Matt Quigley

Reply to Apocalypse in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Ok this mission is crazy. I think there's some balance issues... I started out okay, I had 4 or 5 planets colonized nearby. Then the dread lords came and I was getting pounded, but then I recaptured a nearby planet and got the huge ship technology. I started cranking out huge ships, which initially could stave off the dread lords, but then they sent in frigates with 25 defense which nullified my huge ships. Not only that, but my allies and everyone else were not colonizing a

Help for DA campaign "Achilles Heel" in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

So I just got defeated in the campaign mission. It's the one where you have to get a technological victory, and you've got 3 allies: Alterians, Torians, and Arceans. There is one Dread Lord planet at the top of the map. So I started as usual; I colonized 3 other worlds in addition to my starting planets. Then, the dread lords start coming and wiping everything out. One planet is taken over relatively quickly. You can't have any ships or starbases or trade routes whatsoever, because t

What happens when I put a tech capital on a tech tile? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

If I have a tile that gives 100% to research, should I put a technological capital there or would it be a waste? i.e. would it be better to have a 100% lab + 100% capital vs. a 100%+100% tile and a lab?