TJL1

TJL1

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Reply to Race says I'm at war when I'm not in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I just had something similar - the Carinoids have just given me starships to conduct my battle against the Yor. Neither the Yor nor I have heardf anything about this war. The only species I am at war with now is the space monster. (Who in my last game managed to take over the entire Yor Collective!)

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Reply to My thoughts on cultural conquest in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Instead of Star Ranger's diminishing returns, a simpler solution would be to limit each species to (for example) one Satellite Waterpark and two Shopping Districts per sector. That means that you need more constructors per unit influence as you build bases. I'd also like to see Starbases for sale in the Diplomacy screen. Then one could bribe one's way out of cultural expansion.

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Reply to My thoughts on cultural conquest in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I'm with Lucky Jack - I would like to see any "limitations" on Starbases within the existing game framework, not imposed by additional rules. For example, we can all agree that a smart alien civilization is not going to like having a flotilla of starbases shilling McDonald's and Coca Cola in their territory. So what can they do about it? (1) Threatening war or at least to destroy those bases is an option that's already been mentioned. (2) Using diplomacy to limit them. Imagi

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Reply to Newbie questions in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I've never had that trouble with attacking. It sounds like you are using autopilot. I've always attacked by using the arrow keys to move my ship onto an enemy ship. You might give that a try. As for #2, you start with 1000 bc. Use them. Go into deficit spending and build as fast as you can. If yoi need more money, you might consider trading technologies with an alien race. Of course, the trick here is to make sure that same tech is not used against you!

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Reply to What I miss from GC OS/2 in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I also liked how the different civilization's ships tended to have a common "theme" to them. Even in black and white, one could tell a Torian ship from a Drengin ship from an Imperial ship from a Yor ship. While the new GC ships look nicer, that thematic look seems to be gone.

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Reply to lost in space. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I agree with Lucky Jack. Heck, the AI has five civilizations to play already - can't I at least have the fate of my cicvilization in my hands? That said, I could envision some sort of effect of losing political control by adding events. For example, immediately before an election, the War Party migh say to you, "You don't have the political support to win this election. We will go in a coallition with you and let you keep your +20% bonus, but only if you attack the Drengins." Then i

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Reply to Ack! Automatic Alliances! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

There is another strategic problem with this, though. If I want to attack some helpless alien race, I don't want to be allied with anyone else when I do this. Otherwise, they might surrender to them, not me. So I might not *want* an automatic alliance with one of the alien species. I'd prefer to stay "just friends" and remain at "close".

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Reply to One Tiny Music Suggestion in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

It would also be good if the background music stopped when other sounds are going on. For example, the birds chirping in the planet screens, or the alien empire theme music when talking with their ambassador. Hearing both songs at the same time can get really annoying.

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Reply to United Planets: Proposed Issues in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

One issue is what to do when a race decides to ignore a UP ruling. Does that cause a trade embargo? A ware with the other races? Loss of influence? Something else? Another is the issue of the UP and war. Can the UP tell two warring planets to knock it off? (I'd like to see this option in plain old diplomacy as well) Finally, I would like to see the UP used by the weaker races to keep the stronger ones from getting even stronger, all in the context of the UP not being allo

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Reply to Why do the ships of a dead race keep moving and attacking? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

One could (and perhaps should) also consider this when a planet rebels. If you have captured a planet from the Yor and it rebels, it should (perhaps with some probability) revert back to the Yor. Maybe even if the Yor are gone - then it could be "The Popular Front For The Liberation of The Yor" that has the system. Planetary Clensing technology may prevent this. Ships left from extinct species shouldn't be allowed to patrol indefinitely without access to a

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