BarneyStinson

Reply to Playing as Iconians in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I can recall off-hand is that the race specific economic buildings didn't auto-upgrade. Merchant Emporiums I believe?[/quote] This is because the Merchant Emporium isn't an upgrade to the lower structures. It is a one per planet separate improvement to be used along with the other lower ones. My guess with espionage bonuses are they reduce the time it takes to go up to each sequential intelligence level, and increase the chance to steal technology. That's about all

Reply to How to you steal technology with spies in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

If your intelligence level on them is Advanced, you will have a random chance to steal tech from them each turn, even if you have no spies active on their planets. As far as intelligence levels below Advanced, I have stolen technology in those cases, but I did have active spies, which I think is required to steal em. As far as I've seen, stealing techs is some pretty rare shit. I don't even think about it when I play. Then on the off chance it happens, I'm pleasantly surprise

Reply to An Event I Despise in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]One thing that I've noticed will trigger this event is conquering minor races. My observation has been that conquering two minor races in a relatively short time span is a sure fire trigger.[/quote] I had conquered one minor race, and had the Arceans declare war on me. That was it. Dystopic, you mean that if I sell my declaration of war on someone to someone else, I can avoid these dumb events AND generate profit? I could kiss you. Wait... Hug you.

An Event I Despise in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

It's not a mega event. At lower difficulties I would barely acknowledge its occurrence. But at Obscene or suicidal, it is so irritating I want to quit the game. The event is the "A secret meeting blah blah blah threat blah blah the war has expanded." I'm always the one that gets boned by it. I wasn't even doing that well one game. Statistically I was 4th. I was friendly with the top 3 races and this idiotic event caused all 3 of them to declare war on me. My hatred of this event burns

Reply to Does the AI ever pick Good, Evil Or Neutral? in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

At higher difficulties (not sure which one it starts on), the AI's do indeed research Xeno Ethics and pick an alignment. I was very curious about this same thing and it was answered randomly in a game I was playing when I checked a race's stats. And I'm pretty sure that each race invariably chooses the alignment that they are already set up to be. i.e. Korath, Korx, Drengin choose evil, Torians, Iconians choose good, Thalans, Arceans choose neutral. The way you can tell if

Reply to Little strategy help? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]But the manual says that minor races don't expand or factor into victory conditions. I wouldn't know, because I've never played with them before.[/quote] Minor races don't expand, in that they do not ever construct colony ships to send out to create additional colonies. However, apparently as we have learned, if they are given a colony ship, they will use it for its intended purpose of colonization, thereby expanding in an uncharacteristic and roundabout manner.

Reply to Little strategy help? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Another OT question about: Karma. What in the heck is it???[/quote] In the bottom left corner of each comment, there is a thumbs up symbol. This is the karma icon. When someone does/says something helpful, funny, for whatever reason u want that makes u wanna give them karma, click on it for whichever comment u want to give it to them for. Then type in what it tells u and bang u gave em karma.

Reply to Little strategy help? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]If you sell it to a minor race, they will start colonizing like you wouldn't believe!!! It's just crazy!!![/quote] I tested this. I sold 3 colony ships to the Paulos and they colonized planets with them. I have a screen shot but I'm too lazy to figure out how to put it on here.

Reply to Little strategy help? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]If you sell it to a minor race, they will start colonizing like you wouldn't believe!!! It's just crazy!!![/quote] Is there any validity to this? A minor race will colonize another planet? Have you witnessed this? If so, I find this hilarious and would like to do it.

Reply to Tyranny of Evil - A Metaverse Empire. in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Inches...i felt dirty just typing that now...[/quote] hahaha

Reply to Cannot create alliance in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

That's exactly why. They must also have the "Alliance" technology to be able to enter into an alliance treaty.

Reply to Tyranny of Evil - A Metaverse Empire. in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Site looks damn good btw

Reply to Tyranny of Evil - A Metaverse Empire. in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I'm registered on the TOE website. :D I'm set up under my character name Explosivo, which is the name I wanted for this, but it was taken so I used the first thing that came to mind...

Reply to The truth about Military Rating in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Ok sweet. I just saw that the site existed so I'm gonna get my ass registered.

Reply to Thing that bugs me about Korx in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah I think they should get some meaty untradable structures or +% bonuses to econ. They're supposed to be this get rich or die trying cash-whore powerhouse. They never seem to be anything but run of the mill. I love the concept of them, but they really don't ring my bell how they currently exist.

Reply to Girls that play RTS? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]4. I'll be sure to get some guy using voice modulating software to play with you.[/quote] Ewww. Is it hard to tell the difference? Shit I'll just turn voice off.

Reply to More strange Forum behavior in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Depending on the age of the thread I didn't always have one.[/quote] Ohh no shit. I thought it auto updates old posts like that in the same way the medals do. Hmm interesting. Yeah I hate having that old altarian male on mine.

Reply to Girls that play RTS? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

I think this all boils down to a few key points: 1.) Chicks play games of all genres, and this trend will only go one direction: Up. 2.) Even a girl that isn't that cute scores big points with me if she plays games, especially ones that I also play. If she is cute, then all the better. 3.) If you are cute, feel free to make pics available. Like Hellchick, more pics of you in your dancy outfit. That certainly couldn't hurt your site traffic. 4.) I like playing

Reply to The truth about Military Rating in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

So doing extraneous stuff makes you better? I mean let's face it, you're a numbers machine and probably one of the very best that play this game. My curiosity simply lies in how I can achieve a several hundred thousand point game without doing the SB array crap or that kinda stuff. I guess my first problem lies in the fact that I mostly do medium sized galaxies when I'm not ZYW-ing. I may not be godly like you, Neilo, Motti, or the other dominators (even including some of those strange

Reply to The truth about Military Rating in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]then that demonstrates that it is extremely likely that I can out produce and therefore win against someone that is unable to do the same.[/quote] Fine. But why do it, aside from the only possible explanation, which is to boost your score? [quote]Yes the construction of such a thing is artifical but the productive capacity required to build such a thing quickly is *not* artifical.[/quote] Again, fine. But why do it, aside from the only possible explanation, whic

Reply to What do you do if you only have 2 planets? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]For a while there, I played the one or two planet strategy on large maps. In them, I'd rush buy labs and research sensors and engines first. Build 2 or 3 survey ships and try to get as many anomalies as I could. Once I got Warp Drive, I'd switch to the yellow techs up through Total Majesty. Trade is also a good one, since it boosts diplomacy and costs so little in time.[/quote] How long would you do this for? How many years? Wouldn't the AI's start breathing down your neck for no

Reply to The truth about Military Rating in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]A "top player" is one who specializes in artificially jacking up their score? Interesting.[/quote] Vogar had a question mark at the end of that, and I think he's implicitly questioning the validity of the statement. I don't think he meant to say "this is the case".

Reply to America the Backwards in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

I was only kidding with my reply. I wrote that really late at night and I was in a very weird mood. I thought it was the funniest thing in the world at the time. I was laughing uncontrollably as I typed it. I wasn't drunk or drugged out or anything. In regard to killing in games, I believe that it's causing a desensitization that can result in the conditioning of people toward violent acts. I'm currently reading one of the most fascinating books I've ever read, written by an Army R

Reply to What do you do if you only have 2 planets? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Depending on what difficulty you're playing on, you should either get aggressive and conquer some mofos, or ctrl N. I'd try the former first, because it'll be a learning experience. Like in business, you always wanna be growing. And the econ is kinda like a simplified abstract of business. You grow or you die.

Reply to Index Of Tricks in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Good god, rename this thread to "Treasure Trove". I played a game last night with the goal of influence flipping as many enemy planets as I could. From stuff I've read here, it was happening so frequently that it almost felt like a joke. I never liked doing that, I thought it contributed to influence victory. But hot damn does it take a lot of invasion micromanagement out of it. On this all abundant medium galaxy, I finished the game with 1.25 trillion people. And stupid me, I was evil