.. and yes even though your PQ should be able to support more people there is a cap of 100b / planet) I do agr

Reply to Star Fleet NG in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

{Getting more familure with the new technology JT Qwerk is starting to become a formidable Emperor once again} Spew: I'm impressed JT Qwerk .. I didn't think that you had it in you.. but time is still early .. You still have a long way to go.. Prikhard: This isn't the first time that our race has supprised you Spew.. I can remember when you said the same about me.. JT Qwerk: {turns to Spew and gives his cheaky grin}<br

Reply to metaverse scoring in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

if you want to play a game that rewards you for finishing quickle (least amount of turns..) then perhaps this game isn't for you... How about playing a nice game of Golf .. the least number of strokes to complete it is reguarded as the winner

Reply to metaverse scoring in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

arghhhh... i just explainmed ... why do people think that short games should score more please read my message above... if my theory is correct i could finish a game in about 2 to 5 turns... and that certianly isn't what i call playing the game... and should not be rewarded because you havn'tr maxed your population.. researched all techs .. created max trade routes.. extended ytour influence or flexed your military might ..

Reply to metaverse scoring in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

ok.. heres a scenerio to test ... set up a norml sized map .. set everyone close to you (relationships).. then get them to ally with you asap.. theoretically you should be able tro finish that game in less then a year... why should that be rewarded ... "You havn't played the game at all .. " so finishing the game quickly isn't the goal.. the goal is to get the most numbewr of techs , fully populated planets, good income, happy people even though your p

Reply to metaverse scoring in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

It alao seems to be using the same as it was in GC1 TotalScore = Sum of all games in a period divided by the square root of the games played in that period (period time not yet known but in GC1 it was 30 days) the time period for the 10*multiplier seems to be 10 years maybe i should reword that .. its not a bonus if you finish the game after 10 years.. but a penalty if you finish it quicker So the Metaverse side of the scorring seems to be the same as

Reply to Gamer looking for a great empire to join. in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

to find empires and read about what they have to say for themselves go to the mataverse forum in the tabs at the top of the page. or click this link to the Mataverse Forum Star Fleet (NG) empire.. To read our recruitment message goto the <a href="https://forums.galciv2.com/?Fo