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Reply to Beta 5: late colony development in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

I like Evil Roy's idea, but PLEASE just give us ANYTHING that allows us to build some sort of factory that doesn't take 500 turns to complete.

Reply to Delete user made ships in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I've been going to MyDocuments/MyGames/GalCiv2/ships and deleting all the files there. It'd be nice if there was a way to do it in the game.

Reply to Beta 5 : Saving Design cursor not in name in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

Yes, I reported this in the big Beta5 bug thread and sent screenshots to gc2bugs. Since I'm using an ATI card too I'm wondering if it's driver related. Has anyone NOT using an ATI card seen this problem?

Reply to Cheating Ai or Bug? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I've reported several odd problems that happen when you start one game and then start another without quitting GC2 entirely. Sounds like you've found another manifestation of this problem.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I attacked minifreighters on a trade route. Now there's a "phantom" minifreighter on the route, that displays on the map but cannot be attacked and does nothing if you click on it. I suspect the trade route has been terminated (too risky etc) but the game is still displaying the route and the minifreighter. I'll send a screen shot and saved game to gc2bugs.

Reply to crashing runtime error in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

Saved games aren't usually compatible from one beta release to the next. I always erase mine when upgrading.

Reply to Beta 5: more than one module in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Two troop transport modules doubles the number of troops you can load. I haven't tried 2 colony modules or constructor modules.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Ashbery76, what intelligence level of the AI are you playing? I've seen one of the AI (don't remember which one) on "Normal" build a fleet with 2 small attack ships to protect a transport.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

The Yor invaded one of my planets with an invasion tech (can't remember which one) that destroyed one improvement on the planet. When I retook the planet the Starport was gone, and there is no way to build one, it doesn't appear on the improvements list. I know this was reported on a previous beta, just want to let everyone know that it's still a problem.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

UPC event on a Starbase tax - "What perminent starbase tax should be enforced?" "perminent" is mis-spelled.

Reply to GalCiv II: User Manual Draft 3 in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I don't know if it's an error in the manual or a bug in Beta5, but the manual says that the "Smart Drones" modules becomes available for Economic starbase with the Advanced Computing tech (mis-spelled, by the way, as "Advaned"). Anyway, in my latest game I have the Advanced Computing tech but the "Smart Drones" module is not available. Is Xeno Facotry Construction also required?

Reply to Beta 5: late colony development in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

I agree, I suggested something similar a couple of beta drops ago. And it's not just late game colonies, it also affects underdeveloped planets that you invade or that culturally flip to you.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I just got a UPC event where the Yor were accused of exploiting native races, and the vote was to penalize them 7% of their income for the next year, to be paid to the other races. Two points: (1) the vote said "Should [OtherLeaderName] be held financially responcable" - Note the OtherLeaderName and the mis-spelling of "responsible", and (2) the Yor voted FOR this resolution, voting to penalize themselves 7%.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

On my latest new game, on the very first turn I was presented with an announcement that my spies, with the Alexians, had stolen all of the Yor's technologies and were willing to trade them. Of course I had yet to meet either the Alexians or the Yor. Seems like that event should be limited to later in the game.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Started another game as the humans and this time, while Earth had a colony on it, the shipyard list of available ships to build had a lot of alien ships on it, but no human colony ship. Sent another screen shot to gc2bugs.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I just started a game as the Humans, and Earth had no colony on it. Lots of nice bonus tiles, but no colony. Sent a screen shot and saved game to gc2bugs.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

It appears that the Beta4 bug where a fleet attack that increased experience levels also reset the move points is fixed. I spoke too hastily. After saving my game and then reloading it this morning, the bug appeared again. I'm quite sure it wasn't happening before the save, but now it is.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

The problem that someone (Lucky Jack? Proud Candian? can't remember) reported on several previous betas is still here in Beta 5 - on the first turn after loading a game no progress is made on research, military or social production. Techs, ships, and improvements that have 1 week to completion after reloading the game take 2 turns to complete.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I sent a screenshot to gc2bugs showing a Drath ship at the intersection of the grid lines instead of inside them.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

It appears that the Beta4 bug where a fleet attack that increased experience levels also reset the move points is fixed. I guess I'll have to research the engine techs now.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

The text cursor in the ship design description window is huge, fills the text window from top to bottom. I sent another screen shot to gc2bugs.

Reply to BETA 5: Notes and Bugs in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Beta 5 anomoly with the Ship Design window: When I click in the "Class" text area to give my design a new name, the text cursor appears in the wrong place, outside the text box and way over on the edge of the screen. If I start typing I see the change in the text box, so the cursor is really where I placed it. I'll send a screen shot to gc2bugs.

Reply to BIG PROBLEM in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I haven't downloaded Beta4e yet, but previous betas had a "GalCiv 2 Config" program that you could use, among other things, to set the game to windowed mode and also start the game. It was off the Start menu ...

Reply to Is The Beta Still Available? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I don't know whether it's still available or not, but make sure that in SDC with "Games" selected, you check the checkbox at the bottom that says "Show pre-release versions".

Reply to Beta 4D bugs in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

Minors constructor seems to have an ulimited range That explains how they grabbed that starbase on the other side of the map in my latest game. Nice catch!