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markos2

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Reply to From 13+ games to 2? - Is that 'metaverse degradation'? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote] It's only me that uses this computer and I've no desire to have multiple personalities?[/quote] Well... This is not my case. My son and I are both playing GC on the same PC- why shouldn't we be allowed to have 2 names? (btw he plays at home when I'm working - so no fights for the PC except on rainy weekends ;) but thanks God Italy is sunny enough ;) ;) ) Wait a minute... winter is coming... (:( Anyhow - anyone else sharing GC with a son (daughter,

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Reply to Luck & Creative? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

On Creativity... I played once with it and I was able to discover 2 "precursor" ships from surevying anomalies - that I didnt find in any other game. I mean, I was having a ranger while all the other were still on BattleCruisers. ~SDC~

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Reply to Galactic Civilizations II concept thread in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Sorry if this has already been pointed out. I would like to have a better AI as far as the alliances are concerned. If I have an ally and - say - there are just 2 remanining planets in the corners of the squareverse, there should be an option for agreeing that we could split the forces (provided that we both have troops etc). This of course requires a better AI also for the aliens, as they need to add an extra dimension in their own strategies. Btw I am not thin

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Reply to MASO Gigantic 60k points help in Strategies Stardock Forums

[quote]Not in any game I've played lately. Last game for me, they all belonged to the 3 planet I colonized. [/quote] Same happened to me last night. The newly acquired freighter had as its home planet the latest one that I had conquered, just a few turns before. Did anyone check this extensively? ~SDC~

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Reply to Is this right? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I do not like this. >:( >:( >:( And I do not think it will benefit Stardock's sales in any case. It looks quite poor, even in terms of mere look&feel (and we all agree that GC was not the nicest girl in town ;) ). Btw I wonder how the AI will look like... Anyhow, I am sure that several people will end up downloading it for free, associating this at the end with GC - and maybe taking the wrong conclusion that even GC is bad. No, to me it won't help GC sales for su

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Reply to Trading deals in Strategies Stardock Forums

Btw - we do not have in GalCiv today any indication about what was the 'home planet' of our ships. :( I guess this is something to add in the wish list for GC2. ~SDC~

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Reply to Question for Technician: in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

The book is "The Sixth Column", by good old Robert Heinlein - one of the greatest SF writers ever. Personally not 100% agreeing with his own view of the world(s), but a must read for any SF fan! Amazon.com book summary: "Last of the free nations to fall, America had been invaded and conquered. Ironically, even as Washington had been destroyed, a secret laboratory charged with developing weapons to defeat the invaders had discovered a new system of controlling energy and matter. A super-

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Reply to Question for Technician: in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Ben, I understand the issue (although it should be easy enough to check whether any modifier has been used checking the saved games). I guess we can find a way to *encourage* people eventually joining such an empire to stick to some rule... didn't our engineers invent Brainwave Mapping long ago? ~SDC~

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Reply to Question for Technician: in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Good thread... I did not join any empire yet - so I think I'll wait the creation of the new one. On my wish list there is an Empire that plays plain vanilla GC... no mods allowed. On the names side, Foundation is currently my favourite, but any classic SF-themed one would be great: Starship Troopers (Heinlein) Sixth Column (Heinlein) Robot Empire (Asimov) The Ultimate Egoist Empire (Sturgeon) City Empire (Simak) Rama (Cla

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Reply to Translating GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Thx to IT and PP - good suggestions and help as always :) I guess that I will switch to GC Writer then, I just downloaded and it looks far easier to avoid mistakes (I was typing directly into Notepad or Word). Moreover, I would love to find anyone that would help me with the translation into Italian... anyone out there? ~SDC~

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Reply to Translating GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Hey folks... I ended translating all the events and all the ships... and currently at 50% of the techs. One question though... should I put everything in the mods folders or just replace the original ones in the galciv\data\ ? I am asking this because I started translating (and updating directly) the original GCTech.tech in the galciv\data\ directory (and it did work). Last night I replaced the other files (.ship, .event, and the other .tech) - it didnt work anymore. Sympt

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Reply to Galactic Civilizations II concept thread in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

... and please improve the descriptions provided within the game! Although most of us are veteran players and we do understand what it happens (should happen) when researching a technology, the messages around do not help (both the overview and the description). Same applies for Wonders, Achievements, etc. Moreover I find that the descriptions themselves need improvement, adding more depth to the game. Improvement to me is needed in 2 directions: 1) I'd like to *see*

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Reply to Metaverse Scoring Audit in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Well... I missed all this! What may I say after all this debate? That people are different and that we're all playing for satisfying all our different egos - myself included. I personally NEVER modded any game. Not any. I don't even CTRL-N at starting point. I have the feeling that if I modify a game, I will be playing something that is different from what the developer wanted. It's like reading a Shakespeare book and change the character, because you d

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Translating GalCiv in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I tried to fiddle around with the different files to translate GC into Italian (or at least to translate it into Italish...). My aim is not to have a professionally translated version, but just to have a playable version around. I saw that there are around some German versions and I understand that there are other localized versions modded by the users. I would like to start a discussion about this project. I have several questions on the subject... such as:<

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Reply to 1.21 and savegames in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Thanks Peace Phoenix - does it mean that I can upgrade GC to 1.21.099 (from 1.20.098) without waiting to finish my last game? (yes, the Drengins are still there) It would be good... as I will benefit my office's fast connection... before going to vacation. ~SDC~

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Reply to new games on TGN in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I downloaded yesterday Celtic Kings (but was unable to load the scenarios), had a quick tour (no manual, just tutorial)... looks nice, would have liked to play more but I came home at 1.30 in the night. AND I had to wipe out the Drengins first! Shouldn't we have a dedicated forum for each of the new games, btw? ~SDC~

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