Illauna

Illauna

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Reply to Galatic Civilization III founding and Steam in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Piccu[quote who="Picciu" reply="25" id="3405226"]Small character in a remote part of a single page doesn't normally fall under the definition of "clearly". Also under the FAQ section there's this question Q: Will it have any copy protection? A:No. Unless you consider requiring a user account copy protection (which we do require as it’s necessary to allow users to be able to re-download the entire game and receive updates and support).

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Reply to Galatic Civilization III founding and Steam in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv3 Forums

From the preorder page. * Star names subject to Stardock approval; no vulgar or inappropriate names allowed. Star name submission will be through www.galciv3.com at a later date. All game code will be delivered through Steam when available. *** Oh BTW typo on the website. Should be codes not code.

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Reply to Will need to show a lot more before I preorder in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

hehe isn't he an x-lawyer. Isn't "being an asshole" required? I donno I prob won't buy SD2 but I still don't feel I wasted money buying it. Pricing isnt black and white. Just because it is a sequel does not mean it's a $60 game. An expac is also not required to be 39.99. It's just pricing models that have worked in the past. If it doesnt sell at whatever price they will decide he wont make money. I'm pretty sure he knows that.

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Reply to Will need to show a lot more before I preorder in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Eh I liked StarDrive. It was rough but I think I think as a proof of concept it worked. I think it only had 1 programmer though. Last I checked he is still releasing updates for it. I played the hell out of it when it came out. Not because it had the deepest mechanics. I thought it was fun. Just had WAY too much hype and expectations. Generally if I see a game is going to be earth shattering, some sites said this game would change 4x forever, then I lower my expectations to be safe.

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Reply to Galatic Civilization III founding and Steam in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Galacticruler5000" reply="16" id="3404630"] DO NOT go with any DRM(aside from steam, as people can get over that), as that is the main reason for most piracy(which gets more DRM added, causing more piracy.).[/quote] No worries historically Stardock has always been against DRM. Also DRM is a completely abused term. DRM is good. DRM that forces the legitimate players through headache is a b#**#$t. I've been a fan of Stardock because of their r

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Reply to Map hexes in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Umm Gal Civ 2 and finite tiles too. 16x16(?) tiled sectors arranged onto the map. With hexes you can expand as large as you want. Civ5 maps were small mainly because of hardware limitations. For tile based games hexes are much better than squares. Squares systems are generally used in computer games because they are easier to program. Which I'm speaking from the point of view of someone trying to code his own hex based game. Anyways, movement and range are better handled in

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Reply to 2 very Short laptop questions in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="harpo99999" reply="5" id="3404540"] opening BIOS is usually not dangerous, unless you go changing the settings regarding the drive controllers( and if you have done this then reseting the bios back to 'default' will often fix it, and to access the bios settings it is often the 'f2', 'f11', 'f12' or delete keys during the memory testing or right after switching on ( and apparently some w8 machines can even access bios settings from inside windo

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Reply to 2 very Short laptop questions in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="onomastikon" reply="2" id="3404523"] Quoting Alstein, reply 1 1) I forgot how I did it exactly, but it's doable, I think it's in the options when you enter BIOS. Sorry, I really need some sort of help, I'm not even sure I know what BIOS is, but isn't opening it dangerous, like messing with some .ini file in the important sectors of your computer?[/quote] My recommendation is check with ASUS or take it to som

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Reply to Stardock at 20 in Stardockians GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Illauna" reply="9" id="3404336"] No work getting done today. 5 hours to go [/quote] I got PM'd about this from other poster. Just to clarify the game is not available. I saw the serial number on stardock but this is not the same as the steam key. Hopefully there is no confusion. I was a bit wired this morning from the news.

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Reply to Galatic Civilization III founding and Steam in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Nothing wrong with asking. I listened to a Podcast (3 moves ahead or Polycast) where Brad explained the advantages of 64 bit processors and how 32bit processors was a huge limitation for them. By forcing the hardware upgrades they may alienate some people but they will be able to deliver a much better game in the long run. According his explanation the reason why AI suffers in many 4x games is not because they are poorly designed but because of the limitations of the hardware they have to sup

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Reply to Galatic Civilization III founding and Steam in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

From the FAQ Q: What are the requirements to run Galactic Civilizations III? A: It will require a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or 8 along with a DirectX 10 or 11 compatible video card. There will be no 32-bit version. Most PC gamers in 2013 have this kind of hardware, and it allows us to create the best game possible for the majority of our customers. Q: Why are you requiring 64-bit? A: We want Galactic Civilizations III, and future expansio

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