Matt Stanley

Strange approval rating behavior in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

In my last game I had two odd things happen regarding my approval rating: 1) In the late game I was running at something like 80% taxes with a 57% approval. I tweaked taxes up one click to get approval closer to 51%, but approval instantly dropped to 1%! I was able to duplicate it over and over - it always plummeted to 1%. 2) I had an election shortly thereafter (with approval at 57%), which I was quite shocked to lose! How do I lose an election with 57% approval? Is there a

No mega-events? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I've seen folks here refer to "mega-events" like Dread Lord appearances, Peacekeepers, plague, etc., but I've never actually seen one in game. Is it an option I have to turn on? I'm playing DL 1.4 - is it DA only?

Tactical value to speed? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Does having a high speed have any value in actual combat? The game documentation doesn't mention it, but a strategy guide says it has defensive value. Anyone know?

Reply to How do I form trade route for my freighters? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

A related question - can I set up multiple trade routes between the same two planets? Is there any benefit or drawback to this?

What do these racial bonuses actually do? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Some of the racial bonuses have benefits that are very clear to me (eg, +20% research), but some of them I'm not clear on. What do these actually do: Courage (does this go to my soldiering?) Creativity (is this some kind of research bonus?) Defense (does this actually apply to my ships' defense? Eg, if I have +30%, does by ship with armor 10 actually get armor 13?) Loyalty (doesn't morale already make a planet less likely to revolt? Why would enyone take loyalty over a mora

Economic collapse during wartime - why? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Hi folks, I'm new to the game (just finished my fourth or fifth time through). I've noticed that my economy tends to go into a tailspin during wartime, usually crashing me to zero spending at exactly the worst time. Any suggestions on how to avoid this? I'm not entirely sure what the problem is. Some possibilities that have occured to me: * maintenance on ships getting high as my fleet gets big * loss of taxes as population gets put on invasion transports * sudden added cost of co