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Reply to The Hitchhikers of the Galaxy in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

HAPPY TOWEL DAY!!!

Reply to So... wait... how do I steal techs? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

How the hell do you neutralize spies then? When you have spies available in your spy pool, bring up your economy/trade/espionage screens and click on the espionage tab. You'll see your agents and the active foreign agents. Left click on the foreign agent you want to nullify and then click the nullify button.

Reply to Invalid Custom Race in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I started a new Metaverse game last night after the installation of 1.59. The issue is resolved.

Reply to The Hitchhikers of the Galaxy in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

makes the Iconians there were still Precursors around to protect them, and makes the Thalan wish they were back in their original time period. Good I like those, the Drath one needs a little work. Manipulating is what they want to do anyway. Look everyone I posted my very first Metaverse victory! Pan galatic gargle blaster all around (Oreo pours it in

Reply to Sunny days and game development in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

I like this game a lot. I also like these forums very much. Thanks for all your hard work. It makes the game more enjoyable for me. Nice facility, where is it?

Reply to Three cheers for Stardock :) in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

HIP HIP HUZZAH! HIP HIP HUZZAH! HIP HIP HUZZAH! Sexcellent? Did I miss some other 'X-Rated' version here? Didn't you see the article about it in that maganize, Typo and Gramar Monthly?

Reply to Boogiebac rap song!! in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I am glad to see that some previous negativity did not shut down your creativity. Your songs are high praise. I still don't like rap .

Reply to Ship to Ship combat in GalCiv2 in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I prefer medium and massive hulls, using the small and tiny in support roles, I tend to overlook huge. The mainstays of my combat fleet are medium, with fast moving massive hulls taking care of harder targets. What is a good ratio to use when giving ship defenses, 2 Att/1 Deff or something else? What a hard question to answer. The superwarrior ability lends itself to using little or no defense and setting all weapons, especially if you pic

Reply to A quick joke in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Here's one. Three Nuns (you know it's going to be good now) go to heaven. Saint Peter meets them and says, "the three of you are our have led exceptionally saintly lives, and for that reason, as an extra reward, we are allowing you to go back and live the life of any one you choose." The Nuns are very excited and happy. The first Nun says, “I want to live the life of the Virgin Mary.” “Excellent choice,” says Saint Peter and sends her off. The second Nun says, “I want to live t

Reply to How old are you? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

38.

Reply to Magic enemy fleet bug in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I feel like a newb. I'll go change my diaper now.

Reply to The Hitchhikers of the Galaxy in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Holy Grail That's the one. I wear adult diapers when I watch that one. The very beginning really sets the mood and tone for the rest of the film. Boy, they must be real wimps Oreo found your lack of faith disturbing. (choking sounds and a tremor is heard). That's enough! Oreo release him! "As you wish," Oreo let's go of TP Scot's tie and hops off his lap. Quite the contrary, they are very toug

Reply to The "Big One" in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

In some cultures it is considered impolite to pick on children, in others it is a sure sign of cowardice. It is even a crime to do so in some countries. I think it's time to stop beating this dead horse and go back to slackinghobo's original thread. I have a hard time keeping pace with the colony rush as it is on normal mode Also metaverse requires a valid serial code, and the one they provide from the bittorrent is already used, and this guy might not know

Reply to I'm going to get FIRED! in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

No. The folks who do Net Admin us are on a separate contract. There's limitations on what we can view, certain types of sites are off limits and most off limit sites are blocked anyway. We sign a notice of usage understanding. Nobody in our Net Admin cares about innocent stuff like this. Besides, like I said before, it's all "Vogon bureaucracy" around here. It would probably take 20 years

Magic enemy fleet bug in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Playing DA 1.59(more numbers). I was the Altarians at war with the Drengin. I was blockading all the Drengin worlds. I had eye of the universe and advanced espionage on the Drengin. I knew the Drengin fleet was down to six gifted ships all many weeks away. I offered a peace treaty to the Drengin for all their bc's and ip's. They accepted and I clicked send. I then clicked declared war, clicked send, and clicked done. The end of turn report reported the peace treaty and war declaration.<b

Reply to So... wait... how do I steal techs? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Oreo's spying guide (DA 1.6): (since I can't play the music for you, just hum the elevator version of "Girl from Ipanema", or if you happen to own it please play it as you read this) To see the full effects of spying give the Krynn a spin. I configure them for max spying. Any race will do, but if I want to see tech stealing, and not stumble randomly on it, I pick Krynn. If I don't play as the Krynn, I don't spy on the Krynn, it's a waste of spies, because they will neutralize them and re

Reply to FROGBOY RAP SONG in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

May I recommend the Enchiridion by Epictetus? WWW Link I own a copy myself. It was very inexpensive. The book itself is only 75 pages long. The weblink will give you an idea of the book, if it is not complete. The word enchiridion is Greek for handbook. Epictetus (if the name didn't give it away) was a 1st century Greek Stoic philosopher. The ideas in this book have kept men alive in the most deplorable conditions. There a

Reply to Creativity? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I've been playing as the Altarians with creativity (DA, 1.6, normal, gigantic galaxy, normal tech rate, 9 opponents). I am down to the last four opponents. The game will be over soon. This is my assesment of creativity: PPTRTRTRTRTRTRTRT ! I should have spent that point elsewhere. If I had a benefit, I did not notice.

Reply to The Hitchhikers of the Galaxy in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Oreans use towels that match their fur. As far as their fighting style, it's like armed Kung fu. Have you seen that Monty Python movie with the rabbit? Like that.

Reply to FROGBOY RAP SONG in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

As shown by many studies punishment never works. I employ Oreans, who have way of making punishment work, or at least making it enjoyable for all. Etrius I've read all your rap songs. I am not a fan of rap music, but I think that your praises in song are a worthy gift for the committed Stardock staff. Keep posting.

Reply to I'm going to get FIRED! in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

It's worse because the government department I work for has blocked video game sites and private email, so there's not much I can look at now. NOOOOOO!!!!

Reply to The "Big One" in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Bad LostHero, bad! Oreo's sending your share of the previously promised pan galactic gargle blaster to Vogsphere. He said he's sending a box neckties to your home. (See the Hitchiker's of the galaxy empire thread for clarification). You should spend more of your game time posting victories on the metaverse. People rely on these threads for ideas from other players. When you post an idea you take on the responsibility of a mentor to newer players. I've made mistakes on my postings. I a

Reply to Approval vs. Morale vs. Popularity in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I'm still confused about approval. I can have two planets, both the same class, projects, population etc with vastly different approvals i.e. 100% on one and 44% on the other. I notice with every game, that my approval rating steadily declines throughout the game no matter what I do...with one exception...taxes. Not all planets are the same, even if they are the same class. Moons, rings and pollution can affect morale on the planet. Approval is just an

Reply to The Hitchhikers of the Galaxy in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

When the turn was over there was no report of the peace treaty or the declaration of war. I noticed that I did not lose popularity among the other races. I have offered peace to civ's and declared war the same diplomatic action, and there is a report of both actions when I initiated it.

Reply to The Hitchhikers of the Galaxy in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Next Friday, 25 May 2007, is Towel Day, the date Douglas Adams death is commemorated. Don’t forget your towel. Sorry I’ve been slow posting my first Metaverse victory. I tried to start a game with the Oreans but got an invalid custom race message. After failing to fix it, I started a game as the Altarians (Hey! Why does this thing say I’m an evil cakewalk!? I’m not evil or a cakewalk!) A few other incidentals of living have also kept me away from the game. Oreo became irrationa