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Reply to Tactical combat. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Any experienced TW fan will tell you that the tactical AI is the number one problem of those games...it is extremely tricky and can singlehandedly destroy all the hardwork put into the rest of the game...if SD can pull it off, more power to them, but it is definitely very risky... For all it's flaws, the card system of endless space is a better and safer model to pursue...those who've played the disharmony expansion will note that it is a lot more than just cards as you also h

Reply to Please make a non-Steam version! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

One of the main reasons why SoaSE Rebellion was steam only was to enhance MP...I understand this is GalCiv and thus we have a different crowd, but nevertheless steam offers a lot for MP and I think that is a very important consideration...

Reply to Trying to determine value of Legendary vs. Basic pre-order in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

This is my take... If you plan on actually playing the alpha and beta versions a lot, then you are in a position to give feedback and affect (however slightly) the final product in a way a post-beta player could not... It's not that I expect them to listen to everything I have to say...but as a GalCiv fan it's nice to know I was one of those "in the beginning" that saw the game transform over time and evolve into a polished product... SD has a lot to be proud o

Reply to Comparison in Capital Chip Advent vs TEC in Strategy Sins Forums

Flak burst is the most useful ability on the ship and is the only reason any skilled player builds the kol at all...there is a very specific reason why kols are useless early game but are essential to late game fleets, and that is because of flak burst's usefulness against SC spam.... Finest hour ain't bad, self-repair and AM regeneration are nice (though really you are just offsetting the huge AM cost to use the ability)...it isn't a game changing ultimate though and hone

Reply to What happened to Global Warming? in Life, the Universe and Everything Sins Forums

To be fair, the original topic was about a swimming pool and the OP hasn't posted a serious post in a while...

Reply to What happened to Global Warming? in Life, the Universe and Everything Sins Forums

I'm not inclined to bother with the AGW debate, as no one here is changing their opinion... I will however tackle a discussion about alternative energy... Nuclear accidents are a problem...while rare, they are "big" and so when they do happen it's a big boondoggle...the uranium mining process is also a problem because it is a highly volumetric type of mining and all that radioactive rock is now just laying on the surface... Coal power is dangerous too though...

Reply to Something new is coming.... in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Let me be clear...I have no idea what they intend to use that planet (if it's even as simple as that) for...but for modding purposes it seems at the very least to be a good alternative to dead asteroids when it comes to SttC...

Reply to Something new is coming.... in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="ZombiesRus5" reply="5" id="3403198"]Looks like a new type of asteroid or broken planet.[/quote] I'm hoping broken planet...would give us an alternative to dead asteroids when it comes to SttC...

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion 1.79 BETA Change Log in Change Logs Sins Forums

I agree, the jump between hard and unfair is way too much...hard doesn't present a challenge at all for the experienced player while unfair easily can force the player into adopting "AI only" strategies... Either I play against an AI that doesn't stand a chance, or I play against an AI that will be spamming novas in no time...neither really is a good choice....there needs to be something in the middle that realistically mimics the capabilities of a moderately experienced playe

Reply to Sins: Rebellion v1.79 Beta Begins in Sins News Sins Forums

Well......it's not a pony...

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion 1.79 BETA Change Log in Change Logs Sins Forums

Doesn't change the fact that making the bonuses editable would be awesome power for modders...

Reply to Defending against Early Game Rush as TEC in Strategy Sins Forums

Who is it this time? Mecha? Radio? Qu4r? One tidbit of advice....don't try and counter LFs and CVs with LRFs and flak in the very early game...you are better off just spamming LFs...throw in corvettes only if your opponent starts coming at you with LRFs... Military techs are your friends...as TEC, laser upgrades and hull upgrades are the first to get...their armor upgrades are also low level and perfect to grab once your first fight has already started (r

Reply to Wasn’t this a movie? in Life, the Universe and Everything Sins Forums

On the contrary...air superiority aircraft would be the best to be unmanned because the limits of the human body directly limit the flight capabilities of combat aircraft...we could make aircraft much better at dodging bullets or missiles, but they would accelerate so quickly that the human pilot just couldn't take it.... Bombers on the other hand don't need such flight characteristics...

Reply to What happened to Global Warming? in Life, the Universe and Everything Sins Forums

Exhibit A: As you can see, the relationship between atmospheric pressure and temperature is very linear...or logarithmic...or whatever math equation seems to fit that shape...personally I'm thinking some sideways combo of a Gaussian, sine wave, and square root function but to each their own... Exhibit B: <img src="http://1

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion 1.79 BETA Change Log in Change Logs Sins Forums

Unity Mass no longer does chaining damage...didn't see this in the change log so I thought I'd bring it up...be a shame if it didn't get fixed in time for the official patch....

Reply to 'gaming' notebooks anyone? in Personal Computing Sins Forums

Laptop cooling systems have improved significantly to where that is no longer a problem...if you are melting today's laptop, it's your own fault.

Reply to 'gaming' notebooks anyone? in Personal Computing Sins Forums

I have a Lenovo Y580 that I use for gaming and for rendering (Autodesk Inventor) and I don't regret my choice one bit.... Are desktops better? DUH! But are they better enough ? Depends...for me, not really. I can play all my games on highest settings no problems...I can render big things in Inventor, no problems....could it be better with a desktop? Sure...but I can't sit on a couch at a friend's place LANing or sit in bed when sick or

Reply to Need Major League Sins Logo in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

As a little side note, that logo is not the marza...it is in fact the original Kol, which is no longer in game...

Reply to Which of these two chips / cards / laptops is better? Thank you! in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="flagyl" reply="2" id="3386714"]you will see that the PC from Acer actually has better performance than the PC from ASUS (look at the 9th and 10th entries, respectively).[/quote] That really surprised me...well, you learn something new everyday....

Reply to Which of these two chips / cards / laptops is better? Thank you! in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote]It seems odd, considering my ancient Sony had 2.53. Is 2.20 really standard for nowadays? Also, it has an GeForce 760M graphics card.[/quote] In general, the more modern a chip, the better it is...a 2.2 GHz chip today is going to be better than a 2.2 GHz chip from 5 years ago....how much is hard to say but don't think modern chips are slower just because they seem to have slower speeds... You also have to consider the number of cores...most nearly all of th

Reply to I can't issue any commands under the black market box in Technical Sins Forums

That's a strange issue to just crop up suddenly...sometimes you can fix strange issues like that by clearing everything in My Documents/My Games/Ironclad Games...there's also always the clean reinstall option....but I assume you are trying to avoid those solutions since they are a pain.... Does disabling BM on your HUD do anything to help the issue? Does changing screen resolution do anything?

Reply to Forum feedback and suggestions in Forum Issues Sins Forums

[quote]Karma: At the moment, when you click on "Give Karma" below a users post by accident, he gets it, with or without reason. As the button is close to the quote button, it is accident prone.[/quote] Lol

Reply to Fighters and AA frigates underwhelming?.. in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

I personally prefer fighters late game as well...they are best late game counter to corvettes (flak just melt to titan AoEs and are useless for focus firing), they can rake in XP against bomber spam, and (unlike corvettes) can still focus fire on SBs or caps with lethal AoEs (like MB, mass disorientation, RB, etc)...there are times when bomber spam or corvette spam would be ideal, but in general I think fighters are your safest bet... If you do carrier vs. carrier fights

Reply to [Rebellion] Balance Suggestions in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

General rule of thumb...never trust the wiki... If it did affect SC that cap would be one of the best late game caps by far...

Reply to [Rebellion] Balance Suggestions in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="ARESIV" reply="28" id="3383716"]Please consider the damage done by chastic burst, UM, scattershot and explosive shot. Then compare this damage with the minor damage increase done by Furios Defense on the Ankylons weapon. It just doesnt compare.[/quote] Let me be clear...I'm going on the assumption that furious defenses has splash damage (and thus becomes the primary AoE of the Ankylon)....obviously as it stands it is not a comparable ability...it was my take that I wan