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Reply to Population problems... in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

try maxing out propaganda if you want your planets to grow faster. i think the AI does this, as their morale generally seems to be much higher, even on high pop planets. cheers h

Reply to I-League immune to culture? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

minor races in general seem to have a huge culture resistance. it is possible for them to defect, but you need a MASSIVE amount of influence in the sector. cheers h

Reply to Rewards for good vs. evil - balanced? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

for conquest victory, evil is by far the best path. alliance and culture victories are much easier for "good" civs. tech victory could go either way. it all really depends on your style of play: if you're an "aggressive expansionary" type player, you're gonna benefit from the "evil" choices. if you're a "chill n' build" type, "good" will work much better. cheers h

Reply to How do i get anything good out of trade?? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

when i first get trade, i build a ton of freighters. i send some to nearby planets to just get some immediate cash. i send the rest to distant wealthy planets and cancel the first routes when they get there. i also leave some "parked". building "trading post" starbases will improve trade revenues significantly. by the end of my most recent game, about 75% of my economy was trade. cheers h

Reply to Morale is broken in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

AFAIK population stops increasing at i've never had problems with morale on anything but conquered planets. just max out propaganda, build a ton of morale improvements and grab those resources. i'm kinda surprised at all these "morale sucks" posts. i agree that destabilization is a bit of a gray area. you should be able to find out if someone is destabilizing you through espionage. cheers h

Reply to Help on tradegoods in Strategies Stardock Forums

wait, you don't lose the bonus when you trade them? are you sure? i thought they were supposed to be a monopoly item. i never traded them since i thought i'd be giving up the advantages. cheers h

Reply to TIPS: The Very Early Game in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

i leave military at 70-80, research at 20-30, spending at 100% until i have all reachable planets colonized, resources "claimed" and freighters on their way. researchwise, i make a beeline for "impulse drives" and then controlled gravity (for gravity accelerators - CRUCIAL) since this helps a lot with the whole "claiming resources" process. this is on medium or large maps. intelligent AI. cheers h

Reply to Starbases STACK forever!?!? I think that should be fixed. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

yeah, this could get kinda silly and it does devalue "production" social projects, especially since AFAIK starbase improvements give 50% of their bonus for "free", while social improvements only give 33% for "free". BUT there are only a handful of "production" social projects ( man center, fusion plant, anti-matter, some unique ones ). other social projects are still useful. there is also a production "cap" of 10 X planet rating, which you'll probably hit after building a few industria

Reply to begining speed ability -- +1 ship move -- does it work?? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

for speed enhancing techs, +10% = 1 extra square per turn ( impulse drives for instance ). i would assume the starting ability follows the same rule. so this is probably a bug. i'm sure it'll be fixed promptly. apparently some other starting abilities don't show up either. it's in the bugs thread. cheers h

Reply to Alliances?! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

you may need to throw in some gravy even if you're "close". a few techs'll do it. cheers h

Reply to A couple questions ( espionage, minor civs and "good" UI )... in Strategies Stardock Forums

finally got the good UI in my most recent game. it does take quite a few events though. the "galactic plague" event massively boosted my alignment. the good techs are sweet, though. "the better way" rules. i think the good UI is supposed to be kinda goofy looking. cheers h

Reply to One possible AI suggestion in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

either that, or it should realize when you've "stolen" a resource in that manner and demand the starbase. on a related note, the drengins (who, amazingly were at peace with everyone) once "stole" a resource after the had arceans destroyed one my bases. this was on intelligent. cheers h

Reply to PETITION - Peace is power too - more points to us! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

hmmm...then perhaps we should be competing for the lowest score. :p i can see it now: gigantic galaxy, all incredible AI, military victory: 17 points! cheers h

Reply to + Manufacturing and +Starships, what exactly do they affect? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

manufacturing also applies to social projects. i think ship quality only affects hitpoints (at least that's what the manual says). cheers h

Reply to PETITION - Peace is power too - more points to us! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

what difficulty level were you on? i think i got more points than that at "bright" level with an alliance win on a medium galaxy. cheers h

Reply to Whats wrong with this AI??? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

the latest version radically diminishes the amount of cash you can get for techs. i don't think this strategy will work anymore. cheers h

Reply to Survey Ship Weapon Capacity in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

certain anomalies will boost the ship's stats. it's best to put it on "auto-survey" once you're no longer using it to scout. in my current game, my survey ship from the start of the game has an attack of about 33 and defense of 40 or so. it can annihilate fleets of enemy dreadnoughts. cheers h

Reply to Bug Reports in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

i've got a corrupted savegame. it will load up a blank galaxy map and CTD as soon as you hit ESC to get to the menu. anyone else have this? cheers h

Reply to Selling tech strategy seems unbalanced in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

i've been using the tech trade approach to some degree in all my games so far - not to a ridiculous degree, though, mostly because i'm too lazy to constantly trade tech with all the civs. it's a good strategy, but i'm not sure it's a game breaker, especially on higher AI levels and bigger maps. cheers h

Reply to Metaverse Scores in Strategies Stardock Forums

just curious, how long does it take to play through a gigantic game? i've only been playing on medium galaxies. the thought of having to deal with hundreds of constructors travelling to dozens of starbases gives me the heeby-jeebies. cheers h

Reply to Senate votes against me in Strategies Stardock Forums

you need to boost your approval rating - declaring war is like a mini-election. try lowering taxes and/or building morale improvements or increasing propaganda. cheers h

Reply to Brad's ongoing GalCiv update thread in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

olaf, IIRC resources only disappear from the minimap when another civ starts mining them. it's a good way to check if you should send a constructor. harry: i have the same problem with the metaverse. i'm gonna try disabling my pop-up blocker before submitting next time. maybe that'll help. cheers h

Reply to A couple questions ( espionage, minor civs and "good" UI )... in Strategies Stardock Forums

regarding #3, are there any non-event type things that effect alignment? In my most recent game I ALWAYS picked the "good" option (i.e. the option with the biggest penalty) whenever there was a colonizing or a random event. but i just checked my end o' game savegame and my alignment was 55. any thoughts? cheers h

A couple questions ( espionage, minor civs and "good" UI )... in Strategies Stardock Forums

1. once you've achieved "max espionage" for a race, can you drop the slider back down to zero? 2. do minor civs ( or even major civs ) trade techs with each other? i've been using minor civs to bankroll my empire by selling them techs. major civs to a lesser degree. they don't seem to... 3. Is there a separate "good" UI, or is it just the default one? and is there any way of checking your alignment? thanks in advance. cheers h

Espionage and Improvements in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

hi, i just breezed through my first "real" game with "normal" AI (cultural victory, never even had to fire a shot) and i have a couple questions: 1. is their any point to maintaining espionage funding once you've reached "Maximum" penetration? 2. is there any way of displaying a list of improvements built on a planet ( mostly for conquered planets ). 3. do the Minor Civs ( who seem to get serious morale/production/economy bonuses ) trade techs with each other