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First Military Victory! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

As spoken by others (many in these forums i would think) "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Just had to say that as i have just posted my first military victory, and my first Metaverse score :D Great game and a really enjoyable four year game with no real suprises, even though i had the random events thing on. I think the main reason i was able to win with out any apparent problems may have been down to a good base economy and being able to stay ahead technically th

Reply to Any News on v2.0? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks for the heads-up BoogieBac :) Always good to know you guys are still out there.

Reply to Any News on v2.0? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Not as yet. However Frogboy only said August, not when in August LOL. Hopefully we will hear more from them in due course... Other than Kryo it looks as if the devs have all dropped of the radar for the time being.

Reply to Logo suggestions in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I needed a phoenix for my Terran race so came up with this: - [IMG]http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/9660/phoenixys7.png[/IMG]

Reply to What are your favourite galaxy settings? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

size: medium (havent got all day to play :) ) habitable planets: occasional Number of planets: occasional (no too many planets to conquer, thus reducing game time) Number of stars: common Star density: loosly scattered Anomalies: Frequent Technology rate: Very slow (I like to feel each tech actually counts) Victory conditions: all possible (with AI surrenders switched off) Game options unchecked: disable tech trading, disa

Reply to New Laptop compatability question in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks Dystopic. Would there be any advantage in stripping out vista and installing XP? and thanks for the heads-up. I think i will stick to the one i have ordered and shut down most of vistas stupid graphics enhancements to start with :) Oh and a 17" screen is not the most important thing to me i would rather go for a 15" version with more raw power. I think i may have just been lucky to find the Toshiba "L350" Athlon TK-57 laptop. However it is going to take up to 4 weeks for the deli

Reply to New Laptop compatability question in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Last one to throw at you :D All reviews have been good for this model but let me know anyhow please... HP PAVILION DV6623 Screen size 15 inches Screen type Widescreen Processor AMD Turion 64 TL-58 x2 Dual Core Memory (RAM) 2048 MB Storage (hard drive) 250 GB Dedicated graphics Nvidia GF8400M GF 128 MB

Reply to New Laptop compatability question in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Acer Aspire 7720G: - * Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 Processor * (2 GHz, 667 Mhz, 2MB Cache) * Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium * 3GB Memory * 250GB Hard disk drive * Blu-Ray & Super Multi DVD drive * 17" CrystalBrite display * nVidia GeForce 9300M GS graphics * Wireless & Wired network-ready * Gloss black exterior with white interior Siemens is out of stock :(

Reply to New Laptop compatability question in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Hoes about this one: - Fujitsu Siemens - Amilo Pa3553 # AMD Turion Ultra X2 ZM80 processor. # 2.10GHz processor speed. # 2Mb cache. # 3Gb DDR2 RAM (800MHz). # 15.4in screen size. # Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels. # Widescreen WXGA with BrilliantView Technology. # 320Gb SATA hard drive capacity. # Multi-format dual layer optical drive. # 24x CD-ROM read speed. # 8x CD-RW write speed. # 8x DVD-ROM read speed. # 4x DVD-RW write speed.<

Reply to New Laptop compatability question in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

By all means :) I have a £600 budget. More and the wife will kill me LOL BTW i dont really play 3D games other than GC2.

Reply to New Laptop compatability question in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks :D Wasn't sure as i have never purchased a laptop previously having always gone for base units instead. Cheers again!

New Laptop compatability question in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Hi, I am looking to get a new laptop and i obviously want one that will play GCII easily without too much lag. I have found one that is in my price range and wondered if someone could verify that the specifications for it will allow me to run the game. AMD Turion 64 X2 TL62 (2.2GHz) processor. 2Gb DDR2 RAM. 200Gb hard drive. 17in widescreen XGA display. DVD supermulti dual layer. ATI RS690MC graphics. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium. Wireless b/g. 0.3Mp webcam with integrated m

Reply to Getting 3 Habitable Planets In Your Home System (This Works On The Metaverse) in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Planets with rings get a Science bonus and moons get a Production bonus I believe...or is it the other way around??[/quote] I think you have it the right way round :) With the added bonus this can help make a really good start to a game. Mucho Karma to the orig poster :CONGRAT:

Reply to What the heck is this number from and way does it do in the game? in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

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Reply to Getting 3 Habitable Planets In Your Home System (This Works On The Metaverse) in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Indeed a good find! Many thanks :D

Reply to Join the Nights Dawn Metaverse Empire in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Looks like the latest beta still does not support Metaverse games so we have to wait fro another week to start playing MV games in TA :(

Reply to Join the Nights Dawn Metaverse Empire in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Yes all we want to do is have some fun and see how far up the metaverse ranks we can get. All players are welcome to join us and help out.

Reply to The Galactic Autobot Army Needs You in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Mwahahaha Puny Autobots, I Megatron will rule supreme! :D

Reply to I feel like i don't belong. :-( in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Hi Sethpenguin i share the problem that most of the people who have posted here have, that being no one i know plays the game over here in England let alone at my place of work. I tried explaining the game to a few of them and i might as well have been talking to a wall :) In the end i purchased one of the GCII t-shirts from Stardock and wore that around for a few days (yes i washed it each night :LOL: ). Wearing the t-shirt made a few of them come on here and one of them even purchased the

Reply to Show off your ship designs 2008! in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Has anyone figuared out how we can get the spinning parts to work on here.[/quote] The only way i can see is to save the design and also save a mp4 or similar video with a third party program. As for loading it on here i guess you would have to show the still image and link to the video as i cant see these forums allowing streaming video or iframes to show it on.

Reply to Makeing logos in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

For myself i use PSP8 as i like the setup, however programs such as Paint.net (free download and use) can offer nearly as much for a new designer as can the costly mainstream alternatives. You may not get as good a job as the paid-for programs but you should be able to get a fairly good result. Good luck and let us know if yo uhave any questions on layering, alpha channels etc as i am sure we will all help you as much as possible :D LM

Reply to GCII TA - A Dummies Guide - Site Update in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Sorry double post

Reply to GCII TA - A Dummies Guide - Site Update in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

A good idea :D

Reply to Drengin Digest: February 2008 in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Looking forward to the fantasy game as that was why i left a few token over on my TGN subscription :) Next update for GCII sounds great, although on my part i would have liked the minors to have been able to colonize within system as well as from invasion. I guess i could colonize it for them and then gift it to them for loads of techs though :D

Reply to Oh, what the hell is this?? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Cari is it possible to alter the jagged knife so we can spy on them please. Esp seen as they can become a major player in the game. Thanks