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Reply to Only two weeks until release! in Sins News Sins Forums

what day is this XPlay? I really want my dad to dvr it at our other house, but I need to know when it is.

Reply to Carrier Question in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

But if you were stuck in space with a full tank of fuel and full bays of ammo, but no carrier to go home to, wouldn't you want to kill as much stuff as you could before you ran out of fuel?

Reply to Worrying 1up.com Preview in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote] No, that build is from November or early December. The press hasn't seen anything beyond the betas yet. [/quote] And still they critique the AI for almost all their preview, only stopping to say everything else rocks in about 3 sentences? Bunch of jerks, if you ask me.

Reply to Can we tone down the unique tech trading some? in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

There should be a list of techs that just won't work for a civ, I agree, but it takes a lot of depth out if you can't trade [I]any[/I] unique techs. A lot of them could realistically be traded, and work well. Making those tradeable in games where people want to trade techs would be more realistic and make more sense, in addition to providing the difficult dilemma of whether to trade your unique techs.

Reply to 1 sided scoring in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] If you are good then you do not have sin weighing on your soul. That IS the reward/bonus. I was wondering how long it'd be before someone was going to post that crap. [/quote] yeah, the reward should be not having to duck and cover when the rioters come for your head because there aren't any. That's a [I]real[/I] reward.

Reply to 1 sided scoring in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] it's very simple, if you're evil, you don't have to care about anyone but yourself and how well you do. [/quote] You don't in games, which is a shame, because in real life, you also don't. That is until your 'citizens' revolt and freaking SHOOT YOU. REPEATEDLY. IN THE FACE. I hope stardock decides to include how unpopular tyrannical governments can get. But yeah, in most games, evil is easier. It shouldn't be, though because there are consequences. For

Reply to Can we tone down the unique tech trading some? in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Absolutely. I think that the lack of techs in a certain area should make you find friends rather than crippling you. I really like the idea of only the originating tech being able to trade it because it solves all the problems and gives the really good impression that the trading civ is the only one that really understands the science. Imagine the US telling somebody that layering three chemicals in a certain way lets you absorb radar. It doesn't really give much help if you want something more

Reply to Games Savin' Lives in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] What a great story. It is excellent to see positive storeis about computer games for a change instead of the usual 'video games will rot your brain / will incite violent, sadistic behaviour / will turn you into a raving lunatic' articles. [/quote] But Jack Thompson said they will!

Reply to 1 sided scoring in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I feel that good civs should get morale bonuses for working to improve the lives of their citizens while evil civs should get approval penalties for not caring/abusing their citizens for profit. That, if applied properly, should help a great deal and stay faithful to real life. I mean, when was the last time a justly ruled kingdom had any royalty defenestrated? Most revolts in history were because the royalty just sucked and they were hungry. Oh so hungry. But the royalty didn't do anything, so

Reply to Which Ethical Alignment? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

umm... the good/evil business is completely messed up in regards to real life. Sample event (real life version) A famine has just begun throughout the galaxy. Trillions are starving. What should you do? Put all necessary resources into producing food, and donate any surpluses to the less fortunate beings in the universe. (+30 influence, -300 bc, +5 morale for a while, -10 military production for a while) Encourage the production of food to feed our citizens, a

Reply to 20 days left.... so exciting! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote] Launch party's at Multi's place. He's buying plane tickets and booze. tempting, since its not too far by plane. maybe I get a cheap one. do danes have good beer? [/quote] I can tell you it's bett

Reply to tracers! in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

changable fire rates would be awesome. There are some impressive things you can do with a bit of creative modding. Ripple-fired torpedo salvos using the bombardment missiles, broadside kol beams, and massive barrages of laser fire, all on an akkan. It looks amazing. If you want me to paste the file changes to get that, just ask.

Reply to Worrying 1up.com Preview in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

yeah, it would be nice if they didn't expect kasparov from a beta AI, but the missions sound good.

Reply to Could someone please help me build a fleet? in Everything Else Sins Forums

yeah, you definitely will need some escorts to protect your flanks when you play, especially if you find an eldar player, but you don't have to buy them immediately.

Reply to tracers! in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

That is absolutely awesome. Just add some missed shots to that effect and it will be EPIC!

Reply to What is this game like? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

'tis what I meant. Sounds sweet. I can't wait till I can play against a team of seven 'hard berserk' opponents and be buried under the numbers.

Reply to What is this game like? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote] (edit) I forgot to mention, if you are not the competitive type, you may also enjoy teaming up with a friend to take out the AI. In the latest build they are a real challenge. You may like to start the AI on 'easy defensive' then as you improve your skills move him up to 'hard aggressive'. [/quote] wait, personality settings? why not include 'easy french' for the real noobs and 'clearly cheating' for those who need the extra difficulty?

Reply to tracers! in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

do it! I've already upped the volley size on every ship i've messed with because it looks cool. I'd love missed shots though. Please add them sometime, It'd just look to sweet to pass up.

Reply to Sins Blog on IGN by Brad in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

wait, we get an ingame map designer? sweeeeeeeeeeet.

Reply to Could someone please help me build a fleet? in Everything Else Sins Forums

yeah, the cruisers are customisable, but they don't come with enough parts to make endless specialized ships, so you'll need to have variety. Definitely buy the other ships wherever you can get them for cheaper, but you might want to be able to customize your cruisers... it's your call.

Reply to Boarding Maybe? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

necromance much? Other than that, the destruction would be neat, maybe weaken it so that the ship's stats/health go down until the team is killed/forced to pull out as the commandos blow chunks out of the hull, but I can see the point of not including it, because it does add micro, and one of the best things about this game is the low degree of micro required.

Reply to Could someone please help me build a fleet? in Everything Else Sins Forums

Just out of curiosity, what cruisers do you want to build?

Reply to 20 days left.... so exciting! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

you can awe the opponent with the sheer awesome of the insignia and... well... the insignia!

Reply to Lighting suggestion, zoom levels, fighter contrails in Graphics Design Sins Forums

their patches are halfway to expansions and their expansions are halfway to sequels (at least with stardock, and ironclad appears to be from the same batch of pure awesome), so you never know.

Reply to Guerrilla Marketing in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote] Eh, I've been talking the ears off any gamer I can get to hold still for 30 seconds... [/quote] You can go further than that! Just get a roll of duct tape and... What!? Yeah, i've done the same. I don't really go to any forums other than this, so it's the best I can do.