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Reply to The Endoran Coalition of Worlds in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

Somehow, despite numbers, I'm pretty sure it's the Terrans. Well done, General, well done. I look forward to more.

Reply to lack of planets/ habitable planets v1.8 in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Mob mentality seems to explain this well; I second the e-mail notion, because then we won't wind up with people responding to other people which results in a general inflaming of the issue.

Reply to Will More Hard-Coded stuff become Moddable? in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I think the range thing is just you. On the tiny maps I've been playing of late, my flagship has nearly full range of the galaxy regardless of starting. In the larger map sizes, not nearly so much.

Reply to A guide to creating custom ship styles for human and AI players in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I had made a mod a while back making all ship parts invisible (aside from Colony and Troop modules, as the modding of those graphics was broken, idk if it's fixed by now). I disappeared from the scene and haven't redone it yet because I'm toying with the idea of playing Metaverse, and that mod wasn't MV-compatible. If people are interested, it shouldn't be too hard for me to update that for DA compatibility--I recall, in the past at least, the AI used the invisible parts exclusively (in my testi

Reply to Dark Avatar 1.8 Change Log in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

This is "1.8," which is really "1.7 non-beta," correct? Key being it's not a beta? I'm saving my beta issues for the TA beta

Reply to Humorous Game Inconsistancies in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] But on the other hand, if we were fighting in an army, we might get a discount because of placing a large order.. oh well nevermind. [/quote] If I were fighting in the "Hey, we don't want to get completely overrun by the Korath" army, any Earth-based company that made gasmasks and wouldn't provide them (at least prior to victory) for free would be my

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

The thought works well for modders like myself, at least.

Reply to Humorous Game Inconsistancies in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I can only build a ship from scratch near a planet, but I can pay a company to upgrade said ship in just one week, wherever it is in the galaxy. And, I can't choose to upgrade the ship myself, even if it's orbiting a planet with shipyards. These magical construction companies have tons of info on ships and techs, I bet. I wanna put my spies in their ranks...

Reply to Alternative suggestion to Right of Passage Treaty in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

The main logic, as Glideslope suggested, is that the Arceans should now have a bit more space for weapons, defenses, and modules on their ships.

Reply to Twilight of the Arnor: Technology Tree Concepts in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

You forgot multiplayer, space-based, and unbalanced shooter. So: an unbalanced, multiplayer, space-based, turn-based, real-time, 4x, first-person shooter. I mean, [I]Sins[/I] may be a unique genre, but I think we've brainstormed a masterpiece, here.

Reply to Mine feilds in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I dunno about you, Shadow, but I'll trade with the Drengin even if I'm good. They're my enemy, but it's my trade route. So, how do these mines determine who's friend and who's foe here?

Reply to 'Team Fortress 2' Rocks 'Enemy Territory: Quake Wars' in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

It seems like vector addition, however the case here is that the flamethrower can only go so far, indeed, due to air resistance. If there were no air resistance (ignoring the fact that there'd be no air and no flame), it could continue much further. However, throwing a gas into a gas isn't very effective, and that's about the easiest way to describe it here. Its maximum range is still limited by air resistance, and air resistance, if all other factors are equal, increases as velocity increases.

Reply to 'Team Fortress 2' Rocks 'Enemy Territory: Quake Wars' in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks for the review. My only comment is about your comment on the flamethrower. To be honest, the reduced range makes complete physical sense. Technically, any weapon has slightly reduced range when moving forward. The slower the medium in question (bullet or chemical flame) travels, the more noticeable it is. If you think about it, and you get a decent grasp of physics, it'll make sense: you move forward at, say 0.5m/s, and the flame travels 3 meters at 2m/s (1.5 seconds). I

Reply to Mine feilds in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I think the best idea for possible space minefields is a Space Minelayer (ironically) similar to a Space Miner. Not quite a Constructor, but you go to the square you want to defend, say "Drop Mines," and for the next three turns it lays a minefield. Then you move to the next place, and so forth. This way a minefield isn't prohibitively expensive in terms of costs, but one can't simply say "Oh, a war started, better lay out a minefield." That makes it more of a strategic, peacetime decision than

Reply to Planetary Improvement Upgrade Times in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Any way to calculate the actual time to finish? If I've been relying on displayed time to finish, and it's usually longer than it really should be, then I'd like to save myself production and do things the way they need to be done. No point micromanaging if you're micromanaging to the improper numbers, right?

Reply to How do YOU plan your home planet? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Why do people use farms on their home planet? My home is always the lowest morale, primarily due to population alone.

Reply to How is he beating me??? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Also, while perhaps it makes the game less enjoyable, this is one thing I prefer realism on. There's no reason that a fleet of ships should share defenses, if you ask me. In ToA, I presume with additions like the Atlas they will have ships that can effectively do this, but for now we have no technologies suggesting nearby friendly ships can pool their shields, so there' s no reason that a fleet would cause such an effect. A fleet's always useful if you're using it against weaker or about equal-s

Reply to Will More Hard-Coded stuff become Moddable? in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

It's been a while, but last I checked, for some reason, the graphics for the personnel transport modules were somehow linked with the workings of said module, making them impossible to change. Fog of war was suggested recently, it'd be nice to change that. The ability to mod in other choice techs (Xeno-Ethics style or simply this tech makes x and/or y other tech impossible to obtain) is something I've been lobbying for for ages.

Reply to Will Stardock fix all factories/labs exploit in upcoming addon ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

It's not about other players. It's about playing in full force without holding back and intentionally avoiding some "bad" strategies. What kind of game chess would be if there was some shortcut to winning, which would allow to bypass 80% of the game's complexity? Have you ever heard of the four-move checkmate? There are, surprisingly, two cases where it works: with the unskilled player who doesn't pay attention, and with the semi-pro player who knows wit

Reply to Will Stardock fix all factories/labs exploit in upcoming addon ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

A lot of game designers have said "if you don't like it, don't exploit it" and then fixed it in the next patch, yes. The vast, vast majority of said game designers were dealing with MULTIPLAYER games. Stardock's got a great team here and I, like many others here, think they can do a lot more adding of new features before they have to fix things that aren't broken.

Reply to Technologies of Twilight of the Arnor in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Just so long as they don't go for both at once, I'm happy. (IMHO, WC3 failed horribly)

Reply to Changing the Fog of War color? in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Like... black? I'd be up for it. (Sorry for otherwise useless post).

Reply to i have asked this on other threads in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

You can rename ships if you're interested. If you aren't interested then the numbers really shouldn't bother you. The main reason they're there is to differentiate within the game.

Reply to Maybe someone out here knows the game I'm thinking of... in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

In the meantime, you may want to look into "Freelancer," it was (and is) a damned good one. Similarly, I recently saw one called SpaceForce: Rogue Universe, which sounded quite similar to Freelancer (though I haven't played it. Partly because it's a Steam game.) Also, there's always EVE Online, which is an MMO, but it wasn't astounding enough for me to pay for it simply because it has long been outdated. For non-space related, look into Aces High. Without paying (last I checked

Reply to Alternative suggestion to Right of Passage Treaty in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

And it's basically what everyone is asking for, as well.