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Reply to The best tactic in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

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Reply to Three things the game needs! in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I actually assumed this was a joke post. I mean, come on. Carriers, tactical combat, AND multiplayer in the same post? That's funny.

Reply to If I See Another Post Asking for MP, Tactical Combat, or Carriers, I WILL SCREAM!!! in Warfare GalCiv2 Forums

and tell the pilot that just attacked a us carrier that the gat. that just shot him down is minor i would use the name of the system but i don't remember it Most likely it would be an Aegis system. Aegis is a radar system on cruisers and destroyers. The gatling gun on carriers is known as the Mk15 Phalanx CIWS (Close In Weapons

Reply to Perimeter alert to enemy transports in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The best thing to do is to make a ship with a large sensor radius (if you have the Eyes of the Universe wonder, all of your ships will have large sensors). Send it to the space between your territory and theirs. Order the ship to "Guard". The sensor ship will then sit there inactive until it detects an enemy. If any enemy ship comes in sensor range, the ship will be active on your next turn. So all you need to do is remember: if the picket ship is active, there is an enemy near.

Reply to Ship components adding HP in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I think "46852" is loooking for a module that you would add to a ship in place of a weapon, armor, engine, or support piece. An extension to Hardened Hull Design (like your Diamond Hull) will provide HP benefits to even an all-attack fighter. An HP component would force you to choose between adding another weapon or adding some HP to your ship.

Reply to Retire if you lose the initial rece for colonies? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I like starting against a wall or even a corner, as long as I have a bit of room. It is nice knowing you have a safe flank.

Reply to Suggested Improvements in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

"On the Internet, no one knows if you are a dog." But we all know if you are a jackass.

Reply to Question about initiative and multi-targeting in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Highest priority is attacked. Which means the biggest threat is killed first, which means that the AI automatically fights to reduce incoming damage ASAP. Which is why it's a good idea to protect battleships with little 5/0 fighters that get targetted first. I build my fleets the exact opposite. I design the ships so that the big heavy well

Reply to Can I play GC II in windowed mode? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Here's what windowed mode looks like for me. I play with 1680x1050 resolution on my monitor, with the game set to 1024x768 and fullscreen unchecked. That's the Gal Civ II game on top, with a Web site open to the forums in the back

Reply to my major annoyance: upgrading ships in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I start my shipyards building Cruiser Mk I. Meanwhile I am researching new components. One or two turns before my Mk I cruisers are due to launch I go into the shipbuilder and upgrade the design to Mk II with the very latest items. Sometimes the upgrades are significant enough to increase the build times, but usually the ship is done on time with the very latest technology.

Reply to When will the turn button be fixed ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I'm not sure if this is the problem for the OP, but here's why I have an issue with the "Turn" button. Note that I am still playing 1.2. It may be fixed in 1.3. When I start a new turn, the "Turn" button is still green, as if I have used all my moves. This happens even if I have new ships launched and with no destination. If I choose a ship and give it orders (or if I use the "Find" button), then the "Turn" button goes back to grey until I issue all the orders. Most of the time I c

Reply to Planetary Defense vs. Orbital Fleet Manager in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

It looks to me like you simply enjoy the management aspect of the game. The thought of trying to make 64 identical defense fleets and 26 identical assault fleets and stationing them along the borders of my territory would cause me to tear my hair out. It just seems to me (and I am betting to a lot of other people here) that if you took the production used in making all those planetary defender fleets and put it into offense, you'd be able to take out anyone you chose. heck, the Drengi

Reply to Planetary Defense vs. Orbital Fleet Manager in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I don't fight wars in my own territory, i never give anyone the chance. So why do you need Orbital Fleet Managers and Planetary Defense structures?

Reply to How do I start a War using Senate? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Single letters don't save work. According the the Law of Conservation of Effort work can be transferred, in this case from the writer to the reader. And since no transfer of effort is perfect, there is always loss. So, while the writer may save a bit of work, he creates a lot of work for the reader. There's some math to back this up, but frankly I doubt if anyone here would understand it (mostly because I made it all up and it doesn't really make sense).

Reply to Greatest Want or Need in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Population cap numbers in the colony manager screen: Earth 9.6b (17b)

Reply to United Planets Constructive Suggestions in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I always thought it was odd that the UP only consisted of races that *I* had contacted

Reply to Galactic Civilizations 3 wishlist in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

3. Ability to load/share ship designs in game (without a degree in modding). I don't care what technology it uses (Ajax or whatever) but here's what I want... from the shipyard screen I can click on "view other peoples designs". Without me being aware of it, a connection to the net is made (from within the game), and I get the facility to load other peoples models into my

Reply to Bigger ships? in Warfare GalCiv2 Forums

I'd imagine that miniaturization bonuses would hurt pretty bad on a Gigantic hulled ship. Considering: 1) the effect of miniaturization is to increase the number of hull spaces 2) systems have a size based on a fixed number + a percentage of the base hull size If miniaturization takes the hull from 120 to 225 spaces, then a doom ray (10+6%) will go from taking 18 to 24 spaces and hyperwarp III engines (5+5%) go from 11 to 17. (note, size numbers are from Galactope

Reply to my first game... in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

One thing to remember is that the galaxy type settings can really change the way you play the game. For example, if you set sparse stars in tight clusters, you end up with a galaxy with very defined areas of "ownership" with vast amounts of empty space between. Colony rushes are not that important and you have LOTS of time to stabilize your economies and work on social building and research. Mounting an assault on your enemies will involve either researching and building ships with be

Feature request for colony manager in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

It would be very helpful in the colony manager screen if there was some indication of the maximum population on each of the colonies. I love how the PQ/class indicator shows the number of unused tiles in parentheses. Maybe the population column could do the same -- currentpop (maxpop). This way I don't have to guess whether that planet with 9.0 population needs a farm, or if it just happens to have 9b people on its way to 13b. If there isn't room in the column for the actual

Reply to Just a request in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I love the idea of seeing a ship's range. Rather than a circle (or maybe in addition to a circle), I'd like to see a dotted or flashing line indicating the path the ship will take to reach the target. I hate it when I am moving a ship southwest (for example) and to get there it moves west and then south, which takes it within detection range of the enemy -- whereas if it had gone south and then west it would have been undetected. With a path indication marked out before I commit to the move,

Reply to Viewing combat in cinematic mode in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I like the cinematic camera mode

Reply to Bonus tiles question in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Allocate more starting points to it, then!

Reply to Do some races have preset alignments? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks. I remember the screen in the civ manager now. I should have checked it. I thought terrans would be neutral too, so no idea why I was leaning good even with evil choices. What exactly are the actions you can take to move alignment one way or another? Colonization events Militaristic others?

Do some races have preset alignments? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I have played maybe 20 games of GalCivII and never played as evil. I always seem to tend neutral -- as a big fan of research I love the NLCs. I did play a game as good, and liked the cool armors, so I wanted to try playing as evil once to see the neat weapons. I don't know why I chose Terrans, but I did. I took every evil option on the colonization screens, and even attacked an allied race to steal two mining resources. When I managed to buy Ethics and make the decision on alignment