Who came up with that? Are we allowed to tip game developers? Wow, I've always wanted one of those. Though that was mostly because I'd save, play, the game would crash and I wouldn't remember where I was when I had last saved. (not this game)
There's no game I want to be playing more than GalCiv. This is bad because I won't play games until I play the one I want to. And I just got on my term break for the week. It's going to be a long week. > "So we'd play the game and see something and think "Hmm, the AI should have accepted that deal." or "Hmm, the AI should have noticed I was beefing up my star bases with culture and weapons" and so on." THAT is what's important in a gam
What if you do become strong enough? Declare war, break the tribute and beat down the opponent. Make them pay you tribute for peace. Renegotiation, it could be called. :p Honestly, I just think it makes more sense that tribute stops when you're at war with who you're paying. That way, they're less likely to go to war with you because they want the money.
"The BOX has a picture of a starbase on it." That just struck me as funny for some reason... that something the BETA testers came up with got on the box.
I'm hoping this might be one of those things fixed in a patch. 'cuz it doesn't make sense. Of course, you can't get back money already paid... but no new money should be paid. Debts of any kind should cancel when at war, and they shouldn't come back.
If you're at war with someone, what are you paying the tribute for? You're supposedly paying them to not attack you, so if they attack you, you shouldn't have to pay. Easy, simple, and the guy attacking you shouldn't be trusted by the AI, not you for not paying.
An open AAR board! *grin*
I don't know. I think it would make for some soggy toast, personally. I see the Yor dressed up like the maid from the Jetsons, doing maidy-things. "Clean my room for me!" *mutter liquify for my toast mutter*
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I think the metaverse was a good idea. You can still compete over the internet if you want to, just not directly. So you get the benefits of good AI, while still being able to have a some friendly rivalry. With no disconnects or swearing. Not many games can promise that. :)
I don't think the one with better numbers wins EVERY time... isn't there a dice roll involved? If a ship is attacked, does the damage stay with it until it's repaired?
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I hope they have a "First Star Blown Up" cut-scene. Heh.
Because I'll be in New Hampshire, where we're tax free anyway! And GameStop, the store, offers free shipping if you take the game home in your car. :p Actually I might buy it online with that offer and get it shipped to my Dorm instead of home... GalCiv for an extra couple days, and a GalCiv Theme manager. Not bad.
I'm sick of hearing people complaining about a game not being tested. Maybe people should start buying from companies that can't afford to release a below-average game. I hope when Stardock gets big they remember how they got there!
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Is the fun level balanced between the good and evil paths?
I hope to see a demo. But sometimes games are programmed in such a way that it'd be far too easy to turn a demo into the full game. Especially customizable games.
I swear, I'll be screaming at the screen. "I'd never say that! Never! Stupid game!" Even if I go change it, though, their reaction to it would still be negative. Better to know what they're actually hearing, right?
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I'd pay $70 to play it now. If it's not what I want then I'll have wasted a month of my life pining for a game I didn't even like... I have faith in Stardock though. They did Corporate Machine and I loved that. Of course, I got it as a Christmas gift... sister had $3 and asked if there was anything she could get me for that, and I was like, "Well, there is a $3 game I've had my eye on..." Political Machine sounds like it will be neat, and Stellar Frontier is awesome. So I'll just wait for Ga
As for the Royal Family idea... In Foundation the Emperor changed due to assassination more often than not. Every once in a while there would be military coups from sectors that wanted to install an emperor more favorable to themself. I think I should read that book again, to get ready for an empire building game. :P
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Asorokop, I've been doing the exact same thing as you! Instant gratification isn't fast enough for me, though. Hey, how about some of you beta testers give us a little AAR action so we can drool over the events, gameplay, the way the victory conditions work... after all, we still haven't heard about the gameplay of winning. :P
Quicken rocks. I love playing around with Quicken. Of course, I'm studying to be an accountant, with a goal to later in life get into programming, and maybe someday game programming...er... maybe accountants DID make it. ^^
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I'd never heard/bothered with games like this before... what's 4x mean, anyway? But, I have played Civilization and this sounds like a cross between that and a game that makes sense. All the good parts of Civ but in space, with new stuff! Tell me if I'm wrong, but that's my interpretation of how gameplay would be. I hope it is, but with added stuff like UP and great AI! AI isn't a big thing for me, though, 'cuz I'm horrible at games. Doh. Maybe a turn based game is what I need so I have tim
You lucky duck, I can't even find the box. ;)
Nice! If Paradox can have such great after release support without being payed, imagine what Stardock can do with funding! Can't wait for this to come out! Maybe if I get a job now I'll be able to afford it by then.
Some programmers are not paid to support a product after it's shipped...
I'm a little wary of the free bonus coming with a game. Sim City 4 did that, and it caused a crash bug that would not have occured without it installed! I hope you have the bonus content tested thoroughly before you just throw it into a game. I don't expect that to happen, though. Stardock and their development of this game seems like they actually care about the customer, unlike certain companies I could name.