Soulfire777

Reply to Regarding governors in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

From what I understand, the governor would probably more accurately be called a "production template". It's just an ordered list of things to build in a specific order. You might set one up for new colonies in safe areas that emphasise infrastructure and population/economic growth, another one for new planets in hostile territory that produce more defensive improvements in the beginning and infrastructure later, another one for producing primarily warships, etc. If you assigned a governor to

Reply to GalCiv Play example: Triumph of evil.. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

> I know that has been MY "holy grail" for my 23 years of gaming! And honestly, if the "intelligent" setting is the AI at 100% with no bonuses/penalties, and there are settings above and below that, what is the advantage of a "slider"? Personally, I think it's good the AI has the option to "cheat" at higher settings in case I get good enough to want a more challenging game. The fact that even when it is "cheating" it uses all the same game mechanics as I have to and I

Reply to terrorism in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I remember reading examples of random events that involve terrorism somewhere. Since 9/11 though, there is a very stong stigma against terrorism even in games. Imagine the negative press: "And in GalCiv, you are even ENCOURAGED to commit acts of terrorism...". I'm not saying I agree with the way the media tries to imply that things in games cause the same behaviors to manifest in real life, but I'm also not sure if it were MY company that I would want the kind of media attention a f

Reply to Subscribed just to say: I HATE BRAD WARDELL in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Well you'll get to play it for a couple days at the tail end of your vacation... :notsure: --Soulfire

Reply to How many stars are on the largest maps in GalCiv? *** in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

> Um...THINK about that last comment for a second: You just conquered a THOUSAND worlds...then your next big step is to conquer ONE world? ;) --Soulfire

Reply to Simple one line responce to help developers know. Where did you hear about GaCiv? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I first heard about GalCiv over a year ago in a thread on Starbase Delta (A Stars! Supernova Genesis site).

Reply to Frog, you alone?! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Well hopefully newcomers have a sense of humor? If not, please feel free to delete my silly posts. And I don't so much want a FREE copy of the game as I just want to play NOW until I can buy my copy! No more "pimpin" after release day - I promise. :P

Reply to Frog, you alone?! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

PS - On second thought beauty doesn't matter. No matter how pretty you are, if you bring GalCiv with you I think I'm just going to want to play the game for a few days anyway...

Reply to Frog, you alone?! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Any beautiful ladies on the team? How about you bring over a copy of GalCiv and we'll make a date of it? :D No ladies who think that's a very romantic proposition? Hrm...I'm desperate: Ok, I'll even take a guy as long as you bring the damned game. And I'll fix dinner. And drinks. Just keep your hands to yourself! :P (It sucks to be desperate! LOL)

Reply to Frog, you alone?! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Frogboy is omnipotent...one of him is like 4 million lesser game devs... :P

Reply to About downloading the game (answers) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

"But be careful, the serial number that comes with GalCiv isn't like serial numbers you've seen before. They are tied to each user. So if it were to somehow "get out there", the system would detect anomalous activity and shut down that number so guard that number" It SOUNDS like it is tied to the user and not the computer? I really hope that is how it works. --Soulfire

Reply to About downloading the game (answers) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Is there an official word on this? Can I have it installed on my desktop and also laptop for when I go out of town without needing to buy 2? --Soulfire

Reply to AI Interface in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

It sounds like the AI kicks ass anyway, what are the odds that most people could improve on what they have already worked so hard on? I've seen mentioned somewhere that as part of the "extended support" they hope to make it possible to pick any player from the metaverse and have the game emulate their style of play. That would be really cool, I hope they can really do it. --Soulfire

Reply to Why does buying direct always cost MORE? :( in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Just for the record, I only complained because money is really tight for me right now and $5-10 unfortunately matters to me in my current situation. That being said, I appreciate what Stardock is doing here and perhaps even more how you seem to be very honest and supportive of your customers. Because of this I plan to still buy directly as my way of saying thanks for everything. Hopefully more people will feel the same way and it will really pay off for you. Thanks Stardock. :)

Reply to Why does buying direct always cost MORE? :( in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

There we have it, right from the Frog's mouth. Thank you. :) --Soulfire

Reply to About downloading the game (answers) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Most of the time it's ok to install on 2 computers as long as both of the instances of the software are not intended to be in use at the SAME TIME. This would allow you to have a copy on both your desktop and laptop legally. But if your wife (or room mate or brother or fried, etc) has their own computer and wants the game, and you both plan to play it seperately, you should buy two copies. At least this has always been my understanding. --Soulfire

Reply to Nebula etc? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Stardock, is there any chance of adding these things as part of the continued development? :) --Soulfire

Reply to So if we pre-ordered... in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

From the purchase link: (This is NOT Drengin.net) "On March 26th if you can't get Galactic Civilizations locally, you can purchase it directly from us and download the full game while you wait for your CD to arrive. It will be $44.95 plus $5 shipping if you live in North America, or $10 shipping elsewhere. " It sounds like if you buy it direct, you get the CD shipped to you and the downloading is just an option so you can play sooner than waiting for the CD?

Reply to Request for clarity on distribution of game in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

This is what I got from the "purchase" link on this page: On March 26th if you can't get Galactic Civilizations locally, you can purchase it directly from us and download the full game while you wait for your CD to arrive. It will be $44.95 plus $5 shipping if you live in North America, or $10 shipping elsewhere. Hope this helps? --Soulfire

Reply to Why does buying direct always cost MORE? :( in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

It doesn't have to be CHEAPER buying direct, but it shouldn't cost more either? Most people appreciate the convenience of buying at the store...that way if something is wrong with it, you don't have to pay shipping to return it, wait 5-8 days for them to receive the return and ship another copy, etc. So for the same price, most people will still buy from the distributors. Furthermore when you add shipping costs, it's usually cheaper to buy from the store than mail order anyway.

Why does buying direct always cost MORE? :( in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Hi, I don't like to be a whiner, but I'm going to do it anyway. Why is it that buying a game direct always costs $5-10 MORE than buying from a retailer? Since no money from that direct sale goes to a middle man, wouldn't the company be making more money selling a copy direct for the same price (or even less) than they get from a copy that a retailer sells? Is it a political thing where they have to make the retailer prices look better or the retailers won't carry it if they are under

Nebula etc? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I was just wondering, are there any nebulas or other strategic features on the map to make it more interesting and if so, how do they affect gameplay? I thought the nebula in MOO were cool in that they slowed down travel and made shields ineffective. Wormholes in Stars! were cool too. --Soulfire

Reply to Best planet quality (non-modified) you've seen? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Does a series of lucky events like that ever give you so much of an enormous advantage that you may as well just "automatically win"? --Soulfire

Reply to Controlling the senate? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Ok cool, thanks. The manual states that the more advanced the form of government you use, the more difficult it is to retain control of the senate. How does this work? Do you just need higher approval ratings to "win" the election? Can you choose not to use the advanced forms of government if your approval is shaky? --Soulfire

Controlling the senate? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I've seen several references about needing to retain control of the senate to get your bonuses, but I don't understand exactly how you go about accomplishing this control. Also, what "bonuses" exactly do you lose when you lose control of the senate? --Soulfire