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Reply to Whats the point of production bonuses?? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Starting bonus to production increases only capacity, it don't give you free production. ~SDC~

Reply to Gigantic Maps : Are Trade Starbases Worth It? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

As i already said, for me it's efficient if i want to make it efficient. I see that Za H changed his opinion about trade starbases. ~SDC~

Reply to No reward for a quick victory in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

How fast by the way? ~SDC~

Reply to WIERD endgame development in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

1) Just load a game. 2) Give them back 20000 bc per turn for a number of turns left - yes, it's that easy. ~SDC~

Reply to Starbase Maint Idea Thread in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I already said in another thread that IMHO it's more important to think about how changes will affect gameplay. So i also want to hear about results you want to achieve, and how gameplay will change if result will be achieved. Now it's impossible to give some reasonable answer because starbase effectiveness depends on too many factors. ~SDC~

Reply to The 'Endgame' and 'Pop' in Strategies Stardock Forums

Ok. Starting competition? We need a save of the first turn. And we need to discuss starting conditions. How about 5 pure evil? :p ~SDC~

Reply to The 'Endgame' and 'Pop' in Strategies Stardock Forums

It may be up to +1000 score/year perhaps. ~SDC~

Reply to The 'Endgame' and 'Pop' in Strategies Stardock Forums

My score 2754 - Gigantic, Abudant, 5 Incredible AI with 1.02.042 patch (i was able to send my score only several days ago because of a bug). I has a population of 4008,6 (population of all comps). Then i started a final conqest, i has ~960 population, but even this wasn't really important because of unlimited free production in that path. Military victory, January 2194. (~2 turns to Tech victory). Second score - 3734 - Gigantic, Abudant, 5 Incredible AI with 1.03.054 patch. 5500 populat

Reply to Suggestions 1.03 in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

IMHO it will be good to set a cap to a population that counts to the Score (maybe depending on the galaxy size). For me, it was ~1000-1100 (Gigantic, Abudant) then i started culture conqest of enemy planets. IMHO from that time game is already won or lost, or at least population isn't that essential. So, any excess population should not be counted in the score too. Also, any other things that depend on current population (say, taxes) may be scaled too *Min(PopulationCap/PopulationInGame,1).

Reply to AI on intelligent... in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Min-Maxing Also, you are delaying your 'advantages' (be it colony ships or buildings produced at all planets). It's more efficient to get 1 advatage first, then second than get both of them in the same time. Say, every advantage gives 20% overall empire bonus (just virtual number). In second case, it's 1+0.2+0.2=1.4 bonus or 40%. In first case, it's (1+0.2)*(1+0.2)=1.44 or 44% bonus. So, 1.44/1.4=1.02857 or 2.857% bonus gained just because of min-maxing. (This is not how exactl

Reply to AI on intelligent... in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Forget about 10% Social. ~SDC~

Reply to AI on intelligent... in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

It don't have any bonuses, with the exception that it knows locations of yellow stars. 1/2 of the comps has better than your respawn, 1/2 - worse respawn -> 1/2 has more systems, population and military. ~SDC~

Reply to Endgame cost of research in Strategies Stardock Forums

http://www.galciv.com/browser/msgboard.asp?BoardID=GF&id=54178&cmd=showall#54838 To Za H: //Math dictates that you always benefit from higher bonuses, even if it may seem counter intuitive.// Don't be so sure. ~SDC~

Reply to trade routes in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Developers told that it's a feature. Perhaps a game balance issue. ~SDC~

Reply to AI cheating in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Well if you think that you are so good rushing on Gigantic Incredible AI just consider these things: 1) What is the best starting bonus computer may take then on Incredible it have other bonuses? Answer is simple - +2 to speed. How good will be your rush with just this one setting? And why developers don't give to comp this bonus? Other bonuses just give another 20% to something like 1.4, so it will be 1.6... Who cares? Just another thought - why it has other bonuses, but not speed?

Reply to Experienced player please give some advice in Strategies Stardock Forums

Well they are on the list, but i playing on Gigantic, and so i need to rushbuy wonders/trade goods. So, i'm building +PQ and +Morale, and on planets with better production finishes Banking Center. I just can't waste production on 1/2 of my planets to build Banking Centers everythere. Also, i'm taking +Econ at the start, so it's not that efficient for me. P.S. By the way it seems that Fusion Power Plant and Manufacturing Center are also inefficient as long as you don't have 100% spending

Reply to Civilization Creation - disadvantages! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Balanced disadvantages 1 pick -20% Economy -20% Military Production 2 picks -10% PQ -1 Speed Who want some? :) ~SDC~

Reply to Acreans and SB spam in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Forget who told first about this check. ~SDC~

Reply to Acreans and SB spam in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Set military spending to 0% and you'll see only military maintenance in Domestic Policy -> Expences -> Military. Try to start a new game, rushbuy constructor and build starbase - > 5 bc military expenses with 0% spending. ~SDC~

Reply to Research Double Counted? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Encyclopedia http://www.galciv.com/encyclopedia.asp -> Economics in GalCiv Bonus from starbases to research - 2/3 free, 1/3 increased capacity Bonus from buildings to research - 1/3 free, 2/3 increased capacity *This is how i understand that.* If you have 100% bonus to research from buildings and 0% bonus to production, then your Production capacity will be X, and research capacity will be X*1,666. Also, you are gaining X*0,333 free research, or 1/5 (20%) of your money

Reply to capturing a planet with influence in 1.3 in Strategies Stardock Forums

Encyclopedia -> How sector influence works http://www.galciv.com/encyclopedia.asp As the manual discusses, each star system you control gives a base amount of influence that is then modified by the size of your population and what planetary improvements you've built. Encyclopedia -> GalCiv User Manual Different star systems have different base levels of influence that are generally based on the quality and position of the star system in the galaxy. This is then enhance

Reply to Experienced player please give some advice in Strategies Stardock Forums

I mean if you don't have resources / can't conquer them then: if you have 100% spending then build +research if you have less tean 100% spending build more advanced +econ buildings. ~SDC~

Reply to capturing a planet with influence in 1.3 in Strategies Stardock Forums

I thought that planet influence depends on population of that planet. So i want to buy +Morale improvements and then move some colony ships with a good population. It may be more efficient than building +influence buildings, but i don't tried it yet. ~SDC~

Reply to AI cheating in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

But i still don't think that difficulty must be so high that it forces players to use Diplomacy (i hate diplomacy, i like to win on my own, also comp can't use diplomacy that good, so it's cheese tactics too IMHO), good starting position (cheese, i know) and military way (well if you can win vs 2x+ number of forces, it's cheese not because of implementation, but because of result) etc. to win a game. I like to win with better economy! Also, comp already using one 'advanced' uber strateg

Reply to AI cheating in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Well i didn't saw more resources on tight clusters anyway. Ctrl-N... That Ctrl-N? I posted my 3nd and 5th game by the way (1st played to dreadnoughts on medium, 2nd - restart then i saw that i'm losing badly in colonization speed, 4th - i saw that i'm losing with 1.03 patch (enemy dreadnoughts, i like builder strategy too much - my common mistake)) so for now i feel free to use cheap tactics etc. You was beta-tester, i think? ~SDC~