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Reply to Why does Elemental need a cool looking world? in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

I might be wrong, but it seems like there is a fairly simple solution. Let me name things and store that locally. Then, if I tell you to meet me at "my main town", you don't see "my main town", the computer send the co-ordinates. When you get the the message, it checks on your computer to see if you have named it something. Then, you either see the name YOU hve given that location, or the co-ordinates. I know that is possible, but not sure how

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II dousen't start's in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

I had the same problem. I'd been playing GCII for a while and bought a new tv/monitor (26" HD, yea) and when I hooked up the monitor I got PC stuff but a black screen when I opened GCII. I knew the game worked, so I figured it had to be something to do with the monitor/tv. I changed the prefs.ini file and now I have a lots larger view. One note, open the prefs.ini file with notepad on a windows machine, not a full feature

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

I've been around a long time. I started with norton AVB and liked it, until it got to be such a resource hog. Then I switched to McAffee and ran into the same problem. Then I got Panda. It might not cathc quite as many as the best, but by the same token, it didn't slow my system down to a crawl. I'm now shopping for another suite. I am still happy with the Panda product, but I do really hate it when a company decides

Reply to Make Me Laugh in Community Stardock Forums

Thanks for the laughs. here is another. Bubba Down south, Bubba called his attorney and asked, "Is It true theys suin them cigarette companies fer causin People to git cancer ?" "Yes, Bubba, sure is true," responded the lawyer. "And now someone is s

Reply to .......... in Everything Else Stardock Forums

Quote November 13th 2008, at 12:24 AM2psychoak On healthcare, the voters want the fictitious horror scenarios to be avoided. The politicians make up the fictitious horror stories. There are no poor people being thrown out on the street to die because they don't have health insurance. The hospital eats the bill and the government cuts them a check on a regular basis to make up the costs and keep them operating in the black. They go to jail for refusi

Reply to is it really economically smart for digital distribution services to make transfering games to other accounts impossible? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Let's face it. The digital download has the same rights as the retail box, at least for Stardock. You can download the install file and set it up on a computer without an internet connection (at least for Gal Civ, not sure about other titles). And you can even have the patches update if you are comfoprtable with whoever you sell it to knowing your email and password. As a long time

Reply to Thougts on tech cost in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

In reply to the comments From Marvin Kosh [I]Personally I'm not sure that using N (the number of technologies researched) is such a good idea. It's quite possible to reach that number early on in the game by researching some of the cheaper technologies. If instead the cost of researching began to grow after accumulating a certain number of research points then you wouldn't be penalised for obtaining technologies that, for example, don't un

Thougts on tech cost in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

From what I've read in the tech forum, the tech formula was the # of techs researched > N then cost = cost X Z I think most of the complaints about this arose from the sudden increase in tech cost when N was reached. I've been thinking about this a lot LOL. Ever get an idea in your head that just won't let go? I like the idea that tech costs increase over time due to the increase in research. I just didn't like the sudden jump. This is what

Reply to Sudden and extreme tech cost increases in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Not sure, but I notice it more often tight after a tech completes due to creativity. That might have something to do with it.

Reply to Campaign Help: Conflagration in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

Try trading a couple of the smaller Arnorian ships for one of the farther planets. Really extends your range and helps the econ too. It seems to be working for me but haven't finished this try yet.

Reply to Place your bets...... in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

You are lucky. I used to have RR, but they moved out of Houston and now I have Comcast. Typical service call goes like this. On hold for 20 minutes after going through their voice mail system. Then you get a script kiddie. They know absolutely nothing about the service but they DO have a list of troubleshooting tips. The first thing they want you to do is to disconnect everything. For me that is a router and three computers. Never mind that everything was working fine until it j

Reply to Twilight Feedback! Let us have it! in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

A small problem I found. A resource starbase was damaged and I attempted to repair it. No go. The problem seems to be when you have a fully loaded starbase, ie no modules available, the game will not let you repair it. however, if you have a regular module available, you can repair it just fine. Save game available if needed.

Reply to Tech trading off = no alliance victory? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The computer does research alliances with tech trading off, but it is not a high priority. If you play long enough, eventually it becomes an option. Of course, by the time it does, you may have conquered them already. It is my understanding that the computer can't win a diplomatic victory.

Reply to Pirates toned way down in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I've noticed that the pirates mega event can be lots different in difficulty depending on when you get it. Early can be troubling.

Reply to Five Reasons Windows Vista is good for gaming! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I've been around a while and find the Vista debate old hat. I started with CPM (anyone remember that?), and have upgraded over the years. My philosophy has been to wait on new MS operating systems until they have been out a while. Since NT that has meant waiting on the first service pack. Since Vista has just released SP1, I wonder how many of the complaints will be addressed. I'm currently running XP and plan to continue to do so until I buy a new computer. THEN I'll get Vista. BTW, don'

Tokens? in TPM Support PolMach Forums

L jse tokens to pre-order. And if I can, how do I do it?

Reply to Twilight Beta 6 in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Help.. For some reason I'm not seeing the beta 6 update. I've tried both US1 and 2. I've also deleted TotA and reinstalled but it is still showing the 2-29 package. How do I check to see if I have the newest beta? And if I don't, any suggestions I can try out.

Reply to AI/pathing request in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

One thing that happens to me is nonautomatic mining ships not starting to mine when I actually send them to the asteroid field. They will just park on the field and not start to mine. I get around it by stopping just short of the fields and then manually moving the ship. Works fine if I remember to check them. But I do tend to forget to do that. Would it be difficult to fix this? <img src="ht

Reply to Should you only sell or trade any Trade Goods to those who are leaning the same way as yourself? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

"Never sell/trade a 'trade good' to anyone." They are too valuable. Your friends now, will be your enemies later In my current game it has gotten down to 3 races. I'm allied with the other against the Korath. I gave the repair trade good to my ally so they could help out more. In this game, never say never. But as a general rule you are right.

Reply to Crashes, well... Sort of in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I was having constant crashes, but have gotten it down quite a bit. I have a HP computer. I discovered that HP has a little program running that periodically checked for hardware and software updates from HP. This program didn't show up in the system tray or task manager as a program. It runs as a process. I only found it when I started digging through msconfig. I disabled it and cut down on my crashes about 90%. As a bonus, my computer seems to run a little faster too :). My AV (Panda)

Reply to Game crashes consistently within 30 seconds of starting. in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I had been crashing fairly regularly but now it is not as often. For some reason, I decided to check for an upgrade for my Athlon 64 X2 and found out they had sneaked in a new optimizer. The newest I found was August 2007. Give that a try. It seems to have helped me.

Reply to Colonies Defense in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

And don't forget the most basic defense. LOTS of colonists.

Reply to Beta 3C Delayed 1 Day in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

As a long time computer user and a beta tester, I appreciate the problems with adding so much so fast. Right now I've decided that the best approach for me is to play each of the new races and not to worry about the glitches. That way, when they finally relese the final, maybe I won't embarass myself. Take your time. Right now there is so much that is new that I am having a good time discovering the duhs, as in duh, why didn't I do that LOL. <a href="https://www.stardock.com/product

Reply to Black screen instead of GCII in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Well, not quite black. Right now working like a champ except (LOL) when I quit the game the computer reboots. I play on my best machine but that is the one I use for work too. So, I have a lot of stuff running. Anybody else having this happen to them or is it just me?

Reply to Post your TA suggestions here in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

One thing I would like to see is a change in the research slider where a click would decrease the research time by a turn. This would automatically decrease mil and social spending. Then you could adjust as liked.