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Reply to Repetition kills games in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

The thing is though people 'say' they dont want repetition, the reality is they need 'consistency' and that makes the game feel 'repetitive'. However without consistentcy, players feel entirely lost when they switch races and this makes the game much more frustrating. They want to at least understand what the game, at it's core, wants you to do. Each race might have nuances, but they cannot really flip the core game on its head. You really can't make a

Reply to Gal Civ III Founders in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Tergon" reply="73" id="3410773"] Have to think how I could get both of my daughters involved in the name of the star.... Usually there is no way I would have paid this much money for a game but Stardock has managed to keep little spot of my cynical heart still soft... [/quote] Pretend its a binary star and name it Jessica-Teresa?

Reply to DirectX 10 support or not? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Note that DX11 is available for everythign Vista and above Only DX11.1 (Windows 8) and DX11.2 (Windows 8.1) are restricted to Windows 8 platforms Thus you can require DX11 without the requirement of Windows8.

Reply to Other platforms in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Clocknova" reply="65" id="3410354"] The trick is to convince them to make that initial investment. I'm convinced that there are enough eager Mac/Linux gamers out there to more than subsidize the initial development costs. And from there, future development costs will be much lower.[/quote] thre's a lot of conflicting data on how much Mac/Linux gamers are out there. http://store.steampowered.

Reply to Please make a non-Steam version! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="176" id="3410039"] Retail was a horrible system for developers. [/quote] A facinating look at the horrors of retail. Thanks for the detailed breakdown. Its usually something most publishers/dev guard like it some kind of state secret. Though I do get that publishers dont like to make the retailers angry. I've seen my fair share of 'totally obvious but its totally not retaliation' kinds of actions form retailers and even from distribut

Reply to Bugs in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Just on the whole 'bugs' thing. I was wondering if Stardock was going to use any external bug tracking mechanism for the alpha/beta Just as a reference, Prison Architect is using Mantis to track bugs for all alpha users. And it's a lot easier to submit bugs, track, merge, etc stuff there than going through reams and reams of forum posts trying to find the one tidbit of information that might be useful. I mean forums are great place to discuss things, but tehy'r

Reply to Good vs Evil is too simplistic. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Personally 'alignment' doesn't really work in GalCiv. for my own campaigns alignment was more about the 'broad' morality that a character adhered to. And to be honest I'd only really pin them down on it, if the lawful good paladin suddenly thought that burning down the orphanage full of kids so they could make their escape from the trolls was a 'great idea'. If you're going to introduce alignment it really needs to be more than some 'checkbox&#3

Reply to My steam account is different email and names vrs here at Stardock in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

It'll work like this 1) First become a founder. Yah! 2) Wait until alpha. Boooo! 3) When the alpha is released you will receive a CD-key from Stardock. Huzzah! 4) Use this cd-key to register the alpha on Steam. Anticipation! 5) Launch game and log in with your stardock account. 6) Enjoy the alpha! Hurrah!

Reply to Please make a non-Steam version! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Lucky Jack" reply="178" id="3410063"] I think someone in a previous post mentioned products that allow licenses for multiple PCs.[/quote] It depends on the product. But if it does, the license is EXTREMELY EXPLICIT about it. Office 2013 is one copy per computer. Office 365 allows for 5 computers simultaneously. Fprot Home allows for 5 license. All of these are clearly (well as clearly as reading a licesne is) outlined in the license you purchase for said product.

Reply to Gal Civ III Founders in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="58" id="3409891"] Well, "Verga" should be doable. *looks at Elemental* Maybe "Tuano" can make the trick too. We only have to satisfy english speaking sensibilities, right? For the record, mine (star name) is no joke of any kind.[/quote] I'd probably just pass through the name on xbox live. If it goes through, or the gamertag isn't already banned, then it's probably safe. The xbox people have seen every possible variation of

Reply to The definition of insanity in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5 Are we there yet? F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5 How about now?

Reply to more planetary culture stats! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="kengrant3000" reply="1" id="3405864"] YES. This is the thinking that makes me happy. And mad at a lot of 4X games. So many games want to reduce the amount of micromanaging, so many people who claim to like 4X games call adding things like this "feature creep", as if doing anything but Extermination is undesirable.[/quote] Note 'more stuff to do' does not necessarily mean 'more fun'

Reply to Please make a non-Steam version! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Also if you want an example of 'digital distribution done horribly wrong'. Ubisoft sells some games digitally via DigitalRiver (not Uplay). They have a WONDERFUL policy of allowing you unlimited downloads. For 30 DAYS. After that you had to PAY for additional 'download insurance' after 30 days!? WHAT THE HELL

Reply to Keep it GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Zydor" reply="62" id="3409779"] One thing is for sure, Civ6 will need to be something freaking amazing right out the Starting Gate to repair the damage done by the Civ 5 debacle.[/quote] tbh the real kicker for most 'hard core' people was the multiplayer aspect that was pretty terrible at launch. I mean there are plenty of mods for civ5 and the workshop makes using them totally a snap. but without the multiplayer i think most hard core civ fans fel

Reply to Events, and Mega Events in GC3? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Cikomyr" reply="19" id="3409775"] May I propose something that would seem a bit heretic in some people's mind? How about the capacity for the major players to PROVOKE events and major events? Like, be the ones to awaken the Dread Lord; as a form of Godzilla threashold; opening the cage to the monster you have found, to unleash them on your ennemies, as they have more to lose than you. Or perhaps you are the one who provoke the Galaxy-wide virus?[/qu

Reply to Please make a non-Steam version! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Tridus" reply="169" id="3409767"] If you're selling retail, lets be generous and assume that Stardock is still getting 70% of the retail price (which I strongly doubt given all the people in the middle that want a cut). In addition, they have to pay to make boxes, make discs, put discs in boxes, ship them, and buy shelf space at Gamestop. IIRC Brad said that they made something like $16 per boxed copy of a game, which is a bit over half what they'd make by sell

Reply to Keep it GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Zydor" reply="59" id="3409739"] Quoting Cikomyr, reply 58 CivV's early gameplay (like, immediately after the release) wasn't optimal. Not optimal ..... rofl .... freeking nightmare!! I canned it after Pack1, and I had been an avid Civ fan from Civ2 inclusive onwards. .... but .... Brads comment acknowledging earlier hassles, but ending "Civ V today is pretty fun I think", has already convinced me to give it another go

Reply to Please make a non-Steam version! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Tridus" reply="164" id="3409690"] Not to mention that they make a lot more money per copy sold digitally than at retail. This is true for everyone in the industry (except retail, of course). They actually come out ahead by selling 100k digitally instead of 125k at retail. Making and shipping boxes is expensive, and shelf space isn't free. .[/quote] I've seen various maths on this but given that most digital stores take 30% margins (only the Humble

Reply to Please vote - GalCiv 3 on GOG in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Kobrano" reply="49" id="3409580"] It's not theft, plain and simply because a copy was purchased. [/quote] The license restricts how and how many you can use. This isn't a buffet. You don't get to 'pick n choose' what parts of the licesnse you want to adhere to. Any more than you can pick and choose what laws you want to obey. If Microsoft's license for Office 2013 is one computer, then that's the license. You don't get to pretend that&#

Reply to Please vote - GalCiv 3 on GOG in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Chibiabos" reply="50" id="3409586"] Quoting satoru1, reply 23 So how is GOG any better again? Not having to deal with Steamworks and have their third party software running to play a game we bought and want to play.[/quote] My post was in reference to the GOG's TOS which is basically similar to Steam's SSA. since that poster was complaining about the SSA provisions, and touting GOG's as 'superior'. I

Reply to Keep it GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Zydor" reply="52" id="3409572"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 47Civ V today is pretty fun I think. Coming from you that's illuminating .... I just might try it again with all the updated packs. I got Civ 5 and Pack 1 - but I did a runner at that point, it was driving me crazy and I had been a "Civ Guy" from and including Civ 2. Having got that far with Civ5 (Pack1 incl), I feel deflated after the huge success of Civ3 & Civ4 - especially the latte

Reply to GalCiv3 and Oxide Games/Nitrous Engine in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Ah ok then. I must have missed that. Well still kinda interesting though.

GalCiv3 and Oxide Games/Nitrous Engine in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Not sure if this is just coincidental timing, but given the previous indication of '64 bit only', does this mean that GalCiv3 is going to be using the technology from this new Nitrous Engine? http://www.oxidegames.com/press

Reply to Keep it GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="45" id="3409514"] Hi there! Oh those were the days! GalCiv for OS/2 was early months of 1993. .[/quote] I really need to dig out my old OS/2 disks. I bet on OS/2, TurtleBeach MIDI and AmiPro, instead of Windows, SoundBlaster and Word. Why did the best 3 options back in the 90s all lose out to inferior products is beyond me :P

Reply to Please make a non-Steam version! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Lucky Jack" reply="161" id="3409537"] Brad, I too would like to have a boxed copy (no, I did not say version) of GC3 when it ships. I see nothing wrong with forcing Steam to be installed along with GC3. Has there been any discussion about including this form of delivery? I would think that as far as marketing is concerned boxed sets of the game sold through both retail and online stores is required to ensure market penetration. [/quote] This is