Zydor

Reply to (resolved) No custom races in Twilight of the Arnor??? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Uninstalled, deleted directory, purged the lot, re-installed via SDC, button still greyed out. Going back to "Pick Your Civilisation Screen" as described earlier in the thread still works for me if I select the Custom Icon, and I can still attach the required Custom attributes. Then on the last screen the Custom Icon is in the opponents list and I can select and use. "Create Custom Opponent button" on last screen still greyed out when doing the 'workaround'. Regards Zy

Reply to (resolved) No custom races in Twilight of the Arnor??? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

My driver for the 7800GTXs is NVIDIA 17 Sep 2007, Version: 6.14.11.6371 according to driver details via the Device manager Regards Zy

Reply to (resolved) No custom races in Twilight of the Arnor??? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]This is what I did. Just create a race as if you were going to play as the race. Then back up and choose another race to play as. Now when you get to the screen to select your opponents, just click the custom race you created on the right side and then click edit on the left under the race images.[/quote] Had the same issue, exactly the same symptoms - greyed out box. Tried the fix above - worked for me as well. On initial install, I had deinstalled via SDC, then rememb

Reply to What is the'karma' rating next to people's names? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]That or a karma war will break out![/quote] I think we have a fighting chance of that not happening the behavious in general is at a far more mature level than many online forums, although I hear the thought ..... its happened on most forums with a "Karma" system. This Forum could well break the mould in that regard though .... Regards Zy

Reply to Will America always be a superpower? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Will America fall into second, or will china succues stop and America will be number one until the next up and coming country wants to take first. What do you think?[/quote] China will be the dominant Power by sometime during the 22nd Century and will remain so for several hundred years, US & Russia being next in line, but not that far behind, albeit behind China they will most certainly be. China's population and gargantuan natural resources that dwarf even Russia's untapped res

Reply to Super Fast Download! in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I'm in the South of UK, with a theoretical link speed of 6Mb, and I got 765Kb/s on the upgrade via SDC. 24Mb links are starting to be a reality in UK, and it will not be long before they become relatively common - albeit not everywhere for a good while yet. The high speed pipe is definitely worth it from this end. The ever increasing bandwidth being made available to end users will raise the Bar on expectation in a similar way to the original dialup/512Kb/s switchover. Its an excell

Reply to Twilight downloading this moment in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Fast download here also ..... much faster than I have experienced before. Regards Zy

Reply to What would you add to GalCiv2 to make it better? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I would also go along with Economy. I am not saying its "broken", it works, but its the number one negative factor in the battle to pursuade new players to come on board with the game. It is very hard for new players to wrap their heads round the subtle parts of how the economy works. That can result in a big turn off at an early stage before the major positive factors of other parts of the game, have had chance to sink home to counter balance the negative effect of the economy in their

Reply to Is there a negative correlation between a game's sys reqs and sales? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Any Business tends to go down the route preferred by the dominant people in that business and the personal experteese they have - that, in the main, is because they have no other experience on which to fall back on, not unaturally, we are all human beings. The "Sea Change" in the Games industry is a slow realisation by those who dominated it because of their technical skills, that they are in a dead end street in terms of thinking. Technology for its own sake is not what is needed, its the [I][

Reply to Yrag, Anyone....Assistance Needed With Windows Update. in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Hmm... I can see your point. Though I would say the two statements are different. The problem is work ethic and quality of work.[/quote] Give the man a coconut :LOL: A support tech is there to earn money for their Company. Just like newspapers and news programs - there are still those who are of the opinion they are there to communicate the news ...... :LOL: They are not, they are there to create wider circulation and viewing figures. Its the latter that b

Reply to PC game piracy hurts us all in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]You keep trying to compare apples and oranges. Or rather, the law and morals. If I walk out of a store with a game I didn't pay for, that's larceny. If I download a game I didn't pay for, that's copyright infringement. These are different crimes.[/quote] But they are still crimes, as you have stated much to your huge credit - and thats the whole point in this debate. A crime is a crime, and no amount of reasoning will ever get round that. Those that pirate software are committi

Reply to PC game piracy hurts us all in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Its not a deliberate misinterpretation. Its a difference in perception and values. I view software as an entity that people made, put the heart and soul into sometimes. I believe no one has the right to take that effort for their own personal gain, without the individual who made it giving permission. Whatever the rational, whatever the reasons, the end result is theft, any other fluffy mitigation will never get round that fact from where I am sitting. I suspect we will always disagr

Reply to Why Starcraft II will not live up to the greatest RTS of the past decade. in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Anyway, where is everyone, I expected my posts to get a lot more responses they were well put together and took a lot of time to make.[/quote] They were well made, and obviously came from inside, not a cut and paste from the latest article in "Great Gamer" ..... or whatever. A pleasant change to read original viewpoints - whether or not I agree. Dont stop though! Most people just buy and use a game because they simply enjoy it, I certainly do, few will dig deep

Reply to Frogboy - What's the most interesting bug you've squashed developing GalCivII? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Frogboy - What's the most interesting bug you've squashed developing GalCivII?[/quote] Consoles :LOL: Regards Zy

Reply to PC game piracy hurts us all in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I don't care about stupid laws.[/quote] Translated means "I'll do what I want to do, to hell with anyone else". Good luck with that one .... [quote]I don't gain anything ... company doesn't gain anything. I gain something ... company doesn't gain anything. I fail to see how you'd prefer the first solution?[/quote] If you cant see why, then you'll have a real problem in the coming decades .... Tell that to the Judge when you give that one as the reason for st

Reply to Joystiq Interview with Brad Wardell & Chris Taylor in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I definitely think there's a niche for you. My question is I don't know how big the niche will be.[/quote] 500million+ PCs. The Business issue is not what is reality at any given time, its what the consumer [I]perceives[/I] to be reality that matters. Its not the price point that matters, its the consumers [I]perception[/I] of the [B][I]Value[/I][/B] of the Product or Service - maybe low price, but if the mechanic is a dork and couldnt put a fuse in a plug, let alone fix an eng

Reply to The Realm of Despair in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Any "visitor" to the forum reading that lot are going to think we are stark raving mad - they'd probably be right :LOL: Regards Zy

Reply to On Banning Video Games in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Thats true, its just that politicians dont understand that. Its because they are all rich and tucked away in mansions, tucked away from real life. Thats why they are so ignorant.[/quote] Politicians make their money and position from those who take what they say at face value, and actually think they mean what they say :LOL: It is exceeding rare that any political statement can be judged by its up front content, thats the last thing thats behind its purpose. <br/

Reply to Joystiq Interview with Brad Wardell & Chris Taylor in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

"PC Gaming is dead" I'm real bored about hearing that nonsense. There is no way on this Earth, is a Market Space of way over 500million PCs ever going to be a "dead" gaming industry. Will it change and evolve, thats for sure, and so it should. It'll have highs and lows, as with all business cycles. The lows usually caused by "bandwagons" as the short term revenue chasers run around like lemmings following the latest "trend". The long term winners in any Market Space are the committed

Reply to Twilight of the Arnor enters final gamma testing! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Whenever anyone is, or gets near to being "Number 1", there is a big fat luminous bullseye painted on their Butt - and Professional Moaners cant resist kicking it. Traditionally On Line Forums in general are usually too negative in tone because those who are happy, rightly, cant be bothered continually saying so. Those who are not happy will always post, and so they should, as without User "pressure" the Will to improve and move onwards and upwards diminishes. It is remarkable theref

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

PC gaming dead ? Never happen for the simple reason that where there is a user base of 500million+ there will always be someone or something that will innovate to tap into it. The nature of the market segment may change, the economics and dynamics will change, for sure, but never write off an empty market segment of 500million, not going to happen. The driver for the mainstream part of the gaming industry is always how to get the best return on investment made. Use the latest graphi

Reply to Five Reasons Windows Vista is good for gaming! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

All the noise is a re-run of XP release, all the noise then was a re-run of Win 98 release ..... it'll always be that way. When you are World No1 in a Market Segment you have a large Bullseye painted on your Butt labeled "Kick Me" Those lower down the Food chain in a market segment always play on the fact that the No1 "is being ... beastly to me - 'snif' " :LOL: I'll bet my pension the fuss dies down in the end, Vista settles - apart from Professional Moaners. Corporates wil

Reply to I'm a zealot in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Working as a Team works better every time, not as separate parochial entities. Proven time after time, work as a Team and use hands off leadership to encourage innovation. Wherever that model is used, and grubby individual bonus chasers are kept at arms length, the result is always far better than the efforts of single individuals grubbing about for a bonus - Team always earns more. Money men never learn the lesson - find a leader, inspire innovation and you are on a guaranteed winner

Reply to Release date for Twilight of the Arnor? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Remember when they were debating releasing TA last December?[/quote] Yup they also asked the fanbase release now or wait until further enhanced game? - near unanimous vote was go for an enhanced game. They have delivered on time what they promised then - including a much enhanced AI

Reply to GalCiv II: Twilight Beta 6A in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Stardock have delivered again what they said they would deliver. They asked the fan base what we preferred - and it was overwhelmingly take the extra time to deliver a more in depth product, which they have. Cant ask for better than that, I wish other gaming houses got on with the job in the same way, we would all be better off. With Sins and TA out there - 2008 is going to be a big year for Stardock & Ironclad, of that there is no doubt, and well deserved. I look forward to th