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Reply to Tips for Maximizing Your Game Score in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

we're not yet sure how it will work out but Kryo and the Metaverse Council are working on being able to include mods in games listed in the AltMeta. Stay tuned for future announcements. For fairness you should only allow games using mods that have only cosmetic changes and don't affect the game play. However, mods that affect the game play are likely the most fun. I never said [AltMeta] did. What I said was that it provides

Reply to Race selection factors: Home system features in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Are planet populations capped based on the initial PQ or current PQ? For example, will a PQ3 and PQ4 world always cap out at 1.28B and 2.5B respectfully even if they are later terraformed to 10+ PQ? GalCiv II Wiki - Population

Reply to Battle Royale Tournament - KRYNN WIN! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

And, we have a new top three: #1 Krynn #2 Torians #3 Korx The Krynn won my last tournament. And already they are showing their strength. Of course, I thought everyone thought it was the Yor who were overpowered...let's see if they can manage to be competitive. I completed the DL campaign without losing any combat ships due to the first strike advantage present prior to DL 1.2 and back as a super ability in DA. In my 205000 suicide victory as t

Reply to Tips for Maximizing Your Game Score in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

In any game once you are stronger than the remaining players combined it is no longer interesting. Once I had 474 of the 475 planets and was just spending each turn spending my huge cash surplus to buy planetary improvements and later when my planets were all developed, ships, the game was a pain especially since my computer was swapping virtual memory like crazy! Check out the new AltMeta. Many people agree that having to play gigantic abundant all games is

Reply to Shortest Gigantic, Everything Abundant, 9 Incredible AI, Military Conquest? in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Although this last game ended in 2229/08/01, it was anything but short as I started it in late 2006! In any game once you are stronger than the remaining players combined it is no longer interesting. Once I had 474 of the 475 planets and was just spending each turn spending my huge cash surplus to buy planetary improvements and later when my planets were all developed, ships, the game was a pain especially since my computer was swapping virtual memory like crazy! In my previous game I was able

Reply to How can I match AI production? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

This epic game rocketed me into the top 25! This was a gigantic, everything abundant, very fast research, suicide game against 9 opponents. By May 2228 I had 474 out of 475 planets but I left the Altarians with one planet to extend the game. This allowed me to complete my queued up projects, build up my economy (e.g., ma

Reply to Shortest Gigantic, Everything Abundant, 9 Incredible AI, Military Conquest? in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

This epic game rocketed me into the top 25! This was a gigantic, everything abundant, very fast research, suicide game against 9 opponents. By May 2228 I had 474 out of 475 planets but I left the Altarians with one planet to extend the game. This allowed me to complete my queued up projects, build up my economy (e.g., ma

Reply to Tips for Maximizing Your Game Score in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

This epic game rocketed me into the top 25! This was a gigantic, everything abundant, very fast research, suicide game against 9 opponents. By May 2228 I had 474 out of 475 planets but I left the Altarians with one planet to extend the game. This allowed me to complete my queued up projects, build up my economy (e.g., ma

Reply to The Galactic Diplomats in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

This epic game rocketed me into the top 25! This was a gigantic, everything abundant, very fast research, suicide game against 9 opponents. By May 2228 I had 474 out of 475 planets but I left the Altarians with one planet to extend the game. This allowed me to complete my queued up projects, build up my economy (e.g., ma

Reply to Battle Royale Tournament - KRYNN WIN! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

This epic game will place my favorite alien amphibians the Torians in first place! It rocketed me into the top 25! This was a gigantic, everything abundant, very fast research, suicide game against 9 opponents. By May 2228 I had 474 out of 475 planets but I left the Altarians with one planet to extend the game. This allo

Reply to Easier to flip then to conquer? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

At game setup I choose 70% population growth and try to keep my morale at 100% (to double my population growth). As a result I have lots of troops for invading. I find it easier to conquer. Along the way I flip several planets as my influence grows while my population grows and my # of planets grow.

Influence/Morale Bonus Wrong on Planet Summary Screen for Bonus Tiles in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

If you build a planetary improvement for influence/morale on an influence/morale bonus tile: (1) Planet Details screen correctly reports structure's bonus X 2 (2) Planet Summary screen incorrectly reports structure's bonus + 100% e.g., As we see here in this Planet Summary screen, http://jeffpinard.com/Info_and_Mining.htm, it is reporting the morale bonus for the Entertainment Network built on the morale bonus title to be 5% + 100% = 105% instead of 5% X 2 = 10%. The ab

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

Good job! While reading your guide I spotted a bug that I have confirmed also exists in GalCiv II DL 1.2. Influence/Morale Bonus Wrong on Planet Summary Screen for Bonus Titles If you build a planetary improvement for influence/morale on an influence/morale bonus title: (1) Planet Details screen correctly reports structure's bonus X 2 (2) Planet Summary screen incorrectly reports structure's bonus + 100% e.g., As we see here in this Planet Summary scree

Reply to A Collection of Game Play Stories, Plus GalCiv II Stories in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

I added 2007/04/29 The Other Shoe , 2007/04/26 The Great Despair of the Amatons , 2007/04/20 The Fatal Consulate , 2007/04/17 Green Pasture , 2007/04/12 The Terran War Diary , and

Reply to (Gasp!) Carielf wrote a dev journal! in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

"Will these optimizations appear in DA 1.6 Beta 2?" CariElf: Yes. Any ETA on DA 1.6.Beta 2?

Reply to Attacker Advantages are Exploitable! in Warfare GalCiv2 Forums

if you had a ship with 250 attack and no defense vs a ship with 125 attack and 125 defense, the balanced ship I believe would win, although probably be severely damaged.....because 125 defense is enough to handle the 250 attack, but no defense on the 250 attack ship means that all of the 125 attack gets through, so tech being equal and similar ship types (large vs large), you're better off with balanced ships of both one weapon type and some defense... The al

Reply to A Collection of Game Play Stories, Plus GalCiv II Stories in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

I added Brad's DA game play examples, 2006/12/31 Rise of the Galactic Republic and 2006/12/27 Drengin-Human Wars LX , taken from the Dev Journals for a total of 78!

Reply to (Gasp!) Carielf wrote a dev journal! in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Will these optimizations appear in DA 1.6 Beta 2?

Reply to Quick Strat Question in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Your limited to 4 per quadrant so you can have up to 16 where 4 quadrants meet!

Reply to How can I match AI production? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

In the initial DL, starbases (including alien starbases, I think) needed to be a minimum of 3 or 4 squares apart. Later, the limit was changed to 4 (excluding alien starbases) per quadrant, so if your planet is near where 4 quadrants meet, it can receive bonuses from 16 economic starbases.

Reply to Secrets of Troop Transports Revealed in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I just hope there is no speed cap on DA because I just purchased it and wouldn't have bought it had I known. I purchased DA prior to its release but I have not tried it yet since I'm finishing a very long DL game. So this reply is based on what I have read on the GalCivII forums. In DA: (1) cost and size of engines have been increased (2) the Yor have a super ability that limits the speed of alien ships in their region of influence to a speed of 4<b

Reply to Help Please, factory vs. fussion generator in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Planets with a moon automatically get a 10% production bonus. Planets with rings automatically get a 10% research bonus.

Reply to PC Gamer's GalCiv II War Report in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

It is a good idea to set taxes low to get 100% morale but you don't need to set them to zero! During the colonization phase (and beyond depending on the galaxy size and tech research rate) I work on building up my economy which means growing my population and boosting my economic and morale bonuses, so I can raise taxes while maintaining 100% morale. I never drop spending below 100% as that is a sure way for you to fall far behind the AI at the higher levels.

Reply to How do I prevent total economic collapse? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I'm certainly not the expert on trade since I only played games with trade in late 2005 and early 2006 as a beta tester. I quickly came to the conclusion it was better to build up my domestic economy instead so my income was not significantly affected by wars (I still lose the trade routes setup by the AI), as I pick off the AIs one by one.

Reply to How can I match AI production? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

With spending 100% and research 100%, 29 NLCs on a tech capital with the Omega Research Center would output 29 X 22 X 2 X 1.5 = 1914 before other research bonuses such as racial and mining research resources. How did you increase 1914 to 17552? How many maxed out research resources do you have? Do you have a network of 16 economic starbases boosting this planet?