Mistralok1

Mistralok1

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Reply to What would be viable copy protection? in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote]removed securom from my system (i hope)[/quote] Sometimes hope can be fleeting. There is an extraordinary number of hoops to jump through to fully remove it. (And even then one can't be completely sure). I got reamed by the Creature Creator. I have cleaned most of the schmutz out, but there are still a couple of locked reg entries that I have yet to remove. I will never again spend so much as a single penny on any product related to EA or Sony. Impulse is most certainly

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Reply to Performance Issues in Demigod Beta Feedback Demigod Forums

[quote]are you sure of this?[/quote] No, there is no way that I can be absolutely sure without the proper testbed. But when I zoom into myself in an empty part of the arena, then zoom out to a busy (graphically) part, and the numbers don't change, that tells me that something is going on that, to my mind, shouldn't be. Again, this is simply anecdotal evidence, and it may very well be because of my particular setup. Just to chime in about simspeed, mine tends to hover at betwee

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Reply to Fleet Composition in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I thought it bore repeating, especially since it hasn't always been so. When TA first came out, unarmed command ships were ignored, and could only be lost if the entire fleet was lost. Not so now. This community is different than most out there. We tend to pay closer attention to the details, (which is one of the things that attracts us to this game, I think), and also tend to give credit where it is due. Glad I could be your first...I tried to be gentle. [e digicons]^_^[/e]<

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Reply to Fleet Composition in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I don't have any one particular fleet composition that I always use, as I tend to put them together for a specific task at hand. One thing you should note, though. Carl Aylward is correct: the fleet assist modules are priority targets. I build this ship with the highest amount of hitpoints that I can muster, and load it with defenses. This makes it my 'tank'- able to withstand the first round of attacks, at which point the other ships in my fleet attack and (generally) shred the enemy

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Reply to 10 things GalCiv II 2.0 needs still in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

I would like to see a tab for my civ in the foreign relations screen next to those for the other civs. Comparing multiple stats of mine against several other civs is clumsy and time consuming right now. As of 2.0, intel is easier to obtain, but no easier to access. Here is a link to a previous post that goes into a bit more detail: https://forums.galciv2.com/174300 Thanks for continuing to try to make the game the best that it can be.

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Reply to Endless Universe Registration in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

The people at Stardock that are handling Impulse need to be told that there darn well is a need to do it. EU ships with v1.97 of TA. The 2.0 update is in beta now, and it is a significant one. It is also the final large update for TA, so you will definitely want to get ahold of it. There is no way you can get updates other than through Impulse (or perhaps SDC for awhile), so if you can get a refund, then I say go for it.

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Reply to Performance Issues in Demigod Beta Feedback Demigod Forums

[quote]Card name: Radeon X1650 Series[/quote] It's NOT the card. The 1650 is analogous to the nVidia 7600 series, which by any and all accounts runs this game just fine. The problem is the allocation of resourses. There is too much extraneous crap going on. For one, the backgrounds should be static. Once the game begins, you can't even see the waterfalls or lava, yet they are still there, using up cycles. There are other examples also, such as the Torchbearer's cold a

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Performance Issues in Demigod Beta Feedback Demigod Forums

I was really hoping that this game would play on my machine. I decided to wait until the second beta to make my report. I have an older, single core machine. It plays CoH and CoD at acceptable levels, but Demigod is unplayable. The framerates are abysmal, from 7-8, dropping to 1-2. I think that this has more to do with the proc requirements than the video. I say this because the proc is pegged at 100% from the very beginning. The Stardock/GPG splash page is slow and cho

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Reply to Updated Manual! in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

I found out that the description was incorrect some time ago. I was looking over the debug.err when I noticed that the game would check for Courage before any ship to ship battle. It's now part of any game I set up. Nice to know how it works, though.

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Reply to Any update on 2.0 Beta release? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I blue orbed, reset data, showed pr-releases and nothing[/quote] Just for curiosity's sake, how long did you wait for the update to show up? I ask this because Impulse is slow- mind numbingly, frustratingly, screaming at the monitor slow. It took several minutes for it to finally show up for me, and most of the time it was hard to tell if Impulse was doing anything at all. When the update finally showed up, and I began the download process, it took more than 10 minutes

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Reply to Which Version? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I'd play though the campaign. It is, in effect, an extended tutorial. You'll learn a bit of the backstory, which is nice for immersive purposes, and by the time you have completed it you will have a pretty good working knowledge of the mechanics of the game. As to which version to start out with; for many games, you would want to work your way through from the first, just to be able to follow the storyline. In the GalCiv series, this is much less important to the actual gameplay.

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Reply to Any update on 2.0 Beta release? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

For anyone following this thread, a little something to make life easier re:2.0. If you don't see the update, first click the blue orb, then go to preferences/folders, and click the "Reset Data" button. This should bring it up. Also, make sure you have ticked the "Show Pre-Release Versions" boxes. This worked just fine for me without re-installing.

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Reply to Any update on 2.0 Beta release? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]you have to uninstall the game first if you used SDC to get it, and then re-install through Impulse.[/quote] You can download the beta now (I got it yesterday afternoon), but all of this uninstall/reinstall stuff is rubbish. Impulse will detect any Stardock app and suggest the appropriate update. It doesn't matter when/where/how it was installed.

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Reply to Terrible game breaking bug that won't go away. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Silverbeacher is correct. If all of your opponents are set to ally or team, then you will get a first turn diplo victory. Change that and you should be golden. Evidently, the uninstall has left behind a prefs file somewhere. There is another circumstance which will result in what you are experiencing. Ctrl-n may still [e digicons]:annoyed:[/e] change your settings unexpectedly. The most common change is to dumb down the other civs. On rare occaisions, it can actu

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Reply to what's up with this dark website? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Hello Dan. You can zoom into a webpage in FF. Hold CTRL and the + or - key. You can also CTRL and use your mouse wheel. This should make it much easier for you to read any webpage. FF2 only does this for the text, but FF3 also zooms all of the graphics/images. FF3 will also remember the pages you modify in this way, so you won't have to mess with them again. As you zoom, the font will get bolder, making it even easier to read.

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Reply to Hidden/Orphan Forum in Game Journals Demigod Forums

Hello Mumble. I'm here on Demigod also. I have always admired your diligence and attention to detail, but 519 forums? I certainly hope that you remembered to leave a trail of string in order to find your way out of this maze. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

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Reply to Pictures from PAX, Stardock, GPG and Ironclad together in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

These are just crying out to be photoshopped. I see Frogboy with claws and fangs, and Karmagirl with a cross in her hand. Evidently, from the empty plates in the background, they needed a snack before doing battle. "I shall send you back to the nether regions, Dark Lord; but first, how about some nachos?"

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Reply to Internet connection question in Demigod Demigod Forums

Thanks guys. This is what I thought, but it's nice to hear someone else say it. Nothing to do really but try it out for myself. I look forward to meeting you on the battlefield. :)

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Internet connection question in Demigod Demigod Forums

I'm on satellite. I have decent speed, but there is a slight lag (~.5 sec). In a fps twitch fest, this could be enough to get me fragged. Will Demigod be more forgiving?

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