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Reply to What happened to Global Warming? in Life, the Universe and Everything GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="2427" id="3576510"]If he has an issue, it's that he's an asshole and simply calls people idiots when they make a post like yours, without explaining why they're idiots. While your post is idiotic, it's something that can be cured. It probably wont be of course, but not for a lack of capacity since you've managed such a complicated task as posting on the internet on multiple occasions. [/quote] If you want to believe crackpot pseudo

Reply to What happened to Global Warming? in Life, the Universe and Everything GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Daiwa" reply="2422" id="3576442"] Just can't help it: https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/mind-blowing-temperature-fraud-at-noaa/ [/quote] "Steven Goddard" is a well known kook with no relevant training or credentials. His statements about Venus

Reply to Steam Monster Summer Sale in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

Some nice deals, but I have enough unplayed games to last for years. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to DLC in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.

DLC in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Are we likely to see any DLC in the near future? I don't expect anyone from Stardock to give me exclusive information about upcoming products, but it would be nice to have a vague idea about what to expect. I've been playing since the first or second beta, and my wallet is ready for some DLC.

Reply to Curious as to why people are waiting for Mod Workshop in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

With the workshop I click the subscribe button and I'm done. The mod downloads, installs and updates without any further action from me. I will never go back to futzing around with manual installs.

Reply to New Master of Orion game is coming in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I'm not a fan of Wargaming, but I'll try to be optimistic about this. I really wish Stardock had won the auction for MoO.

Reply to Want your PayPal? You can keep your PayPal…but with robocalls and automated texts. in Personal Computing GalCiv3 Forums

I've been using Paypal for years, and will continue to do so. This is a total non-issue for me. Even if I did suddenly get flooded with robo calls (I won't, by the way, because it makes no sense) I would just use one of the many call blocking apps to weed out the advertisers.

Reply to If You Don't Think You Will Be Jumping to Win 10 in Personal Computing GalCiv3 Forums

DX12 is the only reason that I will eventually "upgrade" to win10. It's ugly as sin and poorly designed, but I only use windows for games, or (rarely) for work.

Reply to XCOM 2 announced in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

I hope this goes multiplat eventually. I'd rather play on the ps4, but as long as they keep the control scheme from Enemy Unknown I'll be happy.

Reply to 1.02 How about something to center the main map camera on a selected unit or object? in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

Seconded.

Reply to UI help and/or QoL feature requests in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I agree, especially with #2. Modal windows should be kept to an absolute minimum. It's irritating when a window pops up and prevents you from gathering the information necessary to respond to situation.

Reply to Playing on very large maps in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

It sounds like we have similar styles. I agree with most of the points you raised, and especially like the idea of a display layer for player notes. I'm in the final stages of a game on a gigantic galaxy and I've been chipping away at the Drengin for over a week. It's easy to lose track of things in such a long game and notes would be a big help. Your suggestions for better highlighting in icon view are spot-on as well. I would also like to see the restrictions lifted on t

[Typo] Diplomacy Screen in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

"infedels" instead of "infidels"

[Suggestion] Tech trading tooltips in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

When another player offers a tech trade (or requests a gift), it would be nice if you could hover over the name of the tech(s) and get a tooltip with relevant information about it. The trade pop-up is modal, so there's no way in-game to find this information before deciding to (blindly) accept or decline. I'm not referring to the actual trade screen, which offers plenty of information, but rather this: <img src="http://i.imgur.com/iwHLrwn.jpg?1" alt="" w

Reply to Make it so! NASA "Warp Drive" in Everything Else GalCiv3 Forums

Color me skeptical.

Reply to How do you predict this game will be reviewed? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

80-85, assuming a relatively trouble-free launch.

Reply to Advice for new EBay seller in Everything Else GalCiv3 Forums

Only ship to Paypal confirmed addresses. If you ship to a different address you lose your seller protection. If a buyer asks you to ship to another address, politely refuse and inform them of why. I learned this lesson the hard way. It's an obvious thing, but you will save money buying and printing labels through ebay. They offer a reasonable discount on shipping compared to buying postage directly from the carrier. In the advanced view of the listing creator you can set b

Reply to Is Steam a full fledged monopoly? in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Niedzielan" reply="7" id="3540736"] If Steam has 25% or more of the market share, it is a monopoly. (That's the economic definition. Yes, there can be 4 monopolies in a single market.) [/quote] Not a definition that I'm familiar with, but I will defer to you. [quote who="Niedzielan" reply="7" id="3540736"] I'd be surprised if Steam had less than 25% of the PC gaming market, there are just so few other competitors. <br

Reply to Is Steam a full fledged monopoly? in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Borg999" reply="5" id="3540726"] Steam is a de facto monopoly. "De facto monopoly is a system where many suppliers of a product are allowed, but the market is so completely dominated by one that the others might as well not exist." [/quote] Origin can't be ignored. GOG is small but serves its customer base well. Green Man Gaming is relevant (thought tied to Steam), Gamer Gate, Microsoft is supposedly making a push to replace GFWL, etc etc.

Reply to Is Steam a full fledged monopoly? in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

Steam isn't a monopoly, by definition. It's a powerful and influential service, however, with the demonstrated ability to direct the market. As for mods, I have no problem with modders having the ability to monetize their work, but I would prefer a donation system. The current plan threatens to fragment the mod community, at least in the short term. I hate to see foundational mods like SkyUI getting locked behind a paywall, especially when so many other mods already rely on th

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III: Everything you want to know and then some in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

When did work begin on Galciv3? Did it have a long gestation period before the hammer met the nail?

Reply to Rock With Me in Life, the Universe and Everything GalCiv3 Forums

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptoN-5QE0Lw[/video]

Reply to Peace treaty need to last in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

This is a major immersion killer for me. I don't want limits of any kind (backstabbing is a viable strategy) but something needs to be done. [quote who="Axor" reply="3" id="3537424"] The shorter the treaty, the stiffer the penalties for breaking it early. [/quote] Sounds like a great idea to me.

Reply to Grand Theft Auto V coming to PC in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

I was surprised by the low sysreqs. Max Payne 3 ran well on modest hardware so I have some hope that it won't be a repeat of the GTAIV disaster.