Dr.Kavorkian, have a read of http://www.joeuser.com to get a handle on the approach that Brad Wardell has. I found it very informative, even educational (especially the bit about taking action ;) ), and entertaining. And informative on what makes his company tick. Damian ~SDC~
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Alank287 (message #654): Patches are already made available like some other companies do with their games: about once a month. Note that this is indeed far more common than some other companies are known for patching their games. I'm in awe that there's a company as friendly, approachable, and willing to back their words with action as Brad Wardell's company is. Okay, that comment is viewable as 'sucking up', but it really is genuine so don't worry about it. Trust you'
;p Brad. To others: If you want a better view of what updates have occured (and you're using SDC, not STAND ALONE PATCHES (my emphasis :p ): 1) If you're completely up to date, then you'll be seeing something like this on the Software tab: Name /Installed /Available/Updated/Action Galciv/v1.0x(.xx)/---------/(date) / 2) If you're not up to date, you'll see something like this (when you've selected it): Galciv/v1.0x(.xx)/v1.0y(.yy)/(date) /(button
Eh. If that didn't work, try Tools -> Settings -> Connection tab -> Current Server and change it from Atlanta to California (or vice versa). Other option is to try Tools -> Refresh Application Data. Or a combination of these two things. I already have the patch, got it from the Atlanta server. Hope this helps out. If not, give it a day and try again with all the options I've mentioned. Oh, duh. Most obvious option to try: Close Stardock Central and restart it.
Incidentally, when do stickies time out and become unstickies (regular posts)? Perhaps an option for each sticky (displayed at start of thread/top of page/bottom of page (perhaps all three locations) saying how long it will take to time out after the last post. Have variable times for posts, for instance a permanent FAQ thread may have a timout of infinity, a weekly update post may have a timeout of 7 days from last post, a note updating people on what's going on may have a timeout of 7 days fro
Oh, forgot to mention. View -> Refresh updates the tab (Software, News, Discussion, etc) that you're currently viewing. D ~SDC~
Desert Fox, it is sometimes useful to click on View -> Refresh (it's the bottom entry of the View menu). Also, it may be because the server you were on at the time was being updated while the other server already had it? Damian ~SDC~
For quote, being able to pick a particular message in the thread, then press a button so that message is quoted. I'm thinking of: At the message entry point (where I've typed this in), just above it, eg beside the word 'Message', a text box that accepts numbers only (a single number not a range, and box should be 3 or 4 characters wide so it can't be missed with the mouse, or hide the last digit in a three-digit number) and a button to the right of that titled 'Quote message'. Inser
Regarding post 639: If you go with the combined arms/fighters idea, add an option for suicide attacks: changes attack fighter priority from other fighters to capital ship. Defending fighters still shoot down attacking fighters, but gain bonuses for not being the target of the suicidal fighters. They perhaps would have a higher defense (at least until the capital ship dies) to account for the fact they're not being targetted. Combined arms would be awesome. Damian
DocAE, did you register on Metaverse with the nickname you're using to submit games? Until you do, submitted games don't show up, and I'm not sure what happens to the scores submitted before you register on Metaverse. Damian ~SDC~
Aerain, you'll improve... I thought I was not good at strategy games and I've won so far - on subnormal, and this is without optimising everything. I just build everything on every planet, and get lots of planets ;) . Reckon sometime I should move up an intelligence level LOL . ~SDC~
Apologies, last time I'd checked this thread it was only at 300 posts so my recent thoughts may have already been stated. I'd like the ability to select which kinds of anomalies a survey-class ship will survey, so I could send out one ship to pick up all the defense/offense/hitpoint anomalies (and become my uber-combat ship), and a couple or three ships to get everything else, as well as being able to choose whether or not ships will go through wormholes. As well, I'd love to k
I would like to add a suggestion on the planet screen: A larger icon to represent 100's of production/research. It gets crazy trying to see at a glance how much research/whatever you have going on when the 10's icons are running of the edge of area they're supposed to be displayed in. Regards. Damian ~SDC~
In reference to post #50, Terror Stars would also require at least a minimum amount of self-sufficiency... making it harder to build them, especially if you're trying to rush build in or next to enemy territory. (Assuming the AI would learn to target bunches of constructors while it might overlook a dribble of one or perhaps two constructors a turn until it is 'too late' :p ). Basically I would look forward to the challenge of having to maintain starbases in this manner. --- I
Brad, many thanks for that enhancement to the Metaverse pages, it makes hunting for my position on the board hugely easier. I can suggest one more enhancement though - a 'help, what options do I have' popup page (with 'close' button) for those who don't know how to navigate the various options on the page, or even not know those options are there. EG until I tried clicking on an empire icon, I didn't even know that you could pull up an empire's stats and status that way. Or that you cou
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Press the 'Insert' key on your keyboard once to toggle entry from insert mode to overwrite mode. Then, to type 10 when 100 is already there, just type 010, no need to press delete or backspace at all. This "fix" stays consistent while the game is open, next time you restart, just remember to press the insert key again. This newsflash brought to you courtesy of the Drengins who, despite being evil, finally got tired of all the whinges ;) Later! Damian LOL <
Problem is probably: not deleting old file when retrying to download. SDC version: 0.99e.156, build: 6 Also, for some reason every so often (about once every 30 seconds to two minutes) SDC is locking up for a few seconds, utilising 100% of the CPU and allowing nothing else to operate. This is on a WinXP system running on Celeron 900MHz, 256 MB mem and plenty of swap file spare. In writing this post I've experienced about four periods of 100% CPU utilisation. Apologies
Regarding ships, I think you're thinking of the MOO model of unit building instead of the CIV model (difference: MOO is custom ship building, CIV is units earned by exploring tech). Frankly, if I wanted to build ships, I'd go play Stars! 2.x or Space Empires IV, not MOO and most definitely not Galactic Civilisations. This game would get less fun IMHO if I had to worry about tactics (ship building) when its a strategy game I want to play. Besides, capital ships will always be expensive a
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Which country? :notsure: Pet Peeve: People who ask, 'Is xxx at xxx chain/store' or 'Where can I get xxx'. I mean, which country do you want this information for, or even what state? Thanks for listening, anyway. :p ~SDC~
Hmmm... another one. Find button seems to work funny for me. Assume I have two ships that the find button goes to at start of turn, A and B. Halfway through turn I turn off the autopilot on ship C. Then, clicking on find tends to do this for me: A B A B C B A B C etc. Could we have the Find button just go through the list 'one-way' (A B C A B C A B C) instead of reversing direction through the available ships list (A B C B A B C) which is what it tends to do at the moment.
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Ooops, didn't realise this thread is here. Left a post that has a bit about this subject at about #279 or #280 in the 'Suggestions' thread that has been stickied. Damian ~SDC~
Forgot: Search function on Metaverse so I can find my name with a search instead of having to sort through 50+ screens (as will probably become the case later on). A 'Your score has been entered to Metaverse' option to acknowledge receipt. My apologies if you've already got that, it seems to me that the way to get a score entered is to finish game, exit summary screen then hit the Metaverse button. Perhaps a vote for a very clear 'Submit to Metaverse' button on the final summar