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Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar Announced! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

If I was French, I might say, "le sweet."

Reply to Is it me or did they AI got a tad smarter? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Yes, it's smarter. I don't know what kind of tweaks they did, but it made a HUGE difference. The AI is no longer the pushover it was, even in v1.1. Great job, Stardock, you guys really outdid yourselves with this one!

Reply to NEED MORE AI AGGRESSION in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Odd that people can have such different experiences. My very first game out of the box, I got squished (of course, I was just learning how to play again after GalCiv1). More recently, I haven't lost as much, but in the game I'm currently playing, I did have a planet successfully invaded by the Yor. Of course, now I'm squishing the humans and will probably proceed to squish the rest of the galaxy too. We'll see. I agree that the "AI needs work." But honestly what is that saying?

Reply to How did you find out about Galactic Civilizations II? in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I can't even see the poll, let alone vote, but I played GalCiv and getting GC2 was a no brainer.

Reply to Population Not Tied to Planetary Production or Research? Very Odd... in Research GalCiv2 Forums

To quickly address the OP's original point, why do you need even 10 million people to operate some factories? If you have a population of 1 billion, that is more than enough workers to fill every manufacturing or research spot on the planet. Therefore, there's actually no reason why population should be directly linked to production. At a certain point, you have way more people than you need. Especially since this is a future game, and chances are

Reply to How many just say NO? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Actually, shrinkwrap licenses have been held to be mostly enforceable. See the ProCD decision by Judge Easterbrook.

Reply to ERROR activating product using beta version? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Odd, it didn't even ask me for my serial number. I thought that was odd.

Reply to AAR: Yor Ascendant in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

Most excellent. How does one pull off a good rush? That's gotta be tough. The thing I love about this game is that there really are a nearly unlimited number of ways to play. Many games can't claim that. I think the reason is that you can't do everything at once, so you have to actually choose a path. That does wonders for replayability. My MOO2 games have looked identical for the past 6 years. Start a game, research exactly the same techs in n

Reply to Game Example: Cultural Domination in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Personally, I love how this game is constantly evolving as people play and Brad updates the AI. If he continues to do this (and we know he will, if for no other reason than because *it's there*), GalCiv2 will never really get stale. I am not far from winning my first game against the AI on Intelligent. Amusingly enough, it will be a military victory with me as the Yor and the remaining civilization being the Drengin. Normally, we'd get along, but t

Reply to WindowBlinds 5.01 released in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Damn, that's gotta be some nice license fees...

Reply to Teddies United! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Is that even possible? And why does it say Class 12, but you have like 18 squares with stuff? I suspect a hacked image.

Reply to GalCiv 2 vs MOO3 (A Comparative Review for all 4X Gamers) in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Just thought I'd pipe in here. First, to agree with what someone else said, MOO3 doesn't "win" just because you can get "more" of nearly everything. 4X games are not about the sheer numbers. In fact, I'd argue that Civ4 is a huge advance over previous Civs precisely because you control fewer cities, but those cities are more interesting. The same is certainly true in GalCiv2. Each colony is special, each one is important and losing any of them hur

Reply to I want my money back in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

You know, for all these "bugs" supposedly in the game, I have experienced a crash (a freeze up, not even a CTD) precisely ONE TIME. The game has been 99.999% playable...I just don't get it. And my "gaming laptop" isn't much either.

Cutscenes in Campaign? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Are there supposed to be cutscenes in between campaign missions? If so, I'm not seeing them for some bizarre reason. The game just goes from one mission to the next. I know I downloaded everything because I have the opening movie and the in-game cinematic things (like for exploring an anomaly, or invading a planet, etc etc). If I'm missing something cool, I definitely want to see it. I just started Siege, so it's possible that I haven't gotten to

Reply to what is the uncolonizable planets for??????? in Colonies GalCiv2 Forums

Hahaha. BUt seriously, give him a break, it's a legitimate question. I actually don't know the answer, either.

Reply to Suggestion: Please change weekly turns in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

You know, as someone really into the immersion thing and who cares a lot generally about this kind of consistency, the GalCiv "week" long turn has never bugged me. Why don't you take a look at Civ4. A turn is anywhere from a hundred years to 1 year. And does it make ANY sense that a warrior can move like 1 "square" (however far that is, but we can assume it's less than 100 miles or so) in 100 years? No, it doesn't. That's because "turn" is a turn

Reply to A pictorial history of the Templar Navy in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

GOt any more of these? So incredible.

Reply to Some small things that need to be fixed. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Yea, that would make it feel more like "multiplayer" without the other players. (For #2.)

Reply to I have no idea what Im doing wrong in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

Oh, you also do need some military, or the AI will find you to be a tasty snack and declare war.

Reply to I have no idea what Im doing wrong in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

The biggest thing might be Industrial Spending. If that's not set to 100% you will lose. End of story. If it's not that, I don't necessarily know. I'm playing on Normal (I think, I can't remember what the difficulty was) and I'm dominating. AI civs call me up and give me money for being so cool. The game has a learning curve, I'll grant that. However, you can learn how to win. You have to play somewhat aggressively at fi

Reply to 1.0X change log in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Hey, what about the Neutrality Learning Centers! They are supposed to be in the game, but aren't, right?

Reply to Budgeting is STILL Fracked in GC2?? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Ummm...what exactly do you want, dude? Something that ACTUALLY looks like a spreadsheet? Quite frankly, I can tell from some of your posts that you probably grew up playing hex-based wargames that actually did use little spreadsheets to calculate your economy. Guess what? Those aren't fun games to most people these days. I'm not sure why, and I actually own Federation & Empire but nobody will play it with me. GalCiv2's system is just as complex a

Reply to The first sales figures are in! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Awesome. I'm so happy for you guys, you totally deserve it. I have friends asking, "Is there a way I can buy the ship builder?" Hahahahaha.

Reply to A pictorial history of the Templar Navy in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Oh wow. I want those ships. Simply breathtaking.

Reply to Anybody Else Have This Problem? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Also, remember that if you start as Human, you are behind in tech already. The other races start with a fair amount of technology and this often accounts for what appears to be a huge head start. It is occasionally exacerbated by AI tech trading, too, but I discovered that the AI would no longer trade me military tech now that my military is the strongest, so I suspect that they also abide by that rule.