Lucky_Jack

Reply to Please make a non-Steam version! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I think someone in a previous post mentioned products that allow licenses for multiple PCs. I think up to 3 was mentioned and I think I have seen one app that allowed 5. So I have to ask, does Steamworks have support for this? Since GC3 is going to have Multiplayer support, it seems to me that there would be great testing benefit in having 2 or more players sitting in the same room on their own PCs testing the playability of the MP aspects of GC3. Couldn't SD encourage this is some way?</

Reply to Thanks for starting the Gal Civ III project! Rambling post here.. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

OK, guys. Yes, I made a serious misstatement. I am sorry for the confusion I caused. I was trying to point out that the Ram on any PC was an OS resource, generally not directly an app resource. A lot of people get confused when we try to talk about Ram requirements. The discussion was getting too deep into the grey area in this thread (for most users) of how Ram, Virtual Memory, Swap file space, and Real Memory are allocated, used, and fit together. I do trust that GC3 will be using the "Avai

All of that scrap metal just goes to waste. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

One of the things I think would enhance the game would be to allow enemy ships to be captured during space fleet battles and planet fleet battles. Also, all of that scrap metal from ships that are destroyed and no longer operable should be collectable and reusable (perhaps just reducing the time to complete ship building projects). Maybe some sort of a scrap metal collection ship type would be needed that can collect the scrap and then be sent to one of your planets to supply its ship

Reply to Balance of Power in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I like it. But I think I would like a variant of it better. Suppose you wanted to ally with said under-dog with the intent of conquering same under-dog later? While this may sound like a no-brainer, if you think about it, you may approach the alliance differently. Or perhaps you would like some reward for your efforts on their behalf, perhaps you would like half the planets you capture, or half the scrap metal from the ships destroyed or half the ships captured (another featur

Reply to Tactical combat. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Zydor" reply="238" id="3409984"] Quoting Lucky Jack, reply 237Zydor, I am beginning to think that much of this discussion is based on individual definitions of "tactics" or "tactical battles". I think you hit the nail on the head .... I await the initial Alpha Rushes with interest[/quote] Zydor, I have a suspicion that, if a tactical battles feature does get included that we won't see it until rather late in the Beta. I haven&#39

Reply to Tactical combat. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="236" id="3409977"]Abstraction is such a nice thing in gaming![/quote] Well said. But please remember that we individually are quite different people with differing wants and needs. As I said earlier, I am a control freak (perhaps I should have qualified that with "in certain ways"). The use of toggles to allow players a choice between "control" and "abstraction" was used well by GC2 for fleet battles, and in both previous versions for other features. I b

Reply to Tactical combat. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Zydor, I am beginning to think that much of this discussion is based on individual definitions of "tactics" or "tactical battles". With that in mind, I think that both Charon2112 and I are correct. GC2 did have very minimalistic tactical battles from my viewpoint (although at a totally auto-resolve level) and that GC2 didn't have any tactics from Charon2112's viewpoint.

Reply to The definition of insanity in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Yes, we are like kids anticipating Christmas. Isn't this fun?

Reply to Tactical combat. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I wasn't going to weigh in on this, because I feel rather neutral about it, but, lets face it: 1) GalCiv is a strategy game. So is Moo2. The tactical combat is only a feature, not the end all of either game. GC2 had tactical combat, although it was more of an illusion because it was always more of an auto-resolve, perhaps one could say a pseudo-auto-resolve. 2) A master strategy plan has to include tactical actions. No real life strategy plan will survive without tactical

Reply to Thanks for starting the Gal Civ III project! Rambling post here.. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Seilore" reply="1" id="3409832"] quoting post Utilize more Ram if the system has it (3 to 6 gigs?) Why stop at 6? My new system will have 32 gb if you have it use it lol[/quote] I don't understand this one. My understanding is that GC3, just like 1 and 2, will be using Virtual Memory, while the main Ram on a system is Real Memory that holds part of the Virtual Memory. I.e., what I expect to happen

Reply to Easter egg suggestion ... or just plain silly in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Are you talking about multiple play lists? At least one version of Galciv allowed the player to create and use playlists. Was it GC1? Maybe it was GC2? Both? I will have to check next chance I get.

Reply to Petition: we want screenshots! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Chibiabos" reply="14" id="3409298"] Does Stardock have us fans reduced to kids staying up late on Christmas eve trying to sneak a peek under the gift wrappings to see what we get? [/quote] Yep. And this kid has seen 74 birthdays and 73 Christmases.

Reply to improvements to starbase upgrades? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

An update to star bases does sound good, but I would want it to retain its believability. Starbases that auto-update sounds too much like magic to me. Perhaps if there was a star system with resources of building materials that could be mined for the updates to a nearby starbase would be good, but please do not make it so unexplainable that it becomes unbelievable. Also, if you are going to make constructors re-usable, anything short of them going to a nearby planet or building materi

Reply to Please make a non-Steam version! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="NitroX infinity" reply="109" id="3407461"]So... I have Steam now. Bought Sins of a Solar Empire so I needed that. So I guess I don't mind now if GC3 is Steam-only but I still would like a physical version and would be willing to pay extra for it.[/quote] Of course, I could have quoted many posts. As far as having as physical version, look at Sid Meier's Civilization V. I got mine in a box. When I installed it it installed Steam and hooked it all up together

Reply to Please retain the humour of gal civ 2! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Humor is, to paraphrase an old saying, in the eye of the beholder. Some loved the GC2 humor, some didn't. I can't see that ever changing. I really find it difficult to believe anyone would reject GC3 as long as the humor is clean and PC.

Reply to 2 dimensions or 3 dimension in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

And besides, our galaxy (the milky way) is almost flat anyway. Well, it does have some depth, but it is such a small proportion of its diameter that I don't see how it would be all that worth while anyway. And since the reason for its near flatness is quite scientific, making GalCiv's galaxy a spheroid would just be too unrealistic for me.

Reply to Keep it GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Will someone please send my regards and congrats to Carielf? Thanks.

Reply to Keep it GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Sigh. Something I did messed up my post. I guess I am having trouble with the reverse color stuff. Sorry, but I hope to learn how to avoid that in the future.

Reply to Keep it GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Frogboy, am I glad you are still in charge of all things GalCiv. I remember you from the GC1 for OS2 beta days. Can you refresh my memory of when that was? I know it was before I retired. I kept all of the GC for OS2 games I had gotten for a long time. It was fun then, through the betas for the Windoze versions, and I expect it to be fun with GalCiv III. I can tell everyone that I expect a lot of people will be disappointed with the level of the gaming in the Alpha test and through mu

Reply to TGN games - needs better catagoriazaiton of games. in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote]TBS vs. RTS is a pretty major distinction to avoid. Both genres have strong minorities of players with little to no interest in "the other side."[/quote] I am renewing my request that Impulse provide this breakdown in their catagories. Thanks

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote]I don't care if my security suite becomes one with my OS as long as I can remove it properly, be it with third party software or whatelse... [/quote] I am now wondering if Trend Micro and Symantec have been working on solutions to the problem that resulted in my "throughing the Trend AV suite back in their face", although I suspect I wasn't the only one complaining. My son also had the Trend Micro suite on his computer and his subscription just ran out. I told him about

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote]Unfortunately, a manufacturer's own site tends to be very biased. After all, they are trying to sell their own product[/quote] Please ignore, sorry, missread "suite" as "site".

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote]Read some reviews on the latest norton suite, and you'll quickly see a trend of really impressed people.[/quote] Unfortunately, a manufacturer's own site tends to be very biased. After all, they are trying to sell their own product.

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote]It's simply ridiculous to have to download and run a "removal" program after running the uninstaller.[/quote] True. However, the Trend Micro package includes the "removal" program as part of the package (no separate download needed). But do they tell you about it? Not unless you ask exactly the right question, and in exactly the right way.

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Normally I would check what Consumer's Union has done in the way of testing a product before buying it (or obtaining it if it is freeware). They did test a number of AV/security packages/suites and have published a couple of reports in their magazine "Consumer Reports". In the first report, a little over a year ago, they rated Trend Micro's PCCillan as a best buy, and more recently have published a report on the free security suites. However, when I took their advice and switched to PC