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Reply to Map hexes in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="theboogeyman" reply="68" id="3422315"] I prefer a hex grid over a square one. What I have a problem with is why does a Star and a planet/ship both take up only one hex? A star is much larger like a hundred thousand times or more. The Star should take up more hexes to be more realistic.[/quote] Because the map is an abstraction of what's going on and not a satellite view. If it were realistically sized, smaller ships would be so tiny that you wouldn't be able

Reply to Refitting of ships in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I don't have any particular problem with the upgrade system, so long as the costs are appropriate. If I've been hoarding BC for a while and not spending, why shouldn't I be allowed to open the vault and hire an army of contractors to get the upgrades done? If my ships are relatively near support, it wouldn't take that much longer. It's one of the ways they can make stockpiling BC interesting, rather than always spending it ASAP. I just want them to avoid what happe

Reply to Some Random inside GalCiv III talk in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="charon2112" reply="30" id="3421894"]How can you play a large scale, epic game with MP...? You'd have to be able to save the game and go back to it day after day, but still find the same people to play with? It doesn't sound easily feasible.[/quote] I don't know why it doesn't sound feasible, people have been doing it every day in other games for years. I've played Civ IV that way, Civ V, AoW:SM, AI War (realtime, but very lengthy games), Sho

Reply to System Requirement Checking Tool in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="theboogeyman" reply="2" id="3421641"] I'll wait until Stardock releases some specifics about system requirements for the Alpha. My PC is pretty old and I don't want to drop $100 to be an Elite Founder only to find out my computer cannot handle it. [/quote] If it's old enough to be running Windows XP or Vista, than the answer is "no, it won't work".

Reply to Multiplayer and steam important questions in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Sorry man, but it's the truth. A few people who won't buy a steam version simply aren't worth the cost of making a non-steam version.

Reply to Multiplayer and steam important questions in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="4" id="3421530"] They will eventually place it on another service, if for no other reason than a lot of people want it. Remember those big threads a week ago? [/quote] "A lot of people" is grossly overstating it. It was a few people. You'll also note the threads since then from people who would only buy if they were getting a Steam key. The amount of sales it'd require to make a version that replaces Steamworks with

Reply to Multiplayer and steam important questions in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="1" id="3421527"] 1. The game is currently being released solely on Steam because of practicality, but another medium is likely[/quote] It's not likely. They're using Steamworks. Putting it on another platform means disabling or replacing everything Steamworks is providing. If it's put up in another store, they'll be selling Steam keys.

Reply to Multiplayer and steam important questions in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote quoting="post"] 1. Is steam will be required to play ?? i hate steam becouse i heard that they can disable account for no reason and i saw their automated replies.[/quote] Yes, Steam is required. No, they don't disable accounts for no reason. People who say that typically heard it third person or don't want to admit to doing something wrong. Actual issues occur but are pretty rare, the same as with any other service. [quote] 2. what about mult

Reply to Some Random inside GalCiv III talk in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="NorsemanViking" reply="26" id="3421489"] Yeah! Civilization series has proven it years ago. 4X FFA games in MP are as fun and exciting as it gets, and the bigger scale the better. Bring it on. Coop vs AI... nah, that's rather dull. FFA with all human, or some humans, and rest AI: Thumbs up! [/quote] To each their own, but there isn't enough of us that want MP around here to start a coop vs FFA argument. ;)

Reply to How Download? in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

Probably start with the Terrans and then try other ones as I go. Plan on playing a fair bit of coop, so whatever I pick I hope it's got some unique tech I can trade to my partner (For his unique tech, of course).

Reply to How Download? in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

When it's ready you'll get a Steam key, and download it using Steam.

Reply to Tactical mode for spacebattles in GalCiv3 in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="UnleashedElf" reply="91" id="3421220"] The bigger issue is not the current base of Founders. It's everyone that buys the game. Because well, 1 person buying on launch day = the same amount of money, whether they are Founders or not (actually if Stardock's implication is that Founder's saves money, then it could be argued that Founders are worth less than an ardent fan on launch). People less loyal may wait longer (so the game will be cheaper then). &nbsp

Reply to Tactical mode for spacebattles in GalCiv3 in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="UnleashedElf" reply="83" id="3421130"] Being a former WoW raider myself, the largest source of complaints by far in WoW was due to the class balance issues, particularly in PvP, but also in progression raiding. Every tier, there would be a few classes and builds that were somewhat OP and others that simply were not competitive and forced the players who used them as their mains to play an alt.[/quote] Also being a former WoW raider myself, the largest source of compl

Reply to Tactical mode for spacebattles in GalCiv3 in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="WIllythemailboy" reply="85" id="3421145"] Of course there's a non-zero chance of full scale tactical combat being implemented. Not much higher than zero, but still a chance. If I was absolutely sure tactical combat had been ruled out, I wouldn't waste my time making sure my viewpoint was heard.[/quote] If by "full tactical combat" you mean individual ship control, there is a zero chance of that. Brad has already said it's not happening. There is no chance

Reply to Do I get a Steam Key if I become a founde? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

The more expensive package is more cost effective long term, if they make a lot of DLC. But the cheaper one gets you the game for a much lower cost now, so it's better if you don't have as much money lying around.

Reply to Tactical mode for spacebattles in GalCiv3 in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Well we know now there's going to be some type of fleet stuff, as well as some extra combat mechanics like range and evasion. We also know there won't be individual ship control style tactical combat. It sounds like the door's open for something.

Reply to Some Random inside GalCiv III talk in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

[quote quoting="post"] We are not making any promises for MP to be "fun". I am skeptical on whether 4X MP can be fun outside of very small galaxies. But the alpha will have multiplayer in it (it's not going to be a feature that comes late, it's already in now in our builds). I do think that 2 vs. AI might be fun. It'll be interesting to see how this works out. [/quote] Coop (2 vs AI) is how I played a ton of Civ IV, V, Endless Space, Shogun 2 (there

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III Founder's Repository Now Open in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

Working better now, thanks! People should look at the research one, there's some techs visible.

Reply to Questions about NDA in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="androshalforc" reply="11" id="3420591"] fax? where is anyone going to find a fax machine in this day and age?[/quote] Work? Office copy shop? Faxes are surprisingly resilient in the business world. (Some places also let you scan and email instead of fax.)

Reply to Infinite procedurally generated galaxy in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

How would that work if there's anything in that space? A rival empire would need to be processed, which means you need to create that part of the galaxy for them to operate in. You can't compare games across genres like this and get comparisons that make any sort of sense.

Reply to Suggestions for GalCiv 3 in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote quoting="post"] -carriers and strikecraft, Anti-SC weapons[/quote] Carriers are in, in some form. We don't know details beyond that. [quote]-planetary bombardment[/quote] Me too, although it sounds like totally wiping out a planet's population is out. It'd still be nice to be able to weaken the defenders before an invasion. [quote]-capturing ships and stations[/quote] Would be cool. [quote]-special ship abilitie

Reply to Digital Download? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Correct, it's digital only.

Reply to PC Gamer's First Preview of Galactic Civilizations III in GalCiv III News GalCiv3 Forums

Found the cause of the password prompt. For some reason something on that page is trying to access http://www.pcgamer.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php , which is password protected. Just an error on someone's part at PC Gamer.

Reply to Questions about NDA in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="NitroX infinity" reply="3" id="3420189"] Quoting OsirisDawn, reply 2If i interprete Frogboys answer right, there is no NDA yet. Frogboy's answer I quoted in my post? You're interpreting it wrong. He says "there's no NDA on discussion" which means you can talk about it. Doesn't say there's no NDA at all.[/quote] Did you sign an NDA? If not, there's no NDA.

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III Founder's Repository Now Open in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

The images don't work for me unless I save and rename them. I'm getting files just called "Ship" with no extension, in Firefox. Renaming them to add the extension fixes it. On my iPad (where I can't do that), the images are unusable. They just show up as walls of text.