ColdSteelRain

Reply to How do you have a stable economy? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I think this got a bit harder in DA 1.6 with the 50% reduction in the capacity of the colony module. My basic approach in the early game is to keep the taxes as high as I can without approval going below 75%, sacrificing production capacity if necessary. I try to get a good population base early. I also put a couple of trade centers on each colony at the start (right after a factory) and rush some of them. During the early game, economic improvements and techs have a slightly higher

Reply to A newb in need of enlightement in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I'm not certain of the exact mechanics, but from the couple of times I've gotten an AI to go to war with another: - they need to like you - they need to not like the target - you need to provide, um, "incentive" I'm not sure how relative miltary strength figures in, but I wouldn't expect to get someone to attack a more powerful race. All said, I'm not sure how enthusiasticly the war will be prosecuted.