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Reply to Can't pan in two directions in Technical Sins Forums

I noticed the same thing today. You are not alone.

Reply to AI wants an impossible trade in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Whoops, running the latest version on Stardock Central, 1.20.035.

AI wants an impossible trade in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah...I'm Neutral, and when I'm trying to make deals I can't even see Subspace Rebounder in the list. I actually accepted to see if I'd get access to the tech anyway. I didn't.

Reply to Dungeon Keeper 3 and Stardock? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Aww, man. I would LOVE a Dungeon Keeper 3. The last one is definitely looking dated...and Evil Genius just plain wasn't as fun...even though I find it impossible to identify why.

Reply to The races should not all be alike! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

You say the bonuses are more 'generic' when compared to Civ4, but Civ4 has only...what is it? Eight or ten, or so? And it's true that the bonuses in Civ4 are far more significant, but you also get fewer of them. And you complain about balance, too, but I never wanted to play Civ4 as anybody but Ghandi, myself.

Reply to Why do the core designs suck so hard? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

It's because the core design ships are static, always the same. They will be just as good as ships you can build only if you have exactly the right tech levels in all areas to build them -- but that doesn't ever actually happen. By the time you have the tech for the ship's weapons, for example, you could be way ahead in miniturization, and so the static design is no good for you.

Reply to HOMM V won't be using Starforce copy protection in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

This is definitely awesome news. Ubi Soft makes some truly excellent games, and their recent use of Starforce really bothered me.

Reply to A Must Have Change in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah...I never use any invasion tactics except Information Warfare and Mini-Soldiers, and the last only very rarely, because I don't want to destroy everything. Still, while I was conquering the Drath today, almost none of their planets HAD factories to start with. They had planets with four farms and no factories. (They also had a planet where they were upgrading a farm to a factory, with the next item in the queue was upgrading a factory to a

Reply to What Does Population Effect? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Well, two of your points only tell half the story. Just as you get more people to put on troop ships, you also get more defensive troops when an enemy invades. The reason you get more votes is because that planet's influence is greater, which pushes the boundaries of your influence farther out. I put at least one farm on every planet size 7 or above, if only for invasion defense.

Reply to ...Starship Bonus? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I THINK the actual "Starships" ability is planet-specific, and only applies to ships built at that planet. I've never gotten it high enough to do anything, so I can't say exactly what it does. The Weapons and Defense abilities are empire-wide traits that affect all your ships -- and are amazing when you get them up to 100% or higher. I have single ships beating fleets of nine. Sure, my ship is much more advanced than any of the 9, but it's m

Reply to Stardock Background Process is slowing down my computer. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

...Or, you know, just turn it off in SDCentral. For me it was off by default, actually.

Reply to Do you settle your "Mars" immediately? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I tend to let the AI grab it. I'd rather spend my quick-build starting capital on better planets -- and I certainly end up with my 'Mars' in my possession very soon anyway. (Usually, I'll end up just attacking the civ that grabbed it.)

Arnorian Battle Armor? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

So I got the option to research Arnorian Battle Armor, which is apparently an extremely awesome type of mass-driver armor. However, I don't see it in my ship design screen. Is it a bug, or am I missing something?

Reply to Cultural domination takes too long in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Some civilizations are extremely difficult to flip, others are incredibly easy. I flipped just about the entire Korx empire in about 30 turns from the time my first constructor built an influence starbase.

Reply to Nano Ripper in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I'd like to have a little more info on this, too. I went to design an upgraded battleship once and...there it was. My jaw dropped. I won the game with them.