Anguille

Anguille

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Reply to Updates at home in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

it did happen to me too for more than 3 years not so long ago. As regular posters on forums we tend to forget that not everybody has the physical (depend on where you live) or financial means to be uptodate with their computers. For instance i have a laptap that runs fine and has got a good connexion but i won't be able to play Rome: Total War for at least 2-3 more years as i can't afford a new computer with a stronger video card....

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Reply to Space Empires in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I will buy both as they are a terrific job by two small companies. Each game has qualities and can very well exist on the same computer for a different experience. (also the fact that SE V has starlanes while GC II hasn't imply very different strategies). So my word: support indie developpers like Stardock, Malfador and Slitherine...they give us the best games. PS: it's been explained in the backstory why the alien races knew where the planets were. As far as i know, it's t

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Reply to Galactic Civilizations II is consuming us.. in GalCiv Journals Stardock Forums

I just want to say THANK YOU...i am totally addicted to 4x strategy games and especially 4x space strategy games. I've had GalCiv since release and am still playing it a lot...it's a fantastic game. Be assured that i'll buy GalCiv II asap. Thank you for feeding our imagination with amazing worlds and strange creatures. Whenever you come to Switzerland, tell me and i'll arrange you a couple of days in the mountains <i

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Reply to The AI in GalCiv II Part 3 in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Well...GalCiv I's AI strategy really isn't that bad. I've got a huge border war going on in the 8th scenario (the Torians take my planet, i get it back and so on)...it's a lot of fun and it reminds me of the Dominion Wars in Deep space nine...if i only had more Paladins

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Reply to Gamespy Beta 4 in GalCiv II News Stardock Forums

It looks very promising...a good diplomacy engine is a very important aspect for me. Maybe you can work on Diplomacy's next installement now that Paradox (how can it be ) failed miserably.

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Reply to What We Do For Games - The Civ 4 Battle in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

CIV III is indeed very addictive but i get mad every time i play it due to the highly cheating AI and the micromanagment nightmare it becomes when you progress....it's a love-hate relationship for me. I just wish someone else would make that type of game too... As i did with CIVIII, i'll wait at least a year before i buy CIV IV.

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Reply to Civilization IV due out this week! in GalCiv II News Stardock Forums

I'll just repeat what i said....i believe that CIV is full of potential but misses the mark as i said in my other post: Sid Meier is highly overated. It's a nice guy who had some nice ideas (many were just copied from board games) and was lucky. As Civ is the only game of that type (apart from Call to power), it doesn't have any opposition and has, thanks to that, a large following (The concept CIV appeals to anyone). Now, i believe that there are so many things wrong in th

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Reply to Sid Meier Slashdot interview in GalCiv II News Stardock Forums

I think that Sid Meier is highly overated. It's a nice guy who had some nice ideas (many were just copied from board games) and was lucky. As Civ is the only game of that type (apart from Call to power), it doesn't have any opposition and has, thanks to that, a large following (The concept CIV appeals to anyone). Now, i believe that there are so many things wrong in the design of this game that there's no point picking up number 4 (i still play 3 from time to time despite it's numerous flaws jus

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Diplomacy options? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Just wondering as there are spheres of influence and that each planet can be colonised. Is there a non-trespassing treaty or statement? One that would allow me to secure nearby planets as other empires wouldn't be able to enter my territory without declaring war... I am also curious to know if there are other new diplomatic options since GC1? Also...do we get a message when an enemy ship enters our territory? Thanks

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Reply to Space battles in Ideas Stardock Forums

I'd love to have captains or admirals whose qualities would influence the results. At Midway, the numbers were against the US, yet Nimitz managed to win this battle.

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Reply to Space battles in Ideas Stardock Forums

I know i'll be playing the full battles...looking forward to see some action. I don't know if anyone played Conquest: frontier wars but that's the kind of battle i was hoping to see in MOO3 (slightly slower). I think this would be awesom in a 4x game (not GalCiv of course )...not complicated, not too fast and good looking.

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Reply to Why do game sites compair this game to MOO2? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

This is one of the main reasons i love GalCiv. 4x games are so time consuming that i just don't see the point of MP. Normal guys (like me ) don't have so much time. If the AI isn't good, then there's no fun. GalCiv is one of the best franchise of Space strategy games (the others being the MOOs and the Space Empires) and has a great story on it's own. So i don't want a MOO 2.5 or the like. However, i'd wish some great features. One of the ma

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Reply to Galactic Civilizations is not Master of Orion in GalCiv Journals Stardock Forums

Frankly i don't play MOO2 that much. It does have lot of good things but the game was too fast and too unbalanced. Diplomacy wasn't very usefull either. The Galaxy map was smaller than in MOO. My order of preferences is MOO, MOO3 and then MOO2 at the end. MOO was almost perfect and has the best design of all 3. GalCiv 2 will be an excellent game. The only thing i dislike in GalCiv is the CIV management of units...too much micromanagement. I prefer few ships or few fleets that are easier to

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Reply to Feedback after about two weeks of testing in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

The initial land grab has been a major part of every 4x strategy game I've ever played, and I've never seen anyone come up with a variation that made the initial land grab less than essential while retaining the 4x elements of the game. Actually, i believe that the team who is working on Horizon: humans in space are going into an in

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Reply to Life with the beta in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Good luck...i've been following your progress since 2002 and have played GalCiv since release. Unfortunatly, i don't have time/patience to do such a long beta testing (furthemore i am already testing Legion Arena) so i'll keep wathing. I find the reaction of some testers funny...the actual build is so early, that it's normal to have a lot of crashes...seems as they expected a finished product. Anyway keep

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Ground Combat? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Now that we know that planets will be devised onto tiles i get curious about ground combat. 1. Will we transport population like in GalCiv1 or will we create ground troops (or maybe they are generated automatically on each planet depending on a defensive / offensive policy ) ? 2. Will we be able to fight over various tiles? if yes, maybe the invader takes control of, say, the food farms, reducing the amount produced by the defenders while increasing

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Ground Combat? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Now that we know that planets will be devised onto tiles i get curious about ground combat. 1. Will we transport population like in GalCiv1 or will we create ground troops (or maybe they are generated automatically on each planet depending on a defensive / offensive policy ) ? 2. Will we be able to fight over various tiles? if yes, maybe the invader takes control of, say, the food farms, reducing the amount produced by the defenders while increasing

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