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Reply to GalCiv I or II? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

II - Linear Tech Tree Horrible tech writing/naming Sometimes people just baffle me.

Reply to no one wants to get close in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Lots of trade routes, big military, good diplo (those techs are invaluable), and maintaining good relations throughout the game (that is, don't have a war with them) should really get you there easily.

Reply to New patch seems to have improved the AI a fair bit. in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Does AI attack your asteroid belts when in war? Why would it do that? They flip the instant you capture the planet near them, what's the sense in having to rebuild them?

Reply to GALCIV type games? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Master of Orion 2 (MoO2) was the supposed king of the genre in its day (I actually preferred Ascendancy, myself) but that day was more than a decade ago. Personally, in light of GC2, I can't imagine going back to those games. Same here. I loved the way the ships moved, but the game was broken. Even with the antagonizer AI. I loved that game though. If

Reply to GALCIV type games? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Master of Orion 2 (MoO2) was the supposed king of the genre in its day (I actually preferred Ascendancy, myself) but that day was more than a decade ago. Personally, in light of GC2, I can't imagine going back to those games. At present the only game of the same genre worth noting at all is SEV, which is really only useful for MP (and broken as well, from what I've heard).

Reply to First impressions--is DA a much longer game than DL? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

10 hours for a huge galaxy sounds about right, both in DL and in DA. While ship speed and money are certainly harder to come by I've never really noticed a substantive difference in overall game length. You're still learning your way through the changes, which is probably what's slowing you down. Once you get the hang of it the pacing isn't really any slower.

Reply to False Flag Attack Please in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

It's a fun idea, but it'd be way too exploitable given the rest of the way the game works.

Reply to Minor questions on weapon audiovisual effects in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Those purple bursts are from Laser V's, the other lasers are the red beams.

Reply to Silent Patch Released 3/14 - Details? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

The rule of thumb, and ideally they'd have a sticky about this at the top of the page, is that any patch without a posted change log is virtually always a bug fix and nothing else.

Reply to AIs ignore PQ 1 planets in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I´ve seen the AI colonize PQ 2 planets, which is something I wouldnt do. Now, I guess Ill go even for the PQ 1, just to see how they end. Sometimes I even think if its worthy to colonize Mars, that is such a shitty planet. Actually anything PQ4 or less (including Mars) got a big boost in improvement tiles in DA, so they're all worthwhile. The worst planets in the game now, really, are the PQ5 an

Reply to AIs ignore PQ 1 planets in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Really? My bad. Well, to be honest I hadn't played GC2 in ages prior to DA. I assumed they were there and everyone ignored them. It's an easy enough mistake to have made. Prior to the way terraforming now works for low PQ planets there wouldn't have been much point. Who'd waste a colony module on a class 1 that would only become a class 4 or 5, after all? I think the lowest used to be PQ3. Regardless, the point here is that it's not a new

Reply to AIs ignore PQ 1 planets in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Really? Do they grow to be that big? Class 1 planets are among the best in the game once you get the terraforming techs. Any neutral civ should be clamoring for them. The AI ignores PQ 1 planets. This was not a bug prior to Dark Avatar. There were no PQ1 planets prior to DA.

Reply to Playing against my own custom race? Awesome! in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I wonder, though, if there are options to disable them from random race selection when you're choosing opponents. I'm sure you can delete the files for them too, but simply removing them from the pool of possible opponents would also be handy. You can just move the raceconfigxml files from your DA directory and set them aside if you want them out of the opponent pool for a given game.

Reply to My issue with surrendering in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Speaking of which--what's the deal with that "Surrender" option in the Diplomacy screen? That's kinda stupid. I use it, if I'm clearly getting my ass kicked, to end the game without watching the mop-up. It'd serve more purpose if you could watch the game progress after you've been knocked out, though.

Reply to Who wants another expansion? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

As for an expansion, MULTIPLAYER If that was the major feature (and if it was in there it'd have to be, considering the expenses and resources necessary for it) it'd be a crushing disappointment to a lot of the fan base. I for one couldn't give less of a damn about MP, and wouldn't be terribly inclined to buy an expansion where that was the principle "upgrade." I'd also worry quite a lot about the shift in focus that'd represent. I don't want MP balancin

Reply to Dread Lords still negotiate with AI in 1.5X in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I don't mean to be a pest but this IS in the bug tracker, yeah?

Reply to Who wants another expansion? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I'd rather have an expansion at this point than GalCiv3 or the fantasy TBS. There's a lot of life left in this game and a lot of possibilities as yet unexplored. GC3 couldn't turn up until many years from now (and even then I'm not 100% confidant the design priorities will be the same) and while fantasy games are fine I prefer GC2's setting.

Reply to So where's my fog of war fix? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

You know Belanos, rushing a bug fix patch is liable to introduce yet more bugs. Let them make sure they've got it right and that it isn't going to screw anything else up or you'll just end up in the same boat all over again.

Reply to ETA to next patch? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I think there should be a bug fix patch, and then a seperate tweak and feature patch. Yes, that's the way it usually works with this game. Feature updates come along now and again, with bug patches between as needed. I'm sure a fog of war fix will be up very shortly.

Reply to AI: parties and abilities in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I'm not absolutely certain if the AI has elections, but I would expect it does (it would be unfair if it didn't). Yes they do, and even lose occasionally - you get a popup saying that has lost control of the senate, things are looking bad for the empire - or something like that. <b

Reply to pirates? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

That's a mega event. If you're a new player you should probably turn those off.

Reply to Opponents Stats/Points in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

From previous discussion on this board it's my understanding that the AI will spend those points. Not only that, but even if you've played the race and assigned the points the AI will apparently reassign them to its liking.

Reply to What is the deal with the Peacekeepers? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

My only issue with it is that the peacekeepers go wild and destroy everything. They should do what it sounds like they were meant to do... destroy *combat* vessels in foriegn territory. Don't attack my trade ships or constructors that are in my own space. They should definitely not attack ships in orbit of my planets. I thought they weren't attacking everything and anything anymore under 1.5X?

Reply to Devs - Please give us a hotfix - Fog of War in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Ah, I don't think he's talking about 1.6 when he says patch there, though. I think that, for example, the metaverse fix that started this problem was itself a "patch" in their lingo, rather than an "update" like 1.5X or 1.6. So I'd expect a fix this week for it, actually. Again, I'd be very surprised if SD didn't quickly address the issue, they've been good about this kind of thing in the past.

Reply to mining base defense-- DA related question in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

It's totally unproductive to attack them and the AI knows it. Seize the nearby planet and the bases will flip and start supplying you. Why bother destroying them and then having to rebuild them?