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Reply to Have you ever downloaded a game? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

I have never downloaded a game. I have purchased pirated copies of various games in Thailand and Indonesia in the past, and the ones I have liked, I have gone on to purchase legitimate copies. Playing a pirated copy just isn't the same IMHO. It's not just the guilt factor, but actually owning the box and manual just feels so much more satisfying. Even with legitimate downloaded games it feels as if you have the real thing, whereas a pirated version could have missing movies or files, etc, and

Reply to Just Bought and AM GOING TO RETURN TO STORE in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

So four minutes after your first post it's all resolved?? Maybe you should think first before shooting your mouth off. Enjoy the game.

Reply to An idea for the game in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I don't like this idea either. You have to remember, when you queue a "building" for construction, you are developing infrastructure on a planetary scale, not developing buildings in a city ala Sim City. So, when you build a "factory" square, I already see this as developing one of your major cities on the planet into a major industrial hub, not just building one factory.

Reply to Australia Ratings Board Rejects Fallout 3 in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

As an Australian, I actually object to your comments Camerooni. Australian gamers have every right to be up in arms about this and demand that our government take action. The problem is that too many Australians are laid back and prepared to let things slide, as your post suggests, and hence nothing gets done. The only people that can be bothered are the elderly and women's rights activists. Perhaps we can learn something from the Americans in doing something about it when our fredoms are in jeo

Reply to here is something this game is missing in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Influence buildings increase your overall galactic influence which in turn draws in more tourists. And the game already has the galactic achievement "Restaurant at the end of the Universe" which gives a 20% influence bonus and hence draws in tourists from around the galaxy. Are you criticising this game for not including Disneyland? Perhaps you should play Rollercoaster Tycoon.

Reply to Do graphics matter that much? in Gaming PolMach Forums

I don't put graphics as being the most important part of the game, but I still expect them to be functional and attractive otherwise I am completely put off. I tried Dwarf Fortress, for example, knowing full well that the graphics are awful, but it seems to have such a dedicated following I was interested anyway. I could only handle staring at it for 5 minutes, the graphics were so butt-ugly that I could not figure out what information was trying to be conveyed. However, I do enjoy Armageddon Em

Reply to Lord Kona needs to go... so dumb in Political Machine Stardock Forums

If you're wanting have Lord Kona removed then might as well remove the Drengi scenario too. In fact, given that this game is "Political Machine 2008" then it's unrealistic to have anything in the game other than the standard 2008 scenario and candidates Obama and McCain. Yeah, I'm sure everyone would prefer that, please patch immediately!

Reply to DA Planetary Invasion animation for TA? in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

It would be nice if the battle videos actually showed the results of your pre-invasion tactics, like a flooded city for the tidal wave attack, leaflets being dropped from the sky for information warefare etc. Then the screen would at least have some variety. Probably not cost-effective to do though.

Reply to The High Resolution Graphics Mod V2.0 for Twilight of the Arnor in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Screenshots look beautiful. will definitely give it a go when I have a computer that can handle it.

Reply to Minorities vs Religious base? in Political Machine PolMach Forums

Cool thanks for the info.

Minorities vs Religious base? in Political Machine PolMach Forums

Hi there, So far I'm enjoying the game, but as a non-American I have no idea (apart from the obvious states) which states have a lean towards religious groups, and which have a lot of ethnic minorities, so I can't tell where my minority appeal is useful. Is this information displayed within the game somewhere that I am not seeing? I haven't tried the other scenarios yet but I imagine this would be even more important to know for the fantasy setting ones.

Reply to Easily the worst game I have ever had the misfortune of purchasing in Political Machine PolMach Forums

Wow if this is the "worst" game you have ever purchased then you're either extremely stingy or incredibly lucky with games you've purchased to date. Probably the worst game I ever purchased was Lords of Midnight 3. Didn't know anything about the game, just looked interesting from the box. I played the game for a grand total of about 2 minutes.

Reply to Update next week in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Hey Fluxx, have you noticed that your rant has gained you zero karma points? That should tell you something.

Reply to Tell me what is a good game? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I just finished replaying Deus Ex after a few years. It's freakin' brilliant. I think, ultimately, I prefer it over System Shock 2 - although the latter is awesome, too.[/quote] Yeah I really would like to give it more of a go eventually. Funny thing is that nearly a decade later there haven't really been any other games that have had that level of depth with character and story development. I haven't myself played Bioshock yet as I don't have an acceptable computer to run that,

Reply to Update next week in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Good to hear. Always knew it was a feature and not a bug, it just needs some tweaking. Perhaps the research "inflation" weighting should depend on whether tech trading is on or not?

Reply to TotA - Things I miss in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

The "limited tech trading" option sounds good in theory, but the problem with it is it will likely significantly disadvantage the more unique races out there. The Thalans for example have such a highly exclusive tech tree that it will largely leave them out in the cold. How do you balance this option?

Reply to Tell me what is a good game? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

FPS = first person shooter. System Shock 2 shares a lot of similarities with Deus Ex in that they incorporate a lot of RPG elements. I personally tried to get into Deus Ex but found the combat really unsatisfying and never got that far in the game.

Reply to Which game genre do you prefer? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Anything with some form of violence in it. Therefore I never got into the Sims.

Reply to Tell me what is a good game? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

My favourite game of all time: System Shock 2. Great story, great voice acting, at times terrifying atmosphere, and one of the few genuinely replayable FPS games out there.

Reply to Piracy ain't the only reason why PC gaming is dying (my rant) in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Just a follow up, are you trying to say that if a person buys Space Empires V and finds that it has a lot of bugs, they will go off and buy a Wii instead? Wouldn't he/she more likely look for other PC games in that genre instead after realising that consoles don't offer games anything like that? The fact is, PCs can cater to gamers in ways that consoles will NEVER be either able, or willing, to achieve.

Reply to Piracy ain't the only reason why PC gaming is dying (my rant) in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Very odd that you use Space Empires V and EA in the same example as their games are buggy for totally different reasons. SE V is because the whole game is designed by practically one person, and EA is because they don't give a damn about their customers. I doubt that your casual PC gamer would even know what SE V is, they would be unlikely to stumble across such an obscure game by accident, find it buggy and draw a conclusion that all games are buggy. I don't think PC gaming is dying, m

Reply to Things I'd Like To See In Galactic Civ 3 in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

What I would love to see in Gal Civ 3 above anything else is turn based tactical combat, along with much more in-depth design options as far as weapons and defenses go. That would take the ship design aspect to a whole new level which already proved a big selling point for Gal Civ 2.

Reply to The Political Machine 2008: Final Stretch in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Yep, about 12 Euros, thanks to digital download.elias: IIRC only the map and issues etc. changes, the voting system will stay the US one. Bit of a letdown, but again, only 12 Euros...[/quote] As far as I'm aware there currently is no position titled "President of Europa", so saying that the game doesn't feature a European voting system is rather a moot point. I would imagine many American High School students would figure that the rest of the world functions exactly the same way

Reply to steep increase in the cost of technologies in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Good to see there are some level-headed responses as well as the rants. BTW I also agree that it needs adjusting, I just don't agree that the game is broken as it stands now. For those who are really unhappy, I would strongly suggest choosing fast or very fast tech rate in the options, it makes a big difference. Will be interesting to see what Brad does with this when he gets the time. I can think of 3 reasons why he made this change in the first place: - Many people complained in t

Reply to steep increase in the cost of technologies in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

PS my numbering was off for questions 8 and 9 as I kept thinking of more ideas as I wrote. I hope you still get the idea.