BarneyStinson

BarneyStinson

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Reply to Conspiracies that were real? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Wolfenstein 3d But I don't remember if Hitler appeared in the original Wolf 3d or the Spear of Destiny.[/quote] That's original Wolfenstein. That shows him after you blast him out of his "Mecha-Hitler" suit. Speaking of hitler, I was in Washington DC this past April sight-seeing and long story short, I came across a fricking Neo-Nazi rally. I flipped them off and yelled things like "HITLER ONLY HAD ONE BALL!!!" and other colorful things. Some of the nazi's even laug

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Reply to My Necron army in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Nice. I love the concept of 40k. I could never afford to buy many dudes, and on a scale from 1-10, my artistic ability is a -4. Plus, there were so many cool factions I could never choose one and stick with it. Space Marines are just bad ass, Tyranids are super cool, Imperial Guard have sick tanks, Eldar are really cool, Khaos is what I played when I did, and Orks are a riot. As Phazon said, feel free to post pics of your models. I love seeing other peoples' talent on their army. I

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

I noticed the icon thing with Loupdinour. I was reading something that he had replied to and his pic was gone, and I was like weird he always had one. So I was reading another thing maybe 5 minutes later, and I saw another of his replies and his picture was there. Funky!

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Reply to Stardock being purchased? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Not to dis Brad's beloved Michigan, but it is known as one of the highest tax and least business friendly states in the U.S. Businesses have been leaving the state in droves, leading to its highest in the nation unemployment rate.[/quote] Lol try living in new york. And I'm not talking the city, I mean the whole actual state outside of it. (not long island either).

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Reply to Stardock being purchased? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I thought profit for a company is defined after expenses and taxes are taken care of.[/quote] This is defined as PAT, or profit after tax, which is the amount you walk away with after all expenses including taxation have been deducted. And Kryo is correct (cuz that never happens ;)) , there's tons of companies that use 1099 workers without it being some dirty underhanded thing like having an off-shore headquarters or something.

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Reply to Ship Upgrades in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Look through the options menus, there should be a checkbox 'remove functional components on upgrade' (or 'keep') and check it accordingly. [/quote] I didn't know about that, and it has bugged me for over a year lol. [quote]Even veteran played have questions or may have never noticed a certain check box before.[/quote] lol I'm not quite a veteran, but this held true for me :D

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Reply to The truth about Military Rating in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Probably correct and to a large extent I view this as a positive rather than a negative.[/quote] Yeah I agree with you there. Something I'm curious about is this: I see people with scores in the several hundred thousands per game. Are these games indicative of using these score-boosting methods, or because of a massive, planet filled galaxy? (or both) Let's say TA game, gigantic galaxy, all abundant. 8 year completion, no artificial score inflation, conquest vi

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Reply to A new personal best in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]It would be nice though if the AI would ever build these, or any other one-of-a-kind ethic specific building. i ALMOST saw an AI build that neutral structure that gives income from other neutrals' tourism income.[/quote] At the higher difficulty levels, they build them quite often. Before the end of the first year, I've seen races build diplomatic translators, the Restaurant, and sometimes both. Also Tir-Quan and aphrodesiac. I work to acquire these plants ASAP.

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Reply to The truth about Military Rating in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I've always felt in the back of my mind that the number of ships I had was a determining factor in my military score, but I never had anything to back it up beyond my "hunch". What you're saying makes sense. Perhaps the reason #/ships is factored in is to lessen the gains from strategies such as the 1/1 starbase-magnified smaller ships. As I mostly play small or medium galaxies, my idea of a good military rating is around 30,000, nowhere near millions, so there isn't as substan

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Reply to How do you pick your fights and fight them? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Can you actually get a near-dead civ to give *all* their worlds for peace? I've never tried that, and it would sure suit my play style better than destroying them utterly.[/quote] I've done this 3 or 4 times, with the most planets gained being 4 against the drengin. What also works with this, is being a lot more powerful militarily (and wiping theirs out), and also trading them really good techs too. This isn't always necessary but it helps. They won't be able to do anything with

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Reply to A new personal best in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Now post-fix coupled with the 'pink blob of doom' strat the AI seems to enjoy, they are an influence machine[/quote] I haven't seen them act any more influence-y than any other empire. I have not witnessed a pink blob of doom that acts more aggressively than any other *insert race color* blob of doom. Perhaps this is a phenomenon observed on larger galaxy sizes than I play.

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

Although apparently I'm stealth evil because my alignment icon in my medals isn't showing up again. I guess it's because the best trick I have pulled is convincing you I didn't exist. Edit: There it is. I played a ZYW with Korath and it showed up. Perhaps it glitches due to my custom race usage.

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

[quote]but Nickelback is the biggest Rock group with the most hits in the world at the moment.[/quote] That's opinion. And even if it were true, that doesn't mean they don't suck camel taint. oops apparently it double posted. Well, nicklesac suck 2 camel taints then.

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