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Reply to Why are the GalCiv forums so great? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

battlefront's wargame "combat mission" series forums are as good.

Reply to Concerns about image theft in Mods Stardock Forums

[quote]- Making an illustration using an idea from someone else's photograph is plagiarism.- Purchasing artwork and then making copy(ies) that were not part of the original agreement is plagiarism.- Purchasing artwork and then changing it (unless copyright was also assigned) is also plagiarism.[/quote] don't forget about paraodies and satire.

Reply to Taboo . . . in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

so like...torians: those dudes nude or not?

Reply to Logistics and Super Fleets in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

i especially like the star trek-esque "fleet hiding in the nebula" idea.

Reply to Taboo . . . in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]Seriously, does anyone have some far-out ideas for new single-player gameplay modes (beyond just new scenarios)? The way I figure it, given that this is a SP game, some more ways to make it the best SP game ever could help sales a lot.[/quote] you can turn races off by clicking their picture. grudgematch : humans vs...

Reply to Taboo . . . in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]#27 by Veteran arobertson - 8/12/2003 2:04:36 PM to see a 'nude torian' patchHmmm - there's an idea.Alex[/quote] wait a minute: the torians AREN'T naked now?

Reply to Some cheeze for newbies in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

morazella cheese: at the start of the game, go to different parts of the map and click on the little four colored square at the corner. without exploring you can find the home sectors of all the empires. this way you can grow in directions that suit you. ie, avoid the aggressor, or rush him to minimze his planet lead.

Reply to Rank Newbie part 3, the waiting game in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

try and start wars between the two without involving yourself. then give them both semi useful ships? it might not work but at least it'll be fun.

Reply to Culture Stars in Strategies Stardock Forums

ah culture stars. fear will keep the local systems in line. [Message Edited]

Reply to GCX Beta3 Commentary in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

yay! just read that one of the cheat keys makes you skip the colonization period and divides the inhabitable planets evenly among the races. guess this means i'll never be able to submit a finished game since i am always gonna use this feature!

Reply to The Altarian Star Awards - Nominations in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Great, I decide to utilize slaves *once* and I'm evil. -Arthur Urban http://www.galciv.com/forum.asp?BID=GF&id=65413#65432

Reply to who will reach a hundred thousand first? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

unless ray did double submitting too, kinda lame.

Reply to Who is the biggest threat? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]I would rank them:1. Binsbergen[/quote] yeah, but how much effort was spent coding the ai for that one?

Reply to The galaxy is not a tidy place in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

spamming this thread cause i feel like it. fake rumors about galciv2 (the below is fake. NOT REAL. MADE UP): [quote]my favorite feature shown at e3 was the rpg and diplomacy parts mixed in where you can bargain with a arcean and buy a new gun using various amounts of aphrodesiac and credits. using influence points you can convince the local drengin thug to kill the arcean and get your money back. however, the local gang of altarians will consider you evil (when you look into m

Reply to Loading screens in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]#2 by Citizen Barry Light - 7/22/2003 10:37:29 AM Ummm...I just click through them. [/quote] HA sucker! you just wasted 4 seconds of your life! wait, i just wasted 30 secs typing this out to you...dang.

Reply to I don't post much, but I have a little gripe. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

man, that is funny. "they are giving MORE stuff SOONER to people who PAY stardock for that service! not only that, but -I- get the same thing for free in a few weeks! this is so unfair! nazis! commies! fascists! despots! genocidal maniacs! telemarketers!"

Reply to War of the Worlds in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

pretty good story. i like how the one part ended with a star wars reference then segues into "aliens strike back".

Reply to Galciv Game of the Month Challenge - no.1 in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

http://home.ptd.net/~mpcasey/

Reply to 1000's of Metaverse Players and only 5 show up for Game of the Month?? Hello? Is thing on ?? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

the biggest hurdle is the saving of the game probably. i am no slouch on stuff on the internet but i still had to: register figure out apolyton's save system upload figure out how to link confirm the linnk worked that's a lot more effort than hitting "submit game" plus my galciv crashed on the second game so i couldn't play :sniff!: >:( (:(

Reply to GalCiv questions?!:) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

DON'T build every building at first. those things cost money and maintanence. concentrate on economy helping buildings and stuff that increase planet quality (soil enhancement is the first thing to build usually). if your planet has total of 10 income, something that helps its economy by 5% but costs 5bc to maintain is gonna drain your economy. to stop from being strapped for cash then open trade routes, build starbases with trade enhancement modules, research stuff that increases your

Reply to Why won't the minor flip? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

do they have massive numbers of ships? the fact they all like terran burgers and sushi doesn't mean squat with enough battleships in orbit.

Reply to I *REALLY* suck at this game and need tips. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

first set everything to easy so it's...easy. next, make sure your house is in order: economic strength is needed for military stength. are you using trade routes? selling techs for cash(and other techs)? at first you will be losing money but that's ok. you want get trade routes and then build starbases to increase the $$$ along your trade routes. make sure you are in the top three militaries on the military graph to keep other civs from bullying you. corvettes are

Reply to Exp. Pack Question. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

*the below description of galciv2 is a figment of my imagination [quote]my favorite feature shown at e3 was the rpg and diplomacy parts mixed in where you can bargain with a arcean and buy a new gun using various amounts of aphrodesiac and credits. using influence points you can convince the local drengin thug to kill the arcean and get your money back. however, the local gang of altarians will consider you evil (when you look into mirrors you will look more and more evil: crooked teeth

Reply to Trade?....What is the big deal? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

don't forget diplomacy, people! if your trading partner's economy is dependent on you and you get attacked, they're the first ones to go to bat for you.

Reply to Does the nice Events ever happen to Humanity ? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

i got one of those all planets near this sector gets +x pq at the border with the arceans. i didn't notice until the torians started dropping colonies into the middle of my empire on ex-desolate rocks.