DivineWrath

Reply to Does the AI calculate while I play ? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

-8 megs of ram -No sound card That was a long time ago. Looking at some of the pictures, you can tell that some of the races recieved a make over at some point in time. By the way, Stardock Systems even claims that if you can beat the game at its hardest level (five alien civilizations, all set to 'Incredible!', and 'Evil') they will re-write the AI to beat you at your own strategy and provide an update for free. This is something I don't thin

Please update the modding guide in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Dear Cari_Elf Could you please update your moding guide for Dark Avatar. Your guide was writen before the expansion was released, and thus, it does not have all of the new details such as planet types listed. This is the one I'm talking about. https://www.galciv2.com/mods/gc2modsdoc.htm Please and thanks. DivineWrath

Reply to Modding DA in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I don't think there is any specific guide to moding Dark Avatar... yet. Until then, you might want to check this link. https://www.galciv2.com/mods/gc2modsdoc.htm It was made for Dread Lords ver 1.2, so its out of date, but it should help until there is an updated guide.

Reply to Dark Avatar Developer Chat: Wednesday, February 7th! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Odd. I downloaded it the day before. Maybe thats why I didn't notice the surprise announcement.

Reply to Dark Avatar Developer Chat: Wednesday, February 7th! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

NOTE: THERE WILL BE A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE DEVCHAT! I've reviewed the chat that occured, but I haven't seen anything that looks like a surprise announcement. Did I miss that part, or did the devs forget to mention it?

Reply to Dark Avatar Developer Chat: Wednesday, February 7th! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks for the help.

Reply to Dark Avatar Developer Chat: Wednesday, February 7th! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I hate to sound stupid, but how exactly do you use that chat program? I've followed the instructions, including typing /join #galciv, but I'm not sure what to do next. P.S. I've never used a chat program before, so could you keep that in mind when answering my question?

Reply to Dark Avatar is here! Finally! in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! What a wonderful surprise. You caught me completely off guard. I logged into SDC, as I do about this time every day, and, there it was. All I can say, is- Bravo! I too was caught by surprise. Here I was considering reducing the frequency that I read these forums. I'm downloading right now. Don't expect to hear from me for the next few days.

Reply to Dark Avatar Developer Chat: Wednesday, February 7th! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Although I not a big fan of chat programs, I might make a point of attending. There are several questions I would like to ask, and it includes defending starbases.

Reply to My Gold military win win strategy! in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I'm also another player who disagrees with your strategy. I say, the best offense is a good defense. I win most of my games by either influence, or diplomacy victory. By possesing a powerful defensive military, the other races will not dare attack you, even if you are spamming influence in their territory. Edit: -------- Don't let the fact that we disagree with your strategy intimidate you. You might have a good point.

Reply to Military production bonus in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I agree that many different abilities are quite powerful if used correctly. The +50% military bonus would work well with the colony rush if combined with something like the PQ improving ability. That combination would not only get you more planets quicker, but also make those you do get even better.

Reply to Does DA require DirectX 10? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

DirectX 10 will only work on Windows Vista, its too much for Windows XP. So, it would be a stupid idea to program a game that only works with DirectX 10 for the moment. To do so would prevent most gamers from being able to play the expansion, thus denying the devs a significant share of the PC game market. I hope this clears things up.

Reply to where is the game guide?!! in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I agree that there should be a game guide for GalCiv 2 that is at least as good as the civilization series have. I prefer the Civ III format myself. Anyhow, the wiki can be seen on the front page. Just click Home on the top left of this page, or click the link I've provided below. Wiki link

Reply to Nebulas and Cloacking in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

GalCiv 2 doesn't have cloaking, or nebulas... yet. There are two reasons why they don't. First: Sardock is a small company. They can't afford to program every program in possible feature. Second: Even if stardock were to program in every possible feature, there will most likely be problems. There is game that has every feature you can think of. Its called Space Empires V. The problem is, it has about as much bugs as it does features. In addition to that, I haven't seen

Reply to I'm confused in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I'll provide some advice. #1: Economics are life: This can't be stressed enough. If you are having trouble economically, you are going to have trouble with nearly every other aspect of the game. Since you are new, I strongly suggest you invest your ability points by first maxing out economics, then morale, followed by population growth in that order. This will provide you with the raw economic power you need to better survive against the other races. #2: Keep your enemies c

Reply to a couple newbie questions (particularly cultural conquest) in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I'll help answer this one. Cultural conquest is my favorite method for victory. Heres what you need to know to get started. 1. Cultural victory can't occur if the race in question is at war with someone else. I think only major races apply to this restriction, but I could be wrong. I don't often play with minor races since they can't be culture flipped. 2. I'm sure you are already aware of the fact you need to increase your influence to over 4x the influence of the planet that

Reply to Our Gaming Rigs in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

4 seagate 320 gig 7200.10s (i dont believe in deleting anything..ever) I have a similiar policy myself. Anyhow, the computer I'm currently using has the following specs: -Athlon 64 3000+ -1 Gb of memory -Motherboard KV8-MAX3 -Radeon 9800 pro video card -200 Gb sata I HDD -CD/DVD RW drive -A floppy drive (why

Reply to Dark Avatar feature list over Galciv2 in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I just checked to see what it was called. In Beta 2b, its an option called "allow surrenders".

Reply to I think I am a fool in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I believe that the diplomacy option of declaring war was introduced in Dark Avatar expansion. If you are playing any version before it, you probally going to have to give your opponent a bloody nose first.

Reply to Possible issue with Pirate ships in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

DivineWrath, Your explaination is all well and good, but I thought armor was to defend against mass drivers, right? So when I am using missiles against their armor, I understood the defensive value was the square root of the value, thus 4 instead of 16 on those ships. Can you explain how a defensive value of 4 can stop a 15 point missile attack for next to no damage

Reply to Possible issue with Pirate ships in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

The combat system has changed in Dark Avatar. Let me explain: 1. Luck affects minimum damage. If you were to have a luck score of 20, and a ship with an attack of 10, the ship will deal 2 points of damage in combat (10 x 0.2 = 2). This is assumes no defenses, otherwise defenses will apply (see below). 2. Each weapon a ship has provides it with 1 attack per turn. So if a ship had 3 weapons, it would be able to fire up to 3 shots. Normally a ship will fire all of its shots at once, bu

Reply to How do you form alliances? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

1. Build up a larger military than them. They will be a lot nicer once they realize that you can blow them to bits. 2. Improve your diplomacy score. You can research techs to raise your score (Most yellow techs). There are also some structures that you can build to raise this score as well.

Reply to What about combat? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I've played Rome: Total War, and it quickly made me sick of tactical combat. I actually enjoy the fact that GalCiv 2 has no tactical combat. I would even go so far as to consider that a feature. A game you can play without having to worry about tactical combat. GalCiv 2 is a nice shelter against it.

Reply to The Confederacy of Man in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

Interesting post. Its nice to read a game that a player takes the time and effort to make interesting. I'll check up later once you have posted more. P.S. Keep up the good work.

Reply to Imperium Galactica II: Alliances better "re-playability" than GCII in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I've played Rome: Total War, and I'm still sick of all of those tactical battles. I quite happy that GalCiv 2 doesn't have all those tactical battles. Its a game that provides me with some fun while allowing me to recover. Plus, its nice to have a game where you don't have to worry about tactical battles, and only worry about the strategic parts of the game.