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Reply to Update next week in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

O yeah! Keep the updates coming!

Reply to Holiday to California - need advice in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Thank you guys for all the great info, really helpfull. I will visit the Monterey aquarium and not Sea World I guess. By Midway you mean the aircraft carrier right? I defintely will go to some fine restaurants in SF. I plan to visit the Grand Canyon another time, as it deserves more time than one or two days. I also plan to drive along the whole coast from San Diego to the north (Redwoods). What's the coolest movie park in LA, Universal studios? What's the best strategic locati

Holiday to California - need advice in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

This summer I'm going to California (USA) for a month. I will visit most of the highlights of the state (San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles and all the major national/state parks). I will also make a short trip to Las Vegas and Death Valley. Do you have any advice on what to see/do and what not to see/do in these cities/parks? Thank you very much in advance!

Reply to 4X and RTS games. in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

You could try Hegemonia Legions of Iron or Conquest Frontier Wars, both rather old but good games.

Reply to AI Suprise Attack! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I agree!

Reply to Please slam my game in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

I would vote for: 1) More small scale events instead of mega events, such as temporary moral problems within a civilization or problems with one particular planet or corruption which will cost a particular civilization xx bc per turn for xx turns. 2) The option to disrupt/break alliances between computer players via diplomacy 3) Extra names for planets and star systems 4) Option to lay mine fields with a constructor and to clean them up with another constructo

Reply to The existence of for-pay stuff doesn't hurt you in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

Brad I would buy the 10 dollar module updates if they offer good value for money (I especially like the idea to upgrade diplomacy!). I think most Galciv buyers do not expect you guys to put in your valuable leisure time to keep expanding this great game. After all If you would keep on upgrading the game for free, Stardock will eventually go bust, unless you earn your money with other products of course.

Reply to Twilight Beta 6a in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

I would like to see the diplomacy side improved before I buy TA. I like all the new features though. Isn't hard to balance the AI's with the unique technology trees?

Reply to Mixed Fleets and strategic fleet composition in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

On ship and fleet combat Bzitok is the expert. You should check out his posts/replies on this forum. Further, the galciv wiki is also a good source on this subject.

Reply to AI needs to read Machiavelli in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Interesting lessons

Reply to [TA beta 5-] A Thalan demonstration in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

Nice read! Try intelligent next time.

Reply to The Good, the bad, and the neutral in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Interesting discussion. I hope more people will join this debate.

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Beginner's Strategy Guide in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Thank you!

Reply to Lost Empire: Immortals - A warning in Strategy GalCiv2 Forums

Indeed no competition for Galciv2. I tried the demo and liked it, but the research and ship design options are to much micromanagement for me. I like the planetery development aspect of the game.

Reply to Oh my god, patch 1.03 is officially horrible in Sins of a Solar Empire in Strategy GalCiv2 Forums

Good to see that the dev aren't influenced by these dramatic posts. I seems that SOASE is a very good game and will only get better. Nonetheless, I hope that the time dev now put into the patches of SOASE doens't influence the improvement of the new Galciv2 expansion.

Reply to Next Beta Update in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

My suggestion is on (fleet/ship) combat. In DA the best way to go are large hull defensive ships. Combination of mixed type of ships are inferior. I would like to see this changed to a more realistic model in which the best way to go are mixed type of fleets with some capital ships (large/hull) and some escorts (small/medium type hull). This would be more realistic and fun in my opinion. More on DA combat model see https://forums.galciv2.com/post.aspx?postid=303279&p=1 Would b

Reply to Post your TA suggestions here in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

My suggestion is on (fleet/ship) combat. In DA the best way to go are large hull defensive ships. Combination of mixed type of ships are inferior. I would like to see this changed to a more realistic model in which the best way to go are mixed type of fleets with some capital ships (large/hull) and some escorts (small/medium type hull). This would be more realistic and fun in my opinion. More on DA combat model see https://forums.galciv2.com/post.aspx?postid=303279&p=1 Would b

Reply to Attacker Vs. Defender (Who has advantage?) in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks Iztok, shame that the game was designed this way. I hope they fix in the next expansion. It would be nice if mixed fleets were the best way to go.

Reply to MVL Round 7 in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Hi guys, Seems an interesting tournament you have here. A quick comment on the previous post: [quote]Sell military tech to a weak AI that is being bashed by other AI's. It's profitable and it will weaken the stronger AI's. When an AI has almost been wiped out (unless that's your doing) it's time to sell whatever they can still afford.[/quote] Is this really smart as an other enemy that conquers a weak AI can get this tech by conquering him?

Reply to Attacker Vs. Defender (Who has advantage?) in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Btw, where did you come across this equation?[/quote] Probably on the wiki or some kind of post on this forum. I am wondering whether you guys create big fleets with some big ships (capital ships) and some escorts (frigates/destroyers) or just same type of ship fleets? I think it would be more 'realistic' to have the former.

Reply to Attacker Vs. Defender (Who has advantage?) in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

That is correct, the formula is total attack / (total defense + hit points) . The higher the result of the formula, the higher the priority for enemies to attack such a ship. But as you can see, the higher the attack rating (compared to defense), the higher the priority, so it's difficult to create a fleet in which you have some uber defense ship that takes all the hits and a couple of attack ships that do the damage.

Reply to Lost Empire: Immortals - A warning in Strategy GalCiv2 Forums

Looks/plays quite nice actually. Huge maps and not so much micromanagement. I'll give it a try.

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar On-Line Strategy Guide in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Unfortunately the link is broken. Is there some other way to reach this guide?

Reply to Attacker Vs. Defender (Who has advantage?) in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Also, I'm not sure if defenses deplete for each weapon type attack, like I described. From DA (Beta) Combat System it's not exactly clear, but it seems logically.[/quote] Could someone from Stardock comment on this quote? Thanks again for your excellent analysis Iztok. I am wondering Iztok whether you are happy now with the DA combat model or whether you actually prefer the DL model?

Reply to The Kur Sari in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

Will this be an AAR with screenshots?