At this point I'd be happy to just d/l the beta, or the full game. I tried uninstalling as suggested, and I've been trying to connect off and on all day. Server must be cooked :/
Try installing into a different folder, not the default path? I've had some games not work unless I gave it its own folder ([U][B]not[/B][/U] in C:\Program Files\InsertGameNameHere) Maybe your vid cards are fried? Do you have any other games you play and do they work? Grab this app and see if it can tell you anything... http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php http://www.cpuid.com/download/pcw2008_v184.exe (
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There are various techs you can research to improve culture. I'm going from memory here, but there is one that grants you a percentage bonus to push back opponent's culture (Wall of Faith: 40% max I think). Also the colored lines you see is your culture spreading. There are two different techs also that culture plays a part in. One of them allows you to see planets where your culture is spreading (Eyes of the Converted) the other is False Belief Monitoring, which allows you to see
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Same here, name : intuitsanctum Total noob, I've played about 5 games against AI on easy both 1v1 and 1v1v1v1 (FFA) medium random maps. I have the basic gist of it down, but I'm totally lost when it comes to fleet dynamics and how to actually engage in fighting (what counters what etc.)