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Reply to [1.61] Prototype Survey Module is available with out Survey Tech in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Seilore" reply="4" id="3625474"] Quoting Rhonin_the_wizard, reply 2 The Prototype Survey Module is unlocked by Interstellar Travel. It's been this way for quite some time. Seems kind of dumb for you to be able to survey before you research survey even if it is a prototype. &nbs

Reply to 1.61 Update Change Log (Release 3/3) in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

I think there's a missing true in that xml for Aquatic Worlds. At least comparing the Ultimate Adaptability section with the Mastery section for Aquatic Worlds. Currently the relevant section of the xml (found in PlanetTraitDefs.xml) is: ColonizationFocus1 <Optio

Reply to [Mod] Hereward's Planet Features Mod - Version 1.0 in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

Instant karma applied before even downloading. I've been waiting for mods that gave more planetary features! :)

Reply to [1.61 beta] Malevolent report, Eager moral benefit still doesn't work in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I just did a test and it looks like I'm getting it (under "Missing Info +X"). Did you start a fresh game under 1.6.1? Many/some bug fixes don't show up unless one starts a fresh game. EDIT::: Fired up a new game, opened up the console, cheated myself up all techs and ideologies, cheated up a bunch of transports and went to town. VERDICT: Yep. It's working right now: [img]http://i.imgur.com/f5b8GrT.png[/img] (though that "Miss

Reply to An easy fix to a common complaint in GalCiv III Future Ideas GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="stevezar" reply="32" id="3622377"]And so what do you think about sensor boats with massive radius (dwarfing sensor range on starbases)?[/quote] I'm actually fairly ambivalent about them and have no strong opinion one way or the other. There's a reason I haven't been taking about them much in all these threads. I [b]WILL[/b] say that so-called sensor boats (which I tend not to build myself) stops me from "sensor spam" as seen here: [img]http://i.

Reply to My First Mercenaries Mod in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Looking good after playing it for a while! [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] My one issue (since I am one of the last people to ever comment on balance issues) is that the "LOCKED" message for some mercs can be hard to see. Here is an example of what I am talking about: [img]http://i.imgur.com/hnqXSbf.png[/img] There are others where I can barely see any letters at all. Not sure what, if anything, you can do about it. But I thot I should flag it f

Reply to 1.61 Update Change Log (Release 3/3) in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Ex Mudder" reply="7" id="3622316"] Did you change Mercenary prices? they seem a lot higher now, in the 3k range for #4 for T1 [/quote] The "Merc inflation rate" was raised by 5, so I'd say so. 1.6: 0.10 1.6.1 0.5 There are caps to them (a single

Reply to An easy fix to a common complaint in GalCiv III Future Ideas GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="stevezar" reply="29" id="3622321"]Exactly...thats the choice you make with an insane map. Its going to look and feel big and its going to take a long, long time! [/quote] There's a difference between "epic" and "tedium", for one. For two, I [b]like[/b] the long time it takes me to explore and find things on an Insane Map. I like the fact that they are going to take a long to do fully exploit. I like the fact that a proper game takes months to comp

Reply to Optional mega events? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

It's pretty hard to get rid of individual Mega Events short of removing them entirely. But it should be possible to make it [b]REALLY[/b] hard to get by modding the file TheArtifact_MegaEventDefs.xml (which is in the Mega Events folder in the DLC folder). In that file there is a turn prerequisite. Change it from 120 to something obscene and never reachable like 10000 or something like that and then save that file with the [b]EXACT[/b] same file name in the Game directo

Reply to An easy fix to a common complaint in GalCiv III Future Ideas GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="stevezar" reply="22" id="3622173"]But at least now I see who has muscled in this idea...people who start insane sized maps and then lack the patience to actually play on those scales, and want it to resolve as quickly as a tiny map. I dunno, if you want the game to be over in 40 turns, play a small map maybe?[/quote] You might find your points falling on more sympathetic ears if you didn't try to belittle those with differing viewpoints. Just sayin'. :)

Reply to An easy fix to a common complaint in GalCiv III Future Ideas GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Taslios" reply="20" id="3622156"] I find that on the larger map settings if I cannot stack at least Engines.. I grow bored very quickly...[/quote] QFT. I shudder to think about traveling on an Insane Map with engines that had "diminishing returns".

Reply to An easy fix to a common complaint in GalCiv III Future Ideas GalCiv3 Forums

[quote quoting="post"]I dont think anyone believes this type of thing is actually good for the game.[/quote] *raises hand* It's certainly good for [b]my[/b] playing and enjoyment on large maps. :)

Reply to Planetary Soil Upgrade in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="takanis1" reply="3" id="3622140"] But what about those that appear to be all land and will only accept BIOSPHERE improvement? [/quote] What one sees on the screen doesn't necessarily line up with the actual math that the computer is looking at. That's pretty much the only thing I gots here. ;)

Reply to Singularity Power Plant change in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="a0152570" reply="1" id="3622084"] I thought thata the way it is, or at least was, will need to check the xml [/quote] SingularityPowerPlant SingularityPowerPlant_Name SingularityPowerPlant_ShortDec SingularityPowerPlant_Dec

Reply to The Arceans is a cool race to play. Has the Thalan’s tech tree been bested? maybe in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="a0152570" reply="8" id="3622082"] Quoting BuckGodot, reply 7 Well, the Arceans just took a slight hit When did this happen? [/quote] Opt-in patch released today. The Military Ring range bonus that all factions get was also nerfed (perhaps more than intended)

Reply to The Arceans is a cool race to play. Has the Thalan’s tech tree been bested? maybe in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Well, the Arceans just took a [u]slight[/u] hit as their starbase range has been lowered from 7 to 6. Not the biggest hit in the world, but it does nerf their SB advantage a slight bit.

Reply to 1.61 Update Change Log (Release 3/3) in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

Looks like the Military Ring range bonus as been lowered by 2, not 1. Also looks like the Acrean's starbase range has been lowered by 1 as well.

Reply to Planetary Soil Upgrade in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

No, it's not a bug (unfortunately). PSU requires a certain percentage of the tile to be on land, and not all planets (especially ones that are already very high quality) will have a tile that qualifies. Actually, [b]ALL[/b] terraforming tile projects require a set amount of land, it's just that PSU is the highest of them and therefore sometimes one can't upgrade a tile with it.

Reply to Creating a Nomadic Race? in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Gauntlet03" reply="5" id="3621927"]6) don't know how, but ban this race from colony modules. They can only rule over subjects captured by invasion or culture. [/quote] This one's semi-easy, IMO. Give them a custom name for their first tech in the Colonization branch and [b]DON'T[/b] update ShipComponentDefs.xml in the mod. This way, they never get the tech that unlocks the Colony Module. And perhaps make the colony ship that is re

Reply to The Arceans is a cool race to play. Has the Thalan’s tech tree been bested? maybe in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

The one bad thing about the Acreans, indeed perhaps the [b]ONLY[/b] bad thing about them, is that -1.5 to morale at the beginning. Puts a bit of a crimp in the 100% approval bonuses strategy for the early game. But if one can luck into some Harmony Crystals and/or trade for them, then it's lights out. Thinking about it, and doing testing on an Insane map seems to bear this out, that approval penalty hurts more on larger maps due to the time it takes to research techs s

Reply to [Bug] Yor tech tree can create population even if population more than maxed in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

AIUI, if you build an Assembly project of any type and that single project puts you over the cap , you'll go over the cap. But all Assembly type projects in your queue will go away. Don't see much of an issue with this. As exploits go, it's fairly minor, IMO.

Reply to Ship Graveyards are not always defended by pirates [Please disregard] in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="exelsis" reply="1" id="3621535"] 0.75 for almost every ship graveyard. [/quote] Huh. Missed that. My bad. Think I'll tell SD to close the ticket then. :)

Ship Graveyards are not always defended by pirates [Please disregard] in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

This is something I've seen off and on ever since pirates were introduced to the game. Ocassionly, and randomly, a Ship Graveyard will [b]NOT[/b] be defended by pirates. I was never sure if this was Working as Intended or not, so I never sent in a ticket on the issue. Also, because it was so random that it didn't always survive a restart/reload it made it difficult to show the bug in action. <span style="tex

Reply to lol all worlds get precursor colonization events in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

Started a fresh game with all mods turned off. Played off and on during the weekend and hit the exact same all Precursor World or nothing-at-all colonization event bug as described in this thread after my 35th colony. Just finished sending a ticket describing the problem in detail along with a save file to SD. Ticket number: XZT-516-74197

Reply to Where is Coercion racial ability? in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

Yes, the devs changed what the Patriotic ability did when they got rid of the LEP. Internally it's still called Patriotic but in the Text files it is renamed to Coercive, which is then displayed in the game. From the AbilityText.xml file in the Data/English/Text directory: PatrioticAbility_Name Coercive Hope this hel