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Reply to A matter of time , or why god is nonsense in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

any universal force, currently measurable or not, must follow a universal law. What about free will?

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Since every elemental atom is made of protons, electrons, & nuetrons, you could technically make any atom by rearanging the protons etc. True, we can make any type of element we wish. However, heavy elements must be made one at a time, in a massive, energy consuming particle accelerator, which just isn't practical. However, for light elements, just starting the fusion of one will release enough energy to fuse the next, and so on, so all we have to do i

Reply to Nazi Earth in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

So you basically want to make a Nazi as a race? That's cool, I'd play as them at least once. For the flag, instead of using just the plain swastika, you can use the eagle that sits on a wreath with the swastika inside it, just futurize it with different colors, possibly metallic, and alter the lines and curves to a slightly different style. I think I have a picture on my computer, actually, if I can find it, but I don't know how to get it on this site.

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

everything that's atomically lighter than carbon can be fused to release energy, but fusing carbon requires energy input. Actually, iron is the last element that can be fused to release energy.

Reply to Fertility Clinics, not just for women! in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

hehe, funny drrider I only build fertility clinics on heavy manufacturing worlds because they are the ones that spit out troop transports and need to quickly recuperate their populations.

Reply to Issue with ethical allignments! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah, I tend to pick evil choices, but then I buy Neutral. Oh, and I share the observation that most people play as evil. I would probably guess that 75% of people are evil, 20% neutral, and 5% good, but that's just a guess.

Reply to A matter of time , or why god is nonsense in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Question: are we referring to mere atheism, which is a broad term meaning simply "there is no god", but otherwise potentially believes in some supernatural force (like souls or karma or whatever), or are we referring to naturalism, meaning that there is absolutely nothing beyond the physical world?

Reply to Someone please explain how the economy works in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

chugstar did a good job explaining. Like chugstar, i dont know the numbers, but the Tourism bonus basically works this way. The populations of all the major civilizations generate a small amount of "tourist cash". All this extra bc goes into a "pot". Then, all the civs take a portion of that money based upon their influence. For example, lets say the Humans, the Thalans, and the Yor all have 33 billion people total in each of their empires, for a total galactic population of 100 billion. F

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Ok, whether we used space station or landside colonies, there will be different environmental problems either way. But the bottom line is beyond these issues; space stations cost their altitude in fuel. If the costs of terraforming a planet are too great, a planetary colony could still be built enclosed, essentially just a space station on the ground, and it wouldn't cost whatever it took to bring fuel and supplies to an orbital station. The only way around this is if we were able to

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

you can't grow much in caves. We can't grow much in caves. A futuristic race armed with light bulbs that mimic the sun's light spectrum, soil and fertilizer, carbon dioxide, and water could though. We already have soil, fertilizer, CO2, and water, so whats stopping us? Or do you think that advanced light bulbs are too much for us to achieve?

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

but the bigger point i had is, does a base on mars actually use less resources than a base in orbit? i don't think so. about the only thing the space station would need to deal with that the planetary base wouldn't is generating artificial gravity. the planet, on the other hand, would need to deal with constructing a launch site and generating the resources to get things into space. A space station need supllies just like any place. But space stations

Reply to Request: Please remove off-topic categories from recent posts list in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

so let me make a new analogy... That's one of the most awesome analogies I've seen in a while. Props to you, good sir. As for myself and the ugly people, well, lets just say I was in an unusual predisposition at the time, and was finding it hard to, er, focus. Glad you had a laugh though, I am laughing now at what I wrote. Onto the more serious matters at hand... Firstly, I did say (though perhaps understated) tha

Reply to Request: Please remove off-topic categories from recent posts list in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Forget reading it, i shouldn't have to see it! I went to the beach the other day, and I saw a rather ugly woman trying to stuff herself into a bikini. I would rather not have seen it, so I have decided to start a petition to ban ugly people from wearing any less than a full suit/dress for all occasions. I had hoped you would be the first to sign. The fact is that the OT threads take up space on the recent post list,

Reply to Technically Evil in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

lol, thats a cheap ass tactic. I approve. I dont have the patience for that myself though.

Reply to Request: Please remove off-topic categories from recent posts list in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

You know, if you don't click on an off-game topic, you won't have to read it.

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

so, i don't think overpopulation is a reasonable issue. it'll always remain cheaper to build orbital space stations or a dyson bubble to house the masses. You think so? What if we simply run out of resources with which to build said space stations? Granted, we live on a planet that's comprised mostly of iron, but asides from that, we stand to run out of resources enough for our population in the future. While we probably aren't near Earth's carrying c

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

i agree more or less. i'm just trying to figure out what incentive we'd have to sending such ships to other planets from the Sol system, if we're not going to be getting anything in return. What about dumping surplus population? Countries like China have already realized that they are overpopulated and enforced laws to try and slow their growth, perhaps in the future the superpowers will realize that they simply cannot support 20 billion people on one w

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

i dunno, though. seems risky on interstellar scales. True, this form of travel would only feasibly work for travel within a solar system. On the other hand, having a constant flow of ships back an forth between two or more star systems is just as unfeasible. It's more likely that we would send one large ship or a group of ships to another system and that would be it for them, they're on their own. They would have to become entirely self-suffic

Reply to your opion / survey Political Parties in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I usually play as one of three custom races I made, a good, a neutral, and an evil one. They use Federalist, Populist, and Industrialist, respectively.

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

To answer the problem of space travel how about this: no engines. It is easy to conceive of a space station that could accelerate some sort of vessel and launch it towards a target. This station would be very large, and probably rotate around an axis to generate the acceleration, slinging the vessel across the cosmos. This is more like what we already do than ramjets anyways, shuttles only burn their engines for a few minutes on a precisely tuned mathematical trajectory and then just

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

stellar space is empty. He has a point; there isn't enough hydrogen in stellar space, so the bussard ramjet wouldn't work here. Which is unfortunate, I thought the idea was awesome. However, there is Warp drive. Known as Warp drive colloquially, as it closely resembles the famous engines in Star Trek, the Alcubierre drive is a theoretical system by which one extends a field that compresses spacetime itself in front of your vessel and s

Reply to Just curious.. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I know there is a permanent diplomacy penalty for attacking civs with which you have made economic or research treaties. I would assume the same goes for peace treaties.

Reply to Board/Card Games in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I have only recently discovered settlers; it's pretty good, but unfortunately the person I know who owns it isn't..."favorable" company. I also agree with hearts. Hearts is good. If you're on your comp, might as well try free cell, its fun. Or minesweeper. But I digress. Risk has always been a favorite, but I requires a lot of time and players who are patient enough to commit. I have only played Axis and Allies once, and I loved it. Unfortunately, I never finished my firs

Reply to Thoughts on a Reworked Espionage System in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I have observed that civs commonly have relations that don't match, like the Arceans may feel Friendly towards the Drengin while the Drengin are Cool towards the Arceans. I mention this in regards to your "degrade relations" option. It would be a lot simpler and make more sense to have an agent only affect one civ's relations towards another, but the same agent wouldn't be able to do the same for the other civ at the same time. This would also mean that you only need to consider one civ's cou

Reply to What game or genre would you like to be reborn? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

No, Splinter Cell is the Thief-esque game Oh, ok. I just played it the other day. My friend was digging up lost treasures in his closet that day, found it and so we popped it in. Shoulda figured it was pretty old. Its still awesome though, I wish I had finished it.