Coffeedragon

Reply to The Gal Civ formula (and why it needs to be addressed) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I know that efficiency needs to be defined. (And I told you already I would do that.) And, no, it´s *not* subjective. Score should measure if you are good at winning, not more, not less. What could be more fair? Anyways, my alternative scoring system is here: http://www.galciv.com/forum.asp?BID=GF&id=62206#62206

Coffeedragon´s Scoring Formula in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Or short: `The Coffee´. :) The points of the Coffee: -It only measures achievement. No nonsense. -Quality over quantity. -Totally simple. Everybody knows what to expect, all the time. The rules: \Including explanation for each. Lose: Coffee = 0 \I could give you a negative score if you prefer that. Win at any difficulty below Normal: Coffee = 50; *NO BONUS* \And I am feeling generous here. Win at Normal and above: Coffee

Reply to The Gal Civ formula (and why it needs to be addressed) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

The scoring formula should *only* measure player efficiency at winning. Irrelevant in-game statistics should have no part in it all. That´s the basic mistake made. Perhaps it is not entirely clear what I am driving at. So I will devise a scoring formula of my own, as my personal contribution to Galciv, though the chance of Stardock adopting it probably = snowball in hell. ;p

Reply to The New Forum Features (part 2) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Can anyone explain how the quoting feature is supposed to work? :notsure:

Reply to G.R.O.S.S. communication thread. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Just found out Staffa is #1 now! Congratulations!! :CONGRAT: Adding to that, I propose to promote Staffa to Senator, for the following outstanding achievements: -Winning 5 games on Masochistic -Contributing 22.000 points to our cause -Ingeniously proving the whackiness of the current scoring system :D

Reply to What does "Creative" trait give you? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Hmm, I asked this two weeks ago, and still no real answer. Could one of the developers please bother? :)

Reply to The Gal Civ formula (and why it needs to be addressed) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Frogboy: "Just how many more do you want assigned to stuff to deal with the metaverse scoring stuff?" 1 minute to throw the entire no-good formula out, 2-3 hours to create a *REALLY SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT* replacement for those who want the scoring both fair and competitive. ;)

Reply to Give the MidWest Confederation Your Healthy and Rich in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Yes, give them your healthy and rich, we will loot the rich and sell the healthy on the slave market. :d G.R.O.S.S. -the Buck stops here. :HOT:

Reply to AI maybe a bit too predictable? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Frogboy: "When we were designing the metaverse, one thing we didn't take into account is the sheer volume of cheese." Much as I dislike cheese, this would have been the very first thing for me to expect. Where have you spent your life? :p LOL ;) :) "If you're looking for more variety, use the Ctrl-N feature to bring up more intresting maps rather than just getting the one where all the stars are around you and the AI is isolated." I agree. You could use ctrl-N to

Reply to Does anyone build battle hammers anymore? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I prefer the Battleaxe as a defender. But on small maps, I don´t always want to wait for the Battleship to go over to the offense, and I do build Battlehammers in that case. The Battlehammer may well be useless on gigantic maps, but it´s useful on small ones. I find the Battlecruisers, Starhawks and Phoenixes really useless, though. Simply bad-value-for-money. :notsure:

Reply to The New Forum Features (part 2) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

No, it doesn´t. :notsure:

Reply to The New Forum Features (part 2) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[" You can quote by starting your quote with the square brackets "[" quote "]" (but without the quote signs). "] Test if this works for me.

Reply to How random are senate election results? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

"If your Really having problems, change your goverment form. Simple" Not so simple. ;) You can´t change government if your faction is not in power. ObsidiOn: Try ridiculously low taxes (20% or so). If that doesn´t win you the next elections, it´s probably a bug.

Reply to Morale is broken in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I'd kill for 50%. We're not complaining about not going over 50 constantly. we're complaining about way below 50 AFTER building every improvement and MINING morale resources and relying on sending colonists into space as fast as colony ships and transports can be built. I simply don´t understand that. I have played on difficulties from average to crippling and never had any problems with morale. Try not doing anything that is really weird. ;)

Reply to G.R.O.S.S. communication thread. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

G.R.O.S.S. is the most active community in this forum. We will soon have more replies than the bug report thread. LOL Another clear sign of GROSS success. :)

Reply to Does anyone care that Metaverse still doesn't work? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

"The reason the PQ +10 and +15 was removed? Most people were choosing those for their pics." Could have been gleaned from the forum as well. And I still can´t see how the Metaverse is supposed to improve the Ai in a meaningful way. To adress Ai tactical and long-term strategic (diplomacy!) weaknesses, your submission would have to include the entire replay. And no one in either the Universe or the Metaverse would have the time to analyze all those replays.

Reply to Does anyone build battle hammers anymore? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

They are cheaper than Battleships and *can* take out Axes, so they are still useful.

Reply to The beginning of the end in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

"This is the beginning of the end. The Viking Federation have decided to take over the galaxy." If you tried any such thing, that would be the beginning of the end for the Viking Federation. :D I advise against such folly. Join G.R.O.S.S. instead.

Reply to Does anyone care that Metaverse still doesn't work? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

"Ryan, if the goal of the metaverse is to compete with other players, I think you have a point. If the goal is to see how players are playing the game to sharpen the AI and to address game balance, it's fine." The problem is, it doesn´t achieve either of these goals. The scoring system is way too screwed for a real competition, and the Metaverse doesn´t allow me to see what other players do, either. And I doubt very much that the Metaverse input has done anythin

Reply to AI maybe a bit too predictable? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I hope that we get this much hyped metaverse feature turned on where we can download the strategies used by players into the game AI and play it. Count me in. At least the Metaverse could give some information about what a player actually did. Currently it´s not much more than a (very basic) Hall of Fame which you have to go online to even watch. :notsure:

Reply to G.R.O.S.S. communication thread. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Stardate 2178. Settled on a Large Map, Loose Clusters, Habitable Planets Common. Enemy race leaders are reported Geniuses: Pure Good Drengin Crusaders, Moderately Good Altarian Union and Arcean League, Pure Evil Yor Pirates and Torian Cannibals. Terra is ruled by the Technocratic Syndicate: Technologist Party, 5x Speed, 4x Research, 1x Trade. Giving us: +50% Research +10% Trade +1 Speed +1 Sensors The Syndicate´s Great Plan is as follows:

Reply to G.R.O.S.S. communication thread. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Did you notice they´ve stopped updating the Galactic Map? Server difficulties, or are they scared by the unstoppable rise of G.R.O.S.S.? :D

Reply to G.R.O.S.S. communication thread. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Now I'd like to see them change 3 things that I think are totally advantage human. 1. Buying (leasing) wonders and trade goods. Make those items unable to be purchased. Admittedly, I purchase em. 2. The 100% solution. Introduce diminishing returns. ie wastage when you put sliders to a high level. 3. Multi-Starbases per sector. Nerf em entirely. Indeed I won't use em. Doesn't have much realism for me. 1. That, or let Ais buy them, too. (Would make things hellishly dif

Reply to The Gal Civ formula (and why it needs to be addressed) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I was quoting Frogboy, but the feature didn´t work. (:( My post relates to the sam quote as russel´s.

Reply to The Gal Civ formula (and why it needs to be addressed) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

A step in the right direction. But it would be better to evaluate the starting position, the score being achievements/start position value. Otherwise, you will end up giving an advantage to players who simply get lucky, or restart a game instead of using ctrl-N. Much as you or I may dislike it, but some people will go a long way for a good-looking score, and discouraging the milkers is not as easy as you think. :D