Ray the Wanderer

Reply to Special Forces OpCentre in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]It's cool people - hey, now we're only 61000 behind the wizards![/quote] There you go missing out on one zero again. ;) ~SDC~

Reply to Arceans colonized a PQ14 planet in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]That is, could it be that the aliens colonise a PQ15 world and their good morality choice means that the PQ is reduced to PQ14 or PQ13?[/quote] Killa, I believe that could be the reason. ~SDC~

Reply to What's your highest score on a huge map? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]'playful'[/quote] Don't think I've seen "playful" level before. :) Are you talking about "suicidal"? ~SDC~

Reply to Arceans colonized a PQ14 planet in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I've seen this pre-1.11 but I did not detect any distinct pattern of AIs colonizing sub-PQ15 planets. Sometimes they do, but mostly they leave them alone.

Reply to Ranking in Strategies Stardock Forums

I wondered why they didn't want to make the rankings official too. Probably because they implemented the ranks in stages. I pulled the requirements for the lower ranks from a post from a Stardock employee in the Galactic Council. [Message Edited]

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Here http://webpages.charter.net/trevorpowdrell/ ~SDC~

Reply to Planet Strategies on Maso in Strategies Stardock Forums

[quote]I colonize 14's because Ray said there is no penalty but apparently with 13 & 12 there is a 5 bc per turn penalty IIRC.[/quote] Just click the planet details to see for yourself. There is a line which states the planet maintenance. PQ14s don't incur any. ~SDC~

Reply to How do you start an empire? in Strategies Stardock Forums

Jexal, First of all you should go to the Fellowship empire page and quit the empire. Next click the Create Empire tab at the left of your screen. The next screen would prompt you for a couple of things:- 1) Empire name 2) Empire website url 3) Empire motto 4) Empire status (Open, Invite Only, Closed) 5) Empire logo (32x32 pixels jpg) Once this is done, just confirm it. That should set it up. Let me know if you have questions on any of the fi

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]Ray rushes over to Smeagol.. "Unexpected this is..."[/quote] Since when have I start to talk like Yoda. LOL ~SDC~

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Visited the Evil website bakka. :) Thanks for helping the little hobbits across the road during your recent bout of insanity. ~SDC~

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

vincible, Are the rules on your GOTM website still valid for this GOTM? If so, would like to play your GOTM over the weekend since 1.12 is delayed. OTOH, 1.12 is coming out on Monday so your GOTM would likely be held under 1.12 rules so no point for me to play it under 1.11. Oh well. ~SDC~ [Message Edited]

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

vincible, I've just tried to erase the serial number for one of my games and I was able to load it. Here's how: I downloaded a freeware hex-editor XV132. Opened the game.galaxy file using the editor and searched for the text string "DN". Once the serial number is found, I "x"ed out all the characters except for "DN" and "GC1" (for Galciv) or "SDS" (for Drengin). Give it a try. If it doesn't work, send the unedited savegame over to me. ~SDC~

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Well done everyone in contributing towards another major milestone for the Fellowship! Here's a cheer for everyone of us. :) :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CONGRAT: :CON

Reply to GalCiv 1.12 delay in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Thanks for letting us know, Frogboy. :) A feature list preview would be great. ~SDC~

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

vincible, I tried to load your GOTM but it hangs at 100%. ~SDC~

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I'm really hoping 1.12 will come today so that I can play some Galciv over the weekend. :) ~SDC~

Reply to Ranking in Strategies Stardock Forums

C+, You need another 6 games. The no of games is a cumulative number. ~SDC~

Reply to Terror Stars in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]Yes in my last game the Dregs used them extensively against the Torians. I occupied the space between them so the salvos were quite obvious . . . the Torian surrendered soon thier after.[/quote] Cool. That's something I've yet to see. The AIs in my games just seem to mass-produce the latest warship.

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

We appreciate your participation in our discussions, Sirian. :) You remind me of Staffa, one of our Metaverse legends. Like you, he had strong opinions on the game mechanics and the Metaverse.

Reply to Terror Stars in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Now that you mentioned AMMs, LDiCesare, I've not seen any built by the AIs for a long while now. Has anyone seen an effective use of the AMMs by AIs?

Reply to Attention Matthew Downie in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I thought rather than just bumping this thread. I've post some of the stories that he wrote previously in the Fellowship thread. [quote] Elven Song Downie glided delicately across the tavern floor, trying not to inhale. “What do you want, pixie-face?” said the barkeep. Elves, it seemed, were not welcome here. “Is there any chance of a fresh pot of jasmine tea?” he said. “I beg your pardon?” “I understand you se

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

vincible, I don't think the alignment thing is new. I've got 51 alignment before on 1.091 and it turned out Chaotic Good. I think you need 50 exactly to be Neutral. [Message Edited]

Reply to Terror Stars in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I enjoyed your AAR, Sirian. I played a similar game months ago when a rampant Arcean (IIRC) empire mowed everyone down. I retreated all my forces to a sector which was anchored by my Terror Star with military buffs and made a last stand. I won via tech with just 3-4 ships remaining, even rebuffing an Excalibur attack with weaker ships (at that time, I didn't realise that I was assisted by the fleet defense bug). However, it was evident to me then that the AI would need years to

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Smeagol, Some time ago, an Emperor spent long hours playing Galciv, trying his best to contribute to an empire that he had painstakingly built. Then two members of his empire decided to defect. In a fit of emotion, he disbanded his empire. Sounds familiar? Yup, that Emperor was me. I have been there, brother and I can empathise with some of your feelings. What drew me back was the friendship on this forum. I figured out that I had allowed myself to be too emotionally i

Reply to The Fellowship Halls (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Just tried tech sales on a Maso Gig test game. The Alexians are the only minor who are willing to part with big money. The others give only a couple of bcs. ~SDC~