[quote]Maybe a simple "space is silent" toggle would/could make everyone happy.[/quote] Its called a Mute Button/keystroke - its on a keyboard near you. Its obviously a slow news day out there in the Inter-Gallatic Void [e digicons]\o/[/e]
[quote]Apparently, green stars do not exist;[/quote] Now there ya go ..... just shows the new technology bound up in Version III .... the good guys finally dumped that old early 21st Century technology so they could save save The Universe - and people start to get serious nostalgia pangs. Sheeesh .... some scientists need to get with The Program...... and dump the Retro Look, its so ..... yesterday ... [e digicons]\o/[/e]
Its a total re-write ..... assume anything from the past is not going to work now, if it does its a bonus. Quite apart from anything else, its a 64 bit Version, and I cant see them carrying over 32 bit baggage unless its "mission critical". In regard to "new stuff", take a rain cheque, its a total re-write therefore the only constant will be ever moving change until the design settles - and the latter is not going to be for months yet. Just assume anything you create as a
Dang .... apologies double post .... meant to include the wiki link, its a good overview for anyone making the final jump from XP. Scroll down as well, some good summary tables for a good high-fly overview. The usual barrage of picky exceptions are well documented in the Notes to the article, but 99.9% of mere mortals will be fine following the Wiki overview as orientation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions </p
For those making the final XP to Win 7 switch, don't be tempted by Windows 7 starter - its 32 bit only, that would be jumping out the frying pan into the fire. For 95% of people, Home Premium is the most 95% of people need. Don't equate the Pro benefits of XP to an equivalent benefit level in Win 7 Pro, different beasts. Win 7 Home Premium does the job nicely, unless you are a ( Genuine - not wannabe) developer, or a
Brad has already stated they have come up with some kind of enhanced tactical battle for GalCiv III, but I cannot see it being an integral part of the interactive game affecting overall outcomes. It'll be some kind of optional enhanced tactical box with added smoke and mirrors - whether its out in open space, Planet atmosphere, ground based - or all the above as the saying goes. There is zero chance of a tactical level battle having a mainstream affect on the game. On the lar
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[quote who="Kobrano" reply="70" id="3413784"]I purchased Office2012, and indeed installed it on several computers. It's quite LOGICAL to assume EVERYONE would do this[/quote] Ya think ..... I go for Office 365 Home Premium, covers five people for £7.99 a month, all up price covering all 5. Gets upgraded to latest MS Office as time goes on, everyone gets the full deal equating to full price Office Professional, their own legal copy. Also covers mobile devices in
[quote who="Illauna" reply="1" id="3413739"]Argh, started a budget with my wife just before this came out. [/quote] So do what our beloved Politicians do - move into deficit Financing, whilst declaring that your budgetary investment, is laying the Foundations for future fiscal growth and impending Nirvana for all Mankind. In short .... give in or I cut the housekeeping [e digicons]:rofl:[/e]
Lets see their new editor they designed for GalCivIII first, before condemning it to a life inside the nearest super-nova.
[quote who="Seilore" reply="6" id="3413531"] and change his mind as many times as he'd like [/quote] He is susceptible to bribery and corruption? We could do an Inter-Galactic whip-round ..... if that fails, send in the Ninja's [e digicons]XD[/e]
If it becomes the anticipated "nice earner", I think GalCiv IV is a given in due time - I have a feeling he's in love with GalCiv as much as an Owner/Programmer can be. Constructing a storyline along the lines of .... "After the violence of the final climatic battle, unknown to the Terran Alliance, a massive worm hole was opened up to a parallel universe where the Brutal Zargassian Alliance, and subjugated allies, saw their opportunity to mount a s
[quote who="Kobrano" reply="49" id="3409580"]It's not theft, plain and simply because a copy was purchased. What happens to it within my home is my business. [/quote] No it is not, that's an Internet Myth - it only becomes so if the copywrite owner/author explicitly allows wider ownership and/or usage that that single licence on one computer. The Owner/author lays down legal terms and conditions for its use, you do not own copywrite merely by buying it. If yo
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="69" id="3413435"]We don't like constructor spam, however.[/quote] ... so there is a god after all ...... [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] I shall burn double-incense for you all if you succeed in crushing constructor fleets [e digicons]:rofl:[/e]
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[quote who="TanC" reply="40" id="3413020"]One more thing, does Stardock build in a switch that disables the need to have Steam running to launch GalCiv 3, in the unlikely event that Steam ceases to exist?[/quote] Brad made a commitment many moons ago to provide a fallback - quickly - if Steam ever went under, so Stardock software could be changed very quickly to run his customers PC software licences etc etc. Whilst the word "overnight" was not used, I strongly suspect it will be very
[quote who="Xsifilad" reply="14" id="3412970"]If you want a low end gaming rig AMD CPUs are the way to go ....[/quote] Spot on .... IBM had a massive strategy change after Lou Gerstner took over IBM following their gargantuan losses amounting to $24 Billion in the period 1991 to 1993. He kicked off, and steered, the industry change from mainframe to client server. In 1997, he went on the "offensive" to regain IBM market position and reputation by buying Tivoli, a Corporate level of Cl
Dang .... sorry double post - forgot to include the link to NVidia look-ahead plans etc. http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2013/3/19/nvidia-future-gpu-roadmap-revealed-maxwell2c-volta-innovations-shown.aspx
[quote who="Rovert10" reply="9" id="3412206"]It is required or else we have Nvidia running around with absurd pricing on GPUs. [/quote] Yup ..... this Round reignites the price war that's for sure. NVidia have to - at present there is no where else for them to go, hence their deep price slashing. Even the Flagship Titan has been taken down http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeo
[quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="320" id="3412539"] I may not be expressing it correctly due to English being my second language, but there you have it.[/quote] Nope - nice job, if you are not already, go for a Translator Job [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] The world has moved on since the infamous comment by Henry Ford in 1922: "the customer can have any color as long as it is black..... " I hope Civilization & GalCiv continue to hold the lin
[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="17" id="3412493"]I really hope Stardock releases a soundtrack album. I would gladly pay for this.[/quote] Good idea - and if the rest is like this, second in the queue behind you to pay for a Soundtrack Album
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Good start - love that music [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]
Works ok now - nice music [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]
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[quote who="charon2112" reply="32" id="3412244"].... I was vehemently against it. That changed quick once I starting using it. [/quote] Exactly the same reaction to Steam. Initially against it, but came to realise that was a knee-jerk reaction on my part, and I was wrong. I can see the limitations for anyone who wants to modify the game in particular ways etc etc, and its certainly true that some aspects of Steam don't give total freedom in that regard. However for th
Guru3d R9 290X Review http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r9_290x_review_benchmarks,1.html Guru3d Dual R9 290X shoot off Versus Dual GeForce GTX 780 SLI: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r9_290x_crossfire_vs_sli_review_benchmarks,1.html
280X is a great price - street price in UK is £235 for the Sapphire version. Usually slightly more expensive over here due to exchange rates, but that's still $370, not far off the US Amazon price medium of circa $340. Tempting .... but I'll wait and see what the dual GPU version comes out as in a few weeks/couple of months
Brad has launched Oxide, a new graphics initiative, they just went live. As far as GalCiv III is concerned, DX9 is dead - not happening, will not get past first base even by co-incidence. DX9 is wholly incompatible with the new Nitrous Graphics Engine that's been launched by Oxide, Brad's new 3d engine, Nitrous, is a generational step change in graphics. DX9 could handle three point lights in games, Nitrous handles tens of thousands using all available graphics GPU /