JohnnyMathis

JohnnyMathis

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Reply to No problems, however in WOM Support Elemental Forums

I tried cloth mode but fans still turn on immediately, which does not make any sense. I also tried XP compatibility, no change. I installed the game on my desktop computer which is an older AMD dual core machine with on board graphics. The game runs in cloth mode and cpu remains cool. On the upside, SOSE and Galciv2 run flawlessly and effortlessly. I won't be playing Elemental though and I'm pretty bummed out. As for that 8800, I got 6 extra months out of my card

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No problems, however in WOM Support Elemental Forums

As soon as I start Elemental my fans immediately crank up and my computer get very hot. About 30 minutes in I can barely touch the circulation grills they are so hot. I've had this problem with Tabula Rasa years ago and I quit playing it because I thought it was killing my GPU. And I'm pretty sure ANNO killed my 8800 card on my desktop. Now I'm on a brand spanking new ASUS G53 and I'm afraid to run Elemental. I want to know if there are any special configs to reduce this

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Reply to is this the entire campaign? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

A "Rich, single -player campaign with many hours of gameplay" is exactly why I bought this game. And here I read it's a glorified tutorial or an incomlete campaign. Farnkly I'm furious. This was $50 that I could have spent on DS games for my kids. And if this campaign mode is a tutorial, it's a lousy one with many long awkward moments of directionlessness. I have been ripped off. Unbelieveable. Shall I blame this on a Michigan union? Or this this just a good old fash

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Reply to How well would you play this game setup? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Nocticulus that was exactly the kind of answer I was looking for. Thanks very much. But I'm no longer playing that setup. I'm in this weird limbo where I'm trying scenarios to learn the game, but as I learn the game I get better and an experiment usually turns into a serious game. Right now I'm on the largest map in DL as Terran with 9 normal opponents and very few habitable planets. I only want to manage a handfull of planets for now. But as it is now a military victory is taking the

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Reply to Costs of doing business that are still surprising in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

This is my last comment on this subject. I really come here because I like the game tips and I always get sidetracked by these political discussions. But here's the bottom line. Frogboy you're wearing too many hats . And your troubles are no different than the sole proprietor who had to get his license by studying crap he never uses and has to have insurance in case he accidentally burns down his customer's house and who has to hire a CPA to do his taxes and who spends hi

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Reply to Costs of doing business that are still surprising in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

What about reservists? What about old people? What about people called for jury duty? I believe you're living in a fantasy world where positions are filled by perfect people. If a single corporation is brought to it's knees by the loss of an employee then the employee is not the problem. I bet you get all the girls...[e digicons]:)[/e] .

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Reply to Having trouble on Normal difficulty in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Well I'm getting there (on normal). I'm 3 years into 9 opponents on largest map and am in second place as Terran. I'm holding steady at 50% popularity squeezing money out of the peeps. We'll see where it gets me. I could probably be in first if I built more military but I'm stockpiling constructors for now.

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Reply to Costs of doing business that are still surprising in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

Equating patent protection practices with tort-reform is misguided. And tort is touted as a benefit to the public when in reality it has not reduced healthcare costs: http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=36768 FB I love your products but your post sounds like a rant by a burnout.

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Reply to How do I threaten? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

When the AI threats it's a precursor to an attack. Whereas my civ has to skip a step and just attack without getting caught up in a long series of turns to affect a situation. Have I described it properly? Or maybe I'm missing apoint that the AI will only build around one of *my* stars if he doesn't feel threatened? Huh?

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Great Gaming Moment in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

So I'm finishing my third full game tonight and it's very easy. I'm taking a step-by-step approach to learning Dread Lords. And I'm poking along half paying attention and rolling over the enemy then BAM! Korx decide they're gonna roll out a Precurser Ranger that they just happened to find??? With 24 Mass Driver 16 Armor and 60 HP? And my most powerful ship has 2 damage and no shields??? lol I busted out laughing. Very sneaky! Then after amassing a huge fleet

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Reply to All factories strategy question in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="LTjim" reply="1" id="2364402"]1) Be advised, there is a limit on the number of techs that can be researched in any one turn. [/quote] Help me out what does that mean? I was under the impression you could only research one thing at a time anyway. I play Dread Lords.

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Reply to The Life Settlement Fund: Trading life and death on Wall Street in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Death Bonds: Too big to fail. Too easy to hide improperly-rated securities (which is the idea no matter what they say), and as the insurance industry is already stating, this is about "subprime life" insurance settlements . A nice little play on words there from the insurance guys. It is inevitable that Americans will be hurt again by Wall Street, who does not create products that require materials and craftsmen, but rather operates like a casino.

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How well would you play this game setup? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I'm playing only my second complete game. My first was cakewalk/Evil and was pretty easy. This is my second: 1. Tiny Galaxy 2. Galaxy setting "occasional" or "normal". 3. Playing as Yor 4. 9 opponents with normal intelligence. What would be a typical time to complete and score?

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Reply to How to win or lose the "War against Terrorism" in Politics GalCiv2 Forums

The problem Arrodo is that you have defined winning as having foreign military bases. To many this is an aggressive act and therefore negates any possibility of ending terrorism. Not only that but terrorists will never have enough power to erase the bases so this is a formula for endless war unless you go nuke. But even that is no guarantee because nuking civs would spawn a whole new category of terrorists. Overnight the USA would go down the shitter.

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Reply to How to win or lose the "War against Terrorism" in Politics GalCiv2 Forums

Random thoughts: Terror is a tactic in an eternal war between the Abraham faiths. The only thing that brings the USA to it's knees is fear-mongering. I think your conditions for victory would only be realized after a very long cultural war, which I think the USA would win. I think only civil war would break the states apart. But the chances of that are extremely slim. And even if by some chance Texas, for example, tried to secede the Feds would squee

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