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Korx Have No Armed Ships in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I'm playing my first game after downloading the latest patch, and I am playing as the Korx. I am up to medium scale building, harpoon missiles, ECM II, enhanced miniaturization, advanced factories, extended life support, research centers, blah blah blah..and I still have NO defense ships available in my build queue. All the races have gone from warm to cool in anticipation of pouncing on my undefended backside. There are no defenders, no corvettes, no nothing available to be built. I also have d

Reply to Big announcement coming Monday in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Apparently, "EST" stands for "Eventually Some Time".

Reply to Big announcement coming Monday in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]This the 'F' is a Chumby.[/quote] Let me guess...the next generation will be called a Chumby Wumby, but only have 1 hit program on it?

Reply to Big announcement coming Monday in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]From now on, Stardock will be skipping both PCs and consoles, and will be releasing games exclusively for the XO laptop and the Chumby.[/quote] WTF is a Chumby??

Reply to Big announcement coming Monday in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

It could be an announcement of a publishing agreement between Stardock and Ironclad, but since we're in Imaginationland, I'll say that Stardock and Ironclad have merged and formed a new company called "Starclad". They have purchased majority stockholdings in EA, Sierra and Microsoft, and will enforce a dress code where everyone dresses like wizards and the material has little stars all over it.

Reply to I feel like i don't belong. :-( in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]If girls are trying to use an incluence victory against me, the nerds are using an technology victory and the other kids are using conquest, who's using an acension victory?[/quote] Jocks...who else? They always think they're better than they are.

Reply to I feel like i don't belong. :-( in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Sethpenguin..don't sweat it. The world is filled with people who "don't fit in" and the fact is that they are the ones who make life interesting. In fact, more often than not, the ones who don't fit in are going to make their living off of the ones who do. All your friends who are addicted to Wii and xBox and all that crap..who do you think created those items and the games that are played on them? Do you want to be a piece of hay in the haystack, or do you want to be the needle? Do

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

[quote]If I copy something from you - where exactly is this "taking" happening? You still have your copy - what have I deprived you?[/quote] Easy...you have deprived me the right to deny you the chance to copy it, or ask for some type of compensation in return for the chance to copy it. So, in the eyes of the law, copyright infringement may not be stealing, as you would not be stealing anything from me physically. But you would be stealing my ability to ask for compensation in exchang

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

[quote]*Sigh* - its NOT theft - that isn't anyone's opinion its a fact of LAW. Period.[/quote] Ok, let us not start arguing whether or not something that has been passed into law is a fact. That will take us into another direction completely. I am saying that despite what the law SAYS, the argument can be made that piracy and/or copyright infringement are forms of theft. Not sure why you brought up the RIAA, as I never mentioned it, but the fact remains that stealing intangibles, whe

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

[quote]Copyright infringement is completely different to stealing[/quote] That's very profound. I think I will put that on a t-shirt and sell it and make millions and not give you any. Still think it's not stealing? The sad fact is that for as long as there have been people trying to get ahead by selling something, there have been other people trying to get ahead by not paying for it. The harder the merchant tries to prevent theft, the harder the thieves try to

Reply to Barely alive in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

SDC did have some small updates last night. What were those? There was even one for TA, but I didn't download it because I'm in the middle of a game. I don't remember the version number right now.

Reply to 700% Manufacturing bonus in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Just wondering what this is 700% of? I got one of these tile recently, and the total research points of the planet it was on, once I built a research facility, did not increase by 7 times. It was more like 2.5 to 3 times. So, when we get these bonus tiles, how is the bonus distributed?

Reply to Displaced ships caught in loop in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I don't, but next time it happens, I will do so, and yes, I know it's stardock.com and not satardock.com ;p

Displaced ships caught in loop in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Anyone have this issue? I just noticed it in the last few games I've played. For any planet that I win by influence, any displaced ships head for their nearest friendly planet, but get caught in some kind of loop where they spend their moves heading for their planet on one turn, and then on the next turn, head back to the original starting point. As far as I can tell, they will stay in that loop for the rest of the game, or until they are destroyed.

Reply to ToA 4d Today? in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I probably should have made a post on the forums yesterday, but I was very involved in debugging a problem right up until I left and by that time I had forgotten about it.[/quote] This is the "problem" with good customer service..the customers get "spoiled". We've come to EXPECT regular beta updates. I didn't memorize the beta calendar, but where did it say that a new beta needs to come out every week? They should come out when they are ready, and not before. Stardock should

Reply to ToA 4d Today? in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]They are looking really busy over at Sins of Solar Empires website what with them hitting number ones on many fronts (Congratualations Stardock and Ironclad!!), [/quote] It's amazing what a little TV airtime and a TON of good customer service will get you these days. Could this be a model for the corporation of the future? Actually LISTENING to what your customers have to say?? :SURPRISED:

Reply to SERIOUS BUG! in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Erm, the ultimate part of the game is winning - or losing. That's what it all leads up to. So... that is rather serious, yes. [/quote] Let me clarify...I would consider a bug that crashes the game upon achieving a diplomatic victory (or loss) a SERIOUS bug. But programming logic that does not allow the AI to achieve a diplomatic victory is not what I would consider a SERIOUS bug, especially if it's not actually a bug, but intentional coding. I'm not saying I under

Reply to SERIOUS BUG! in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Still waiting for the part where it's serious.

Reply to Twilight of the Arnor Beta 4C this week! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Simply put... A gateway to a network of home computers... to participate, you agree to host, so each one holds a piece of a file(s), so it's distributed out among alot of computers. Stuff goes on and off your computer and everyone else's, creating a huge network. It also incorporates a "give to get" model, meaning you have to host stuff and allow download from your PC in order to download from everyone else's, technically.[/quote] So it's like P2P file sharing? Like Kazaa or Lim

Reply to Twilight of the Arnor Beta 4C this week! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Sorry for being a dope, but what may I ask is a torrent site? I've heard of bit torrent software, but what is a torrent site?

Question on Xeno techs in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Maybe this has been mentioned before, and maybe it will be addressed before the final release of TA, but since Xeno manufacturing techs are integral to completing starbases, how do the races that don't have Xeno techs, but rather proprietary ones, make full use of any starbases? Or are they not supposed to?

Reply to Thalan Influence Defeat by...Who?! in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

Never underestimate the power of instant gratification! Doesn't the influence victory say you have to control 75% of a map to win? If you had a much smaller area than the Terrans, they probably only had to flip one or two planets to beat you. Is it 75% of a map (area) or 75% of the inhabited planets on a map?

Reply to The Olympian Gods in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Ahh brother...it is i...Poseidon, Steward and watcher of the Oracle of Delphi, Protector of conquerers and God of the sea's. I shall join you in the quest to rule the galaxies as we ruled all the earth. I have sent word to you of my arrival and i await your approval.[/quote] Apollo was the watcher of the Oracle of Delphi, not Poseidon. But, whatever.

Reply to Please strenghten StarBases in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I certainly didn't ignore that. I did make the point that if Starbase defenses were buffed in the late game, latter game Military Starbase powers could be used to "fortify" your way all across the galaxy and take over enemies using technically inferior ships and technology.[/quote] I stand corrected. I didn't see that anyone had posted comments that related to mine. Then again, I kind of glossed over the really long ones. They felt like homework. On side note, are the sensor

Reply to Please strenghten StarBases in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Well, since my other comment was ignored, I'll try this one. I keep seeing a reference to starbases being used as static defenses. This discussion is not about that, and that is not their purpose in this game, not even the military starbases. The original topic was that starbases were unable to properly defend THEMSELVES late in the game. Starbases in this game have primarily a utility role, not an offensive one. If you want static defenses, then items such as defense platforms (as in Homew