[quote who="Mac2411" reply="12" id="3414599"] Has anyone seen any information on CPU, graphics card and memory requirements? Probably a premature question, but who knows.[/quote] Nothing definitive but you can infer some information here http://galciv3.com/game/faq Q: What are the requirements to run Galactic Civilizations III? A: It will require a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or 8 along with a Di
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[quote who="lecek" reply="96" id="3414584"] I don't recall anywhere saying steam would be required for this game. Did I miss a something somewhere?[/quote] It's on the store page in a somewhat indirect way http://galciv3.com/store [quote] All game code will be delivered through Steam when available.[/quote] At the very very bottom in tiny tiny print. [quote]I have no problems with
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Ignoring the troll and back on topic So I realize not everyone is a Steam fan. But at the core I think most people probably are mostly concerend about Steam 'getting in the way of playing my game'. And that's a legitimate question. At the end of the day we're all wanting to play GalCiv3. Steam can enhance that experinence in a few ways, but those aren't useful if you can't PLAY the game at all. That's not fun for anyone! So in terms of stuff where S
64-bit Xp will not be supported as it requires DX10/11 and XP does not support DX10/11 This is on top fo the fact that XP support will die in April And even dis-regarding the fact that 64-bit XP was a TERRIBLE TERRIBLE product
[quote who="MarvinKosh" reply="80" id="3414368"] Well just so you know, I got a reply back from GOG this morning. Cue drumroll. I made a typo in my e-mail address when I signed up. Feel free to point and laugh. [/quote] happens to the best of us. Least you got it sorted out.
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Double post... which is weird since I cant figure out how to delete it...
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[quote who="Kobrano" reply="83" id="3414217"] Reading them is one thing, taking them seriously is another.[/quote] Well allow me to introduce you tthe Microsoft licensing team. Or the Adobe licensing team. Or the Autodesk licensing team. They are all VERY VERY serious about enforcing the licensing model. And will gladly rip you a new one if the find even one iota of discreptancy in your licensing adherence. [quote]It's much better if a company simply supp
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[quote who="Kobrano" reply="79" id="3414136"] Interesting assumption, but totally incorrect. I've been involved in the software/game development/marketing business since 1989, including as a former business development manager at Stardock.[/quote] I wonder how frogboy would feel about a formder development manager actively promoting piracy? But its none of thier business within your household right? I'm sure frogboy wont care if you have 7 copies of galciv2, 7 copies of "
@Frogboy some people are a tad concerned about the online requirement mostly because FE:LH requires steam to run. In that, if Steam is not running, and you launch the exe directly, it launches Steam as an online authentication. i think that may cause people to feel that the game has an "online requirement".
[quote who="Seilore" reply="66" id="3413875"] I got an option, give us an option for a hard copy of the game?? A way to play the game, even if it had limited features when not online... Just don't be like SimCity and require a constant Internet connection to play the game, even though I am online 99% of the time, I do like to play games on the road when I have no Internet access, as I don't have a mobile hotspot, or mobile Internet of any sort.[/quote] steam
[quote who="Lucky Jack" reply="60" id="3413575"] And don't forget, Frogboy said that GOG does not provide the sales accountability developers need. That was in reply # 176 of thread https://forums.galciv3.com/449009. After seeing that reply again I am definitely voting NO on GOG.[/quote] the GoG guys seem ok though. They might only pay quarterly but at least they pay you on that schedule. But the lack of real time data is a bit of a disadvantage since its th
[quote who="Vic Wright" reply="63" id="3413831"] If you live in Outback OZ and have to rely on NBN Satellite for internet connections, then you`d never vote for Steam. Like all the earlier GC`s please allow access through Stardock.[/quote] If you download via Steam or Stardock, you still have to download it. That criteria does not mystically disappear, and you're still going to have the same bandwidth limitations.
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[quote who="Tyrantissar" reply="75" id="3413841"] You know what I do, I just install steam and everything on a drive that can be unplugged to computer to computer. This allows me to have access to steam on any computer on this earth without breaking the law, because it is classified as part of a computer. if steam goes out of business, oh well, just rinse out the trash and fill it up with stuff more important then games. [/quote] thats kinda re
Well the latest news concerning the Yor ships doesn't allow for the free form kind of ship building. I'd assume that they want to keep consistent 'themes' across races which is why a total free form kind of editor isn't available. The game design isn't about total free form design decisions like in Spore so it makes sense they'd be limiting you. It's also a bit of a double edged sword. Yes you have freedom but even sometimes people need limitations. ANd
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[quote who="Kobrano" reply="70" id="3413784"] Don't be an idiot. I've probably spent more on software over the years then you make at your job.[/quote] Personal attacks are the weapons of the intellectually lazy and intellectually dishonest. Employed by those who have no real arguments and thus must resort to them [quote] purchased OIffice2012, and indeed installed it on several computers. It's quite LOGICAL to assume EVERYONE would do this. Nobody is that
[quote who="Tyrantissar" reply="216" id="3413715"] Frogboy got the money bags, please get 20 million dollars to frogboy and he will think of it as a viable option. I think the nail in the coffin has already been sealed unless we got a rich playboy billion air on the forum who can pay that kind of cash. I am sorry, but just state the facts.[/quote] He already did that. It was called Impulse. and when you divert resources to the store, because well when the stor
[quote who="Tridus" reply="211" id="3413547"] EA's tried to do it with Origin, and it's not exactly been smooth sailing for them. EA is a company with massive financial resources, and a very strong library of first party games they can use as a carrot to get people to install Origin in the first place. They still haven't particularly bothered Steam. Do you ever hear anybody say "gee, if only this game was on Origin?"[/quote] The main thing with Origin is that it doens
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[quote who="MarvinKosh" reply="65" id="3413685"]If I was going to buy three copies of a game I'd want a little discount. I mean okay, Steam does have some pretty cracking sales, I will admit, but a multi-buy discount could lead to greater customer satisfaction and reduce the temptation to pirate. [/quote] Some games have 4 packs that allow for a discount which 'generally' works out to getting 1 copy for free.
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@Korbano dont expect a pass because you want to pirate the game want 3 copies BUY THREE COPIES steams ability to "inconvenience your piracy" is not in any way shape or form an actual "criticism"
[quote who="Greybriar" reply="54" id="3413444"] @satoru1: "That poster" attempted to demonstrate that GOG.com will permit you to play the games you legally purchased and downloaded from GOG.com regardless of the GOG.com Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use. Steam, on the other hand, will not (try not agreeing with the terms of the Steam Subscriber Agreement the next time and see what happens...you will lose the games in your Steam account).[/quote] If GOG terminates your account
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@korbano You have made it very clear all you want is to PIRATE THE GAME. That's it. You already made it crystal clear that you think piracy is ok because "what happens in my home is no one's business". Don't even try to come here and complain about Steam with that level of intellectual dishonesty. The 'opinion' of a pirate like you deserves no quarter and has no place in a legitimate discussion about Steam or DRM-free gaming. You only dislike Steam because
[quote who="Stringer2" reply="77" id="3413188"] Make work with Wine? Insane idea. First, it changes all the time. Second, the Windows changes all the time. How does one make sure in the middle, that it works in both? With native Linux format you have at least more control.[/quote] WINE doesnt support dx10 so it's not even possible
[quote who="wuphonsreach" reply="73" id="3413157"] +1 for Linux. Or, at a minimum, making sure it can run on WINE. I'm switching my desktop over to Ubuntu in the next few weeks and installing Steam for Linux. I'll probably still have Win7 running in a VM, and the motherboard does support IOMMU, but Win7 will definitely be my last Microsoft O/S on the desktop. [/quote] This is impossible given that WINE hasn't fully implemented DX10 (
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[quote who="Lucky Jack" reply="46" id="3413143"] I think Brad said GameStop is already gone.[/quote] ? Gamestop uses Impluse which they bought from Stardock. When you buy a digital game you have to use the "Gamestop App" to get the Steam serial number or to download the game. I use it every one and awhile when Gamestop has a sale. It's basically the old Impulse 'reskinned' with Gamestop graphics everywhere. Brad said they haven't DONE anything with t
[quote who="Tridus" reply="70" id="3413093"] Those numbers are highly dicey for gaming for several reasons, primarily that they're heavily skewed by corporate systems that will never be used to play something like GalCiv. That's where the XP marketshare is coming from. Well, that and pirated installs that are so out of date they couldn't play anything anyway.[/quote] While true, the # actually correlate fairly well with steam's own hardware survey. And Steam'