Piznit

Reply to Special Ability Exact effect? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

The actual cost of the factories is indeed cheaper. Simply buy one and see the cost difference. This in turn also makes them be built faster. Super diplomat would be a good choice for a cultural victory, regardless of an influence bonus or not. Simply being able to interact with the AI more often and get better deals will speed you right along in that victory path. Play that super ability a few games and decide for yourself if its not just grossly overpowered compared to some of t

Reply to Super Abilities need help in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah I really like the Krynn, so if I wanna play them I just change their Super Ability to something else. The only time super spy helps is when the AI decides to drop like 6 spies on you in 1 turn.

Reply to Special Ability Exact effect? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

super diplo really a/e-ffects many things. The main one is that you can interact with the other races every few WEEKS as opposed to every few MONTHS. But it also gets you cheaper prices/better trades in the diplomacy window, allowing you to barter for basically anything. Ships, treaties, start/end wars, etc. Not sure that the super diplo has anything directly connected to influence exerted on other planets, other than the leaders maybe liking you more. I think the other Abilities ar

Reply to Please strenghten StarBases in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I would be happy if they would simply make starbases able to fleet up using your logistics level. Then I don't have to "guard/sentry" ships on top of the starbases separately. Or not even have them in a fleet, but at least be able to dock ships at the starbase :)

Reply to Culturial Influence question in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Haven't gotten any "X declares war on you" and then having Y attack me... So I guess that if that ever was a bug, it was fixed. [/quote] Or, X declares war, but earlier got ships as gifts from Y, and it looks like Y is attacking you because it still has their name attached to the ship, even though its really X. Like when the Krynn use "Korx Frigate 204" to attack me...I get all confused!

Reply to Beta 4 coming out Jan 4 in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Friend: What's TA? And . . . ummm . . . what's a beta?[/quote] Tell them its like a VHS...

Reply to Tyranny of Evil - A Metaverse Empire. in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

only 50 more posts...I am watching...

Reply to Minor race colonized a planet in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Ive seen a minor race have up to 3 planets, with a decent fleet, and I bribed them to go to war against the Terrans, who they defeated in space, but they would never make transports to invade the planets

Reply to Upgrade bug fixed???? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Hmm, sorta sounds like you just didn't pick the correct ship on the upgrade screen. When you go to the upgrade screen, it will have the first ship on your list highlighted, in alphabetical order, so usually it's a defender or battle axe. You have to manually click it to the ship you just designed. I've done that a time or 2 myself... You spend all that time designing the ship you want, and naturally assume when you upgrade an existing ship it would be to the one you just made

Reply to End Game Suggestions in Metaverse Game in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

As another side note, declaring war also raises the chances of triggering the "secret meeting between others...the war has expanded" event. If you aren't familiar with it, what happens is that you declare war on Species X, and then Species Y and Z declare war on you. Getting another race to declare war on YOU seems to prevent this from happening. I think it also has something to do with how powerful your military is VS. everyone else.

Reply to Drath Unique Buildings in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Refitting ships in orbit shouldn't be too hard, though. Queue it up like you would a new ship. I would love to see that in a future version. Paying cash to upgrade a ship in the middle of nowhere seems strange to me

Reply to Invasions in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Better for us Americans to arrive late, as opposed to never...

Reply to Metaverse League Round 5 in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

No it would be of the MV page, including the top portion proving its me

Reply to Metaverse League Round 5 in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Question: I want to submit a score to the MVL, but I also want to "reload" that game and better my score for the regular metaverse later, separate from the league. So, if I post a screenshot of it here, will that suffice? Because on the 13th, the scorekeeper won't be able to verify it if I repost the score.

Reply to Drath Unique Buildings in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Oh, yeah...the auto-upgrade can kill you economically. [/quote] But if you are talking about this in regards to the wishlist feature for buildings to auto-upgrade, it wouldn't be as severe economically as when you do it with warships. When upgrading ships you have to pay BC, since there is no feature to upgrade them over time at a starport with your military points, whereas if you are upgrading buildings it just uses your social production output, you aren't FORCED to bu

Reply to Thalan and their technologies in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

O, Laawdie! That stinks! Not even Ant Farms? :CONGRAT:

Reply to Thalan and their technologies in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] There simply are enough of us to spare as canon fodder. Typo alarm. I'm quite sure that should read: There simply are not enough of us to spare as canon fodder. [/quote] Aren't they "insects" who live in Hives? Yet, there isn't enough of them...I wish that was the problems with the bugs in my yard.

Reply to Metaverse League Round 5 in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I notice the recalculation also, but assumed it was the same "bug" that prevents planets from revolting after a reload (which I assume is intentional so that people wouldnt save/reload repeatedly to get enemy planets to flip sooner when the crossbones appear). I've done the SB gifts as well as planets with high populations and no starport built. Usually the easiest thing for me to do is just plan ahead and declare war on someone before the 10 turn countdown appears.

Reply to Upgrading starbases -- adding modules I am a bit lost in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Which starbases? You also need to research the appropriate branch of techs to upgrade more. Mining starbases need the industrial techs that allow for better factories. Military starbases need the 2 separate branches, as well as propulsion/weapons techs to advance. Influence starbases need the yellow diplo/influence techs. Econ starbases need the orange economic techs. You have to build constructors for EACH module you want to add. So, yeah, cheap

Reply to What does Neutrality give you? Practicly? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Thats one of the problems with high PQ planets. By the time you actually build 20+ tiles, it doesnt really matter.

Reply to Tyranny of Evil - A Metaverse Empire. in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Hmm, I will have to monitor this situation closely to achieve just that then!

Reply to sorry Lions fans... in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

When ESPN hires announcers who throw in a few "eh's?" and "for Pete's sake" every now and again, then you know there might be interest in a Canadian team. I think Mexico City will be the first international team. They are pushing hard into the latino community and have even started playing games there to see the popularity. Now, if the Bills move there... The Mexico City Bills! Makes about as much sense as the Tennessee Oilers before they changed to Titans.

Reply to The MVL Rulebook in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

As you can already see, ghostwes and FB are following rule 3. They are 100% sure they want to submit to me.

Reply to The MVL Rulebook in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] Piznit (have any of you seen his artistic skills hehe) great, so we'll have all the first graders covered [/quote] Does this work? [IMG]

Reply to Of the Drath in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah, sounds like the Altarians can use "the Force". So now when you declare yourself as ethically evil, you convert to the Dark Side and get lightning attacks and Darth Helmet.