Franbo

Reply to Galciv III in my dreams in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Personally I'd rather the ship battles (if they are ever added to the game - this in itself could be a huge debate) were turn-based mini-games rather than RTS (that said; I did love the homeworld games - in fact, I think I just might re-install ;-)). The problem with adding ships battles is that it would likely either be: (a) fairly simplistic (and perhaps of questionable value within the context of a large scale strategy game - although a simple on/off toggle would solve this)

Reply to Why minor races? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Their use depends on what settings and strategies you play games with, but a few of them could be: - Economic Trade Partners - Technology Trade Partners - Source for ships (whether buying or selling) - Access to developed influential worlds (if you conquer them) - Lightning rods Some very useful roles they can play. Personally; I wouldn't mind enhancing them a little so that if they happen to be in a star with multiple habitable planets; they start with

Diplomacy Screen Enhancements in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I have an idea for consideration that would IMO improve the diplomacy screens, namely: Allow the lists of items to be traded (i.e. Technologies, ships, planets) to be expanded (using an expand window button) temporarily. The issue here is that I often find I want to trade something, but that finding the specific item I want to trade in the list is very annoying to do (particularly if I want to do various trades in succession, where the lists re-set to the top). This fu

Ship Maintenance - Cheaper when in orbit? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

This has been mentioned by a number of people in a number of threads: "Ships should only pay half maintenance if they are in orbit around a planet" In the other threads this idea has often been intertwined with many other ideas, I was just curiouse what the general consensus would be for this to get into the game. So... a question to the house; in favour, against, don't care? Franbo

Reply to Yet another thread on ethics. in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] ...choosing between different kinds of bonuses. A simple example: Ethics problem: during the training of your marines, a rare type of local plantlife has been proven to be quite useful as shelter, food and challenging environment. Sadly, those plants don't fare well. Evil: let the men use them as matchsticks if need be (+X soldiering) Neutral: disallow the use of those plants. If they truly are rare, perhaps we could grow and trade them? (+X trade) Good: tho

Reply to Upgrading/Retrofitting Ships in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

Personally; I would likely pay cash for my attack fleets even when/if this option was available. The benefits of upgrading them in place (whether a genuine upgrade, or just weapons re-tooling) are well worth the money when I'm in an offensive situation (and hence potentially a long way away from my planets). I would mostly find it useful for all the planetary defenders that (in my games) often end up being generations behind my technology levels (although it can be amusing having those

Reply to Upgrading/Retrofitting Ships in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

... just to clarify, I think it would be nice to have both approaches as options.

Reply to Feature Request with Espionage and News Screen in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Seconded.

Reply to Influence Lost when Loading a Saved Game in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

It isn't a huge problem, it's just somewhat annoying. It does come back soon after, but I can't help but feeling it comes back differently (seems ok directly around the planets etc.) but it seems smaller than I remembered. It's not big enough a problem for me to have tested it in any meaningful sense, was just curious. Franbo

Reply to Upgrading/Retrofitting Ships in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

Good idea, I like the sound of this one.

Influence Lost when Loading a Saved Game in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Hi all, Recently I have found that when I load a DA saved game the influence of both myself and the AI empires retrenches to the planetary minimum. Has anyone else been experiencing this? Franbo

Reply to Thalan Influence Defeat by...Who?! in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I mean, the Thalans traveled back through time, across dimensions, in order to save their race from extinction[/quote] Perhaps last time around they conquered everything, and this led to their extinction. This time, they realised that in order to change the future they needed to appear to be subjugated in the short-term... in order to pave the way for a resurgence later on...

Reply to Multi Monitor Support in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

Nice.

Reply to New Starbase Construction Protocols in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I like the "starbases like planets" idea, definitely more streamlined than sending endless numbers of constructors over.

Reply to They've done it again! in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I'd vote for a "remove your influence starbases" demand in the diplomacy screen, sounds like a good idea.

Reply to Sensor range vs Ship movement :0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Putting pickets out on your borders to spot incoming enemies definitely helps. Depending on your economy these could either be cheap tiny ships with little more than sensors, or interceptors. The point of sensors in this context is that you need less ships to cover the perimeter of your territory. If you find that the pickets aren't helping enough, military starbases with the movement reduction modules on your borders can also buy you some time. Think defence in depth, you need

Reply to The 20,000 bc limit officially sucks in Economics GalCiv2 Forums

My vote would go for just getting rid of the limit. If you manage to put aside some extra cash for a rainy day, I don't think you should be penalised for it. Being forced to spend it to keep your balance below an arbitrary level seems somewhat forced to me. Franbo

Reply to Stuff I would like to see in GalCiv in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I'd throw in this one: Allow the lists of items to be traded (i.e. Technologies, ships, planets) to be expanded (using an expand window button) temporarily. The issue here is that I often find I want to trade something, but that finding the specific item I want to trade in the list is very annoying to do (particularly if I want to do various trades in succession, where the lists re-set to the top). This functionality would allow players to click a button, at which poin

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

My vote would go for two new checkboxes in addition to the "no tech trading" checkbox which should keep most people happy (although I am sure endless debates will arise re metaverse game standards): (a) No Unique Technology Trading (b) No Technology Brokering I would imagine that (a) should be fairly easy to implement but that (b) could be trickier. Franbo

Reply to 07/04/09 - Star Trek for TA - IS AVAILABLE ON THE NEW FORUM in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Woohoo! Worked a treat, thanks for the quick response! Franbo

Diplomacy Screen Enhancements in Diplomacy GalCiv2 Forums

Greetings and salutations, I have an idea for consideration by the house with regards to an improvement to the diplomacy screens, namely: Allow the lists of items to be traded (i.e. Technologies, ships, planets) to be expanded (using an expand window button) temporarily. The issue here is that I often find I want to trade something, but that finding the specific item I want to trade in the list is very annoying to do (particularly if I want to do various trades in succ

Reply to 07/04/09 - Star Trek for TA - IS AVAILABLE ON THE NEW FORUM in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Howdy, I registered on the forum roughly a week ago (name Franbo) and received the acknowledgement e-mail but I'm still waiting for the authorisation to be able to log in. Can anyone help with getting it activated? Franbo