erischild

erischild

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Reply to List of Ongoing Fixes/Wants/Needs for Future Patches in GalCiv III Future Ideas GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="trims2u" reply="22" id="3647321"] Adjacency bonuses for the DR/TDA/PR are pretty much irrelevant. And having to have a given specific resource is indeed a good idea. But they not well balanced - before this latest patch, they were of very dubious worth in any case, and now, they're stupidly Overpowered. What is important is the +8 bonus it gets to the base, and then the +1 bonus for each level of the DR. Both are *massively* overpowered, because, as

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Reply to 1.82 Update (Released 8/22) in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="pshaw" reply="6" id="3647264"] Quoting erischild, reply 4 Explanatory tooltips! All of this is good stuff, but I definitely have to encourage that trend. Explanatory tooltips! [e digicons]:D[/e] Now, if only I knew what a UI widget was, why I wanted more of them,

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Reply to Any massive faction generator out there? in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

I consider the Steam workshop to be my massive random generator. I have accrued 70 - 80 factions of varying styles. I avoided most of the recognizable lore based factions and looked for visual variety. I also consider it a random trait and ability generator because I have no idea what those people did to all those factions. Set up an insane map, set the difficulty to genius, pick 20 - 30 random factions, promote some of those to Incredible just so I don't know who

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Reply to 1.82 Update (Released 8/22) in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

Explanatory tooltips! All of this is good stuff, but I definitely have to encourage that trend. Explanatory tooltips! :D Now, if only I knew what a UI widget was, why I wanted more of them, and whether my insane map size games were actually unstable or was it me?

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Reply to Pathing in a Slipstream (Starbases/ships) in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Well, that was the closest thing to a reasonable explanation I had. I don't know any other game mechanic that would do that. There is a possibility they avoid other people's slipstream generators or military starbases as a general rule, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

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Reply to Questions about destroying a trade resource in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I have been here since the Alpha, attended all the dev streams, etc, and listened carefully for the connection between Trade Resources and Wonders that has been mentioned, but never actually heard an explanation what that connection is. I got the impression it was some pre-coding concept that never got carried into actual implementation, possibly when it was decided to allow multiple copies of Trade Resources, although that is reading a lot between the lines of what was said.

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Reply to I must be getting old in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

The fine art of appreciating a "crap start" is something that partially eludes me. I like my maps kind of open, where we all have a little room before we start smashing empires together. The RNG occasionally puts me right next to an AI player as its version of a whimsical joke. I restart immediately. It doesn't happen all that often, so I resist the temptation to pre-check maps by removing FOW. So , while I sometimes play for the challenge, I support those wh

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Reply to A few gameplay questions for the GalCiv3 experts :) in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

The Thalan Gaia Vortex gives +3 everything adjacencies and can be added to the above list of useful Shrinker neighbors. It also adds to the local production of the planet, which is useful since its shipyard is often getting bonuses along with the Shrinker. The Arcean special buildings can both benefit from and contribute to military adjacencies. Adding to their global speed boosts when I capture one of their planets that have those buildings is one of my new favorite militar

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Reply to I must be getting old in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Weidbrewer" reply="18" id="3646720"] Well, to be clear, I'm hardly a new player, hence my frustration. (So, the AI cheats in this version? What ever happened to Stardock's pride in having AI that was smart and didn't need to cheat? I thought their whole reason for going 64 bit this time was to make it even smarter.) I think that the bottom line from what I'm reading above is that instead of

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Reply to Questions about destroying a trade resource in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

The evidence is in things like Autocarpus Viriles which affect growth on all colonies. Hover over the growth display on the planet screen and you will see the bonus from Autocarpus Viriles and you will see it change with multiple copies. The same is true for Snuggler Colonies, Monsatium Deposits, and probably others I can't think of at the moment. By the end of the game, I will own all of the Autocarpus Viriles in the Galaxy, either by purchase or conque

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Reply to Method for purchasing ideology points in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="rlared12" reply="11" id="3646483"] Quoting Mystikmind, reply 9 Mainly I'd just like a system where unlocking the higher tiers doesn't increase the cost of the lower tiers. Unlocking a tier should only increase the cost of that tier and higher tiers. Hopefully th

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Reply to Torrian Tech Tree untradable? Broken 1.81? in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

I want a mode that displays techs you own but cannot be traded. Perhaps a set of greyed out entries below the tech list, with a hover tip as to why each one is not trade-able. Guessing at these things in a self documenting game is is not the way it is supposed to work. I don't want clutter, but I do want full clarity as to what I can or cannot do and why. I know it is a demanding thing to ask for, but I am a demanding kind of Galactic Dictator.

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Reply to Brand New Player with Questions in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

2. You have to save the ship and then save the actual game. Then the new ship will show up in future new games. It is not at all obvious and I lost a lot of design work figuring that out. Now I keep a game file around specifically for designing new ships and make a note to save it every session.

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Reply to Post Your Gal Civ III Ship Designs! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I am finally happy with this one. I use it as a huge hull that I can load up with augments. According to my lore, it becomes the command ship of any fleet it joins. It appeals deeply to my sense of whimsy. The gag behind the animation is that a junior crew has lost control of the rotation and stability controls. The main ship part is from the latest DLC and I knew it was perfect for this concept I had in mind the moment I saw it. I just had to make the anim

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Reply to Malevolent only viable choice at high difficulties? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Yay! A proponent for each ideology! A good sign that Stardock has as least made the three paths usable and somewhat balanced. Individual preferences will affect things for a while, but I expect there will be general preference for Malevolent. It fits more obviously with aggressive strategies, which are particularly satisfying to gamers with a taste for pixel on pixel violence. ;) There may be exploits we find in the ideology paths going forward, and that Stardock has

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Reply to Malevolent only viable choice at high difficulties? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I use Benevolent for early colonization boosts, then research boosts, then the big influence-flips-everybody perk. I really milk that last one, taking opponent starbases and minor planets while being everybody's favorite peacenik. Or even while being the aggressively Benevolent dictator that I am and forcing new populations to love me at the point a laser blaster. Peace is always an option, but only an option, after all. ;) I can't imagine playing any o

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Reply to Game ruining [BUG] stray projectiles takes 5-10 minutes after battles in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

This is the only report of such symptoms I have seen on these forums. It doesn't even sound close to anything I have heard about, especially the 5 to 10 minute part. Anything that lasted that long was never going to resolve itself. It would be best to go through the process and submit a ticket to Stardock. It is highly likely to be something unique to your system, but Stardock may be able to give you a pointer as to what it is. Edit: Ot

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Reply to Power matrix not getting wealth bonuses when built on wealth resource. in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Mystikmind" reply="3" id="3645456"] Actually i have always wondered about this type of thing? Not taking adjacency into account; When it comes to planetary tile bonuses and what is the best structure to put on them? For economic bonuses for example, should you put the economic capital on it or just a market or a bank? What about trade capital? A manufacturing bo

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