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Reply to map editor questions in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

It's included with twilight, iirc. It's not up for download seperately. Check your main twilight directory for the different editors if you can't bring up the menu.

Reply to What's with all the DLC in games these days? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="1" id="2287361"]You're either whining about your own stupidity, or whining about the mere existence of a product you aren't interested in.[/quote] No, and no. I'm whining about a product that is being overcharged for and lapped up by the masses, which will push forward a trend that I think damages the gaming community as a whole.

Reply to What's with all the DLC in games these days? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

I was done with this, as Savyg and I were done beating our dead horses, but I'll bite one last time. [e digicons]|-)[/e] Plus I'm bored at work with no work flow and most everyone is on vacation. The death of retail isn't my problem with DLC. [quote]The problem with the free DLC model is that you don't actually know for sure in advance firstly whether you will get any DLC, and if you do, what it will be....snip... build some form of brand/loyalty for future games..sni

Reply to What's with all the DLC in games these days? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

I can count on one hand the number of DLC's I've bought and not been disappointed, but at least we can agree to disagree. I'm not sure I even bothered to finish C&C Generals, much less Zero Hour, and Red Alert 3 isn't worth the words to degrade it, and we aren't talking about the expansion yet. I don't see why you would waste money on an expansion if you don't plan on enjoying it. You're just buying 10x larger "DLC" for 2 or 3x more the price. You may have always had this mentality, but i

Reply to Trailer for new Star trek Civilization mod TOA in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Your posts are painfull to read. Please try to at least add some spacing and basic punctuation. Even if it's not your first language, it will at least increase your chances of others helping you. First, 3DSMax requires patience and practice, but you should stick with it and someday you'll be good enough to make your own models. Second, You can't control how a Race will expand or not, unless you want an unbalanced (and unenjoyable) game. Lastly, Gimp is free and will let

Reply to What's with all the DLC in games these days? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Savyg" reply="15" id="2277817"]I love DLC. By the time a full expansion comes out for a game, I rarely care enough to play much of it anymore. [/quote] This is the exact attitude that makes me sad with the new generation of gaming. By new I don't mean kids, just the new mentality unfolding. I'd much rather wait and have a quality expansion worth my money than some BS after thought being peddled out as a good deal. I s

Reply to What's with all the DLC in games these days? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

@ZehDon I don't mean to say that Steam or Impulse are useless, as you can get good deals from them or earlier access to games, but digital distribution has along way to go before I jump onboard. Currently I'll only buy games that are utterly unavailable at retail. Getting the game cheaper is not the norm, but an exception, sadly. The sales and bargain games might be good, but quite a few stores around where I live have games go on clearence too. I picked up the Witcher Enhanced for $2

Reply to Where is a quality DVD Ripper? Where?!? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

@ Zyxpsilon I'll give it a DL and check it out properly then. Thanks. @ Dr.Gonzo I would if they made one for Blu-Rays, that also fit in

Reply to What's with all the DLC in games these days? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Morrowind had free (and awesome) DLC. GalCiv had free updates that might has well have been DLC compared to some others. X3 had an amazing free release with it's 2.0 and Bala Gi update, as well as the Terran Conflict 2.0 Aldrin Missions. There's been a monumental amount of great DLC released for free, anyone who says otherwise is ignorant. What bothers me is that most DLC isn't worth the price, even if it's fun to play. The Fallout 3 DLC is fun, but $10 for it in compar

Reply to What's with all the DLC in games these days? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Entrenchment is still a DLC, but at least it adds a decent amount of content for the price. The other 2 DLC's, plus it, will perhaps equal a decent expansion, and thus be worth the $30 price tag.

Reply to Where is a quality DVD Ripper? Where?!? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

@Dr.Gonzo I realize I can outpace my movie collection with more memory, but if I can increase the movie/space ratio, I'd be happier. A complete guess is that I have 500 DVD's (including the boxed sets). I'm also just going to say that each dvd is 8gb each. I'm sure there are plenty of 4gb or so in there, but the blu rays are more and I'd rather plan for more room and need less than vice versa. In my near pointless scenario those 500 dvds come to around 4000gb, with another 40gb each m

Reply to Where is a quality DVD Ripper? Where?!? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

@MetaNerd3ooo I'm not a fan of macs either. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] I'd crack open my HD DVR and try to jimmy-rig a few more terabytes of memory in there if I could do so without most likely breaking the first three units in my attempts and voiding their warranties with wreckless abandon, but I thought this route would be easier. Also, the_Monk is giving the best solution. Sadly, it's what I was trying to work around in the first

Reply to Where is a quality DVD Ripper? Where?!? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

@the_Monk It's more a convenience issue, as sorting through the .vob files, as well as setting them up in a fluid way is more of a hassle than say, having an .avi or .mkv of the movie all in one go, with a subfolder with any extras from the movie I may have kept. I'm not looking to keep any sort of menu system, but I would like to have a file structure that I can easily select through my TV screen. Keeping the .Vob files and playing them directly is Plan A.2 I am just hoping for an ea

Reply to The case for a L4D2 in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

L4D was fun, but most definately a 50 dollar mod imo. I would have never payed more than $10 for it, I ended up getting it for free via a gift on Steam. I enjoyed it, but again, even after playing it for hours, wouldn't have payed more than bargain bin prices for it. Maybe L4D2 will tempt me more. The market is buyer beware, but if Stardock released GalCivIII, promising to update it as they do all of their games, and then didn't, and produced GalCivIV with all of the pr

Reply to Where is a quality DVD Ripper? Where?!? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="the_Monk" reply="6" id="2271599"] Snip -- monk out![/quote] I'm an avid fan of Slysoft, and what you've layed out is exactly what I've done, but have delegated to Plan B. What I'm trying to do, if possible, is to copy just the movie, not the entire DVD. I'm sorry if that isn't very clear. I can easily clone the DVD, and play it in a virtual drive no problem with zero loss in quality. The movie I'

Reply to Where is a quality DVD Ripper? Where?!? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

@mrlarone DVD SHRINK - from what I can tell, doesn't isolate certain files very well, only burns the whole image or larger parts. Also there is no mention anywhere of file support. It is freeware, though, so anyone looking to try it can have a go. I might try it as a last resort, but the documentation doesn't seem that cohesive, or I didn't look hard enough. DVD FLICK- looks good for burning them onto a DVD, but that is the exact opposite of what I'm looking for.

Where is a quality DVD Ripper? Where?!? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

tl;dr Is there a DVD ripping software that allows for Widescreen rips with no loss in quality or resoltion? Long Version; Ever since getting digital cable with a DVR I've been thinking of putting my entire DVD collection onto a computer, hooking it up to my TV, and having all of my movies accessible with a few clicks instead of hunting through my rather large racks of mostly terrible b-movies that take a

Reply to CHEF BOYARDEE VERSUS MASTUR CHEF in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="GrandAdmiralSova117" reply="17" id="2268499"] And tell me if I got this wrong, but are you saying I'm crazy because of this to? [/quote] All trolls do is try to invoke a response. By responding, you are driving him to push harder, and everyone looks like an idiot. As far as trolls go, he's trying much too hard, and you're feeding him. So, you should just report the thread and ignore it. If he derails your threads, report him and ignore it. It's

Reply to Supreme Commander 2(Gameplay Vid!) in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

I loved Total Annihilation, and really enjoyed SupCom as well. Demigod is fun, and I like playing, but it's not a long lasting game for me. I hope the SupCom 2 stays more to it's roots than the latter.

Reply to Do NOT get Cossacks. in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

That sounds as annoying as people who spam new forum threads, good luck with it, but read well about any program before purchasing, and look for demos.

Reply to Great Turn Based Games in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="NelsMonsterX" reply="9" id="2241919"] Also, could you post a bit about why you like Space Empires V? I've always been curious about it.[/quote] SE V is fairly similar to GC2, but not quite as pretty. The learning curve is there, and it'll take you a bit to get used to the control scheme and at time annoying menu system. Also, you really shoulddownload a few mods to get things really rolling (they have a balance mod and some AI updates that m

Reply to Great Turn Based Games in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks for the replies, I'll look into the games. Keep them coming though! Zone of Enders, the PS2 version, is only remotely related to Front Mission, but I enjoyed the Front Mission games ten fold more. The poor man's version I'm refering too is "Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars". To be fair, comparing any PS or PS2 game to a GBA game isn't fair, thus the derogatory description. edit: I dug it out of my GBA game collection, to make sure I rem

Great Turn Based Games in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Hello, I'm not what you'd consider a hardcore gamer, but I enjoy quality games from every genre. From point and click adventures to twitch shooters, if it's an engaging game, I'll like it. However, I've been itching for a good turn based game lately. I'm getting tired of GalCiv and Space Empires V (if you love either of these games get the other, you'll love it too). Some of my favorite turn based games were the Front Mission releases. For those not aware

Reply to £11.99 and I'm still not willing to buy it in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Sins will be available on Steam when Half Life and other Valve games are available on impulse. 8) I hate download programs so I'll just have to look stupid if HL is available, but it seems a bit silly to give your competition amunition against you.

Reply to The Sims 3 leaked in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="1" id="2212186"]DRM costs per-disk.[/quote] This is why, and for no other reason. Any real fan will buy the game, or will buy it after testing it to make sure it's not tripe. Also, if my memory serves(which it usually doesn't) Spore was released(pirated) the day before Public release, with all of it's archaic DRM removed, so if they ramp up the DRM for this, they're just making more sound business decisions.