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Reply to Gal Civ Sales. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I switched to cable recently. The problem is I'm gun shy about downloading programs off the net. Especially if I am paying for it. The other two times I've done it were nightmare experiences. Admittedly, that was a couple of years ago but the scars are still there ;-) The main point is paying the retail price for something the company is making more profit by at a greater inconvienence to the customer is flawed. Same price without a CD or manual. O.k., in hindsite the manual wasn'

Reply to Gal Civ Sales. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I bought the game using Amazon. Free shipping figured into the decision. Frankly downloading the game for more (if you want a printed manual and CD) as receiving the retail version just doesn't make sense. Takes extra time(i.e. downloading), money, and worry. Sadly, this is the only model that makes sense if you want to sell anything through the brick and mortar channel. Conversely, waiting for Best Buy to have a sale in a few months didn't affect my decision. Especially since Best

Trading Tech for cash Nerfed in 1.03 latest patch? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Maybe it’s just me... I'm play beginner level. Darn it if I'm learning so should the A.I. In 1.02, I had worked my way up to normal. My strategy was to trade any new techs for cash while maximizing research. Damn the torpedoes. Now the A.I. won't trade cash for anything. They have the credits but they're doing a Jack Benny on me (Robber: "Your money or your life..." (Long pause) "Well???" Jack: "I'm thinking, I'm thinking...") Now I don't mind if the planet improvement ab