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Reply to Peace Treaty Exploit in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Maybe they just REALLY hated someone on one of those planets!

Reply to Delete in Research GalCiv2 Forums

Zman, download Stardock Central or install it from disk (if it comes with it -- I just downloaded the game). Stardock Central will let you update. It's pretty straightforward, so I don't think I need to give a full account of how it will work.

Reply to Getting Killed... Are Thalans invulnerable? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Let's not forget the effect of luck. That's right, and it could be higher than 25% if they chose the racial ability AND the universalist political party.

Reply to A little thing I do in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Ah, no, I was actually thinking of transports, without saying so. But those are the fastest ships I ever build. I just can't justify putting more engines than necessary when they're so *#&@ expensive. I almost always put only one engine on any warships, for instance, and almost never more than 2 on constructors. And don't you put as many troop modules on your transports as you can, so long as you can get a decent speed? I'd always go for another troop module over engines any day.<br

Reply to MEGA FAST: The next 1.6 BETA! in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

My computer is already drooling

Reply to Military scoring is a bit out of whack in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Wow, I guess I admire your dedication, but I just couldn't deal with that. That, and the fact that my computer would most likely explode if I tried something similar!

Reply to A little thing I do in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Well, my race did have +2 to speed, After I posted, I realized how you got it, i.e. +2 to speed! how do you get the "Racial Victory" medal? It's just from posting wins to the metaverse playing all the races. I actually played a couple I wouldn't have just to get it, because I thought it was the coolest looking of all of them!

Reply to Getting Killed... Are Thalans invulnerable? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

DoJ, like I said, it seems like it's been inconsistant for me. Then again, I haven't done a "scientific" study of it. I think there's a thread called "off-type defense bug", or at least searching for that kind of thing should work. People have already done some studying of it, so you don't need to repeat it if you don't want to.

Reply to Getting Killed... Are Thalans invulnerable? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah, they said the off-type defense bug was fixed in the latest build, but others have said that it's not. I've had bad experiences with it (I think) in the latest build (not beta), but I've also had times when it looked like it was fixed. So I don't know what to tell you except maybe switch defenses so that if he's getting the edge with off-type defense, you can as well. That's much faster to research than to change weapons. Good luck!

Reply to Getting Killed... Are Thalans invulnerable? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Depends on the version of the game you're playing. What is it? The last couple of DA builds have had this problem (maybe more, but that's what I remember at this point).

Reply to Getting Killed... Are Thalans invulnerable? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Their defense is of a different kind than your attack, so you could be falling victim to the dreaded off-type defense bug. I've had this happen to me, and it's tremendously frustrating.

Reply to Calling all Geezer Gamers :) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Commadore 64 with tape drive rules!! Vic20 with a tape drive rules!! Uh, OK, maybe not. But it was my first computer (V20) and my first way of saving/loading (tape drive). Speaking of old arcade games where there was actually something there and not a video screen, I've visited a mountain town in Colorado where they have an enormous old arcade filled with old games (like 3 large buildings' worth!), some of them probably from the early 20t

Reply to Does high performance count as a feature? in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

I'm noticing a huge boost in performance on my machine with DA beta 3. Thanks! I might even be able to move up to large or huge galaxies now!

Reply to The "Big One" in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Why not just take the *!#$%@ planets? Or, just use far less ships to SURROUND the planets. The wall thing still doesn't make a lick of sense to me.

Reply to Beta 3 "cultural borders" in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

It might be just that the other Yor planets had high populations, whereas the planets you took had very low populations at first. As your populations grew, the influence changed accordingly.

Reply to Battle Royale Tournament - KRYNN WIN! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I can do gig/abundant all/9civs on painful, but on average it takes me nearly 20 years hehe... I only wish I could. Computer issues, unfortunately. This last game I actually had a bit of slow-down in a Small galaxy near the end.

Reply to A little thing I do in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Wow, 15 movement for transports in DA? So you had all miniturization techs plus all engine techs plus numerous shrinkers? Or am I just paranoid at this point that I can never get fast ships in DA? My last game had ships top out at 13.

Reply to is defense really worth it? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Defense was useful in DL??? Sure it was. Of course it depends on which build you're talking about, but I used it to great effect in DL. More so than in DA. I hope they give defense its due again in DA, and not just off-type, which really sucks! Defense is one way that you can catch up against an opponent who has vastly superior weapons. I've seen the AI do this to me a couple of times, and I've loved it when they did so.

Reply to Battle Royale Tournament - KRYNN WIN! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

The Iconians will not go down easily. Character: Bastard Race: Iconians Years: 4 Diff: Maso Victory: Military Size: Small Alignment: Neutral Score: 18900 v1.50x3 DA 5/15/2007 Neilo, it's almost creepy how our medals are almost exactly the same!

Reply to Delete in Research GalCiv2 Forums

One level of miniaturization can give you one or two more weapons on a ship. And it's usually the same time to research as one level of weapon. So, I usually go up miniturization instead of weapons, so long as it's about the same time to research. When it's considerably more expensive, it's time to move up the weapons path for awhile. And if you're thinking of defense, then one level of mini can give 2-4 more defense modules. It's certainly worth it. Besides, the Hyperion Shrinker, which c

Reply to Governor problem in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Wow, I never noticed that feature! I look forward to using it in the future when it returns to its full functionality.

Reply to Power plants and their utilities in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I just have to ask... has anyone had their head explode yet from all the math? No, but the only reason is that it goes in one ear and out the other . My most advanced math course was in high school, many a moon ago . . .

Reply to Battle Royale Tournament - KRYNN WIN! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Here's one from me, not a very successful game as you can see from the score. Congrats on having the guts to go all the way to the end on a defeat. You can learn a lot that way, I've found, but it can be very frustrating as well.

Reply to UFO: Extraterrestrials - seems to be rated well... in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks Talios! Unfortunately, it's listed at $10 more than the other site, but that looks like the standard US price. Oddly, I did a google search to try to find how to download it in the US, and that site didn't come up on the first couple of pages. They need a new strategy.

Reply to UFO: Extraterrestrials - seems to be rated well... in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Just noticed that I can buy it here... Shop Link I just tried it, and apparently you can't download it in the US yet. Must not be officially out here? Oh well, I can wait. Looking at the UFO: ET forum has convinced me to try the game. It looks like 1) people are modding this quite well already, and 2) the devs are working on an official patch. About the Gamespot review, most at the forum thought it was too harsh.