Give it time. Most of the players who are elite enough to join this empire are already affiliated. I bet the Centurions will pick up people in the next Metaverse shakeup, whenever that is.
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Just submitted a maso gigantic, so: 4012002!
On reloading a save game where I dominated the galaxy, the Space Sharks asked me for a peace treaty. Probably not intended behavior.
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Hmm.... the Space Sharks just asked me for peace! LOL LOL LOL
On a different forum a while ago, someone wrote up a long After Action Report of a rock paper scissors game, complete with pictures, strategy discussion, and commentary. It was pretty funny, but alas I can't find it. [Message Edited]
You have a LOT of fun ahead of you!
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[quote]If you're prepared to use some pretty appalling tactics, you can win a Gig Maso in a tenth of that time - see the Lightning Alpha Strike thread in the strategies forum[/quote] I'd always suspected it could be done fast, but I had no idea HOW fast. It's really quite amazing.
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[quote]Who is going to get the honor of tipping us over 4Mil?[/quote] I'm starting a game now... I'll probably get dragged away from the comp before I have a chance to finish though.
[quote]" generally considered fairly good." -- pure BS [/quote] Well, it depends on what standard you're using to determine "pretty good". Obviously if you insist on fine enough resolution, then it's not "pretty good". But it's good enough to know that it's hotter now than it's been in tens of thousands of years, and good enough to know that the rate of increase is faster than it's been in tens of thousands of years. That's pretty good in my book. [quote]you cannot get tenths o
If you have an internet connection and a serial number, you have Galciv. No excuses!
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So, so close... good job, Greldon!
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[quote] We see some short term temperature fluctuations that are "obviously" causing issues such as an increase of icebergs. How do we know there is an increase? We count them. How long have we been counting them? 20 years. But this is the worst year *ever!*[/quote] This is simply wrong. You can get temperature estimates going back millions of years. Obviously we have the most detailed measurements for the last few tens of years, but there are an enormous number of indirect methods you
[quote]So my next strategy is going to be, to set the tax rate at 39% and just leave it there.[/quote] In general that's what I do.
You're welcome in the Fellowship as well. Even if you don't join, you might want to check our thread on occasion anyway. There's a fair amount of strategy discussion there (not so much nowadays what with Ray's semi-retirement, but still more than the other empires).
[quote]There used to be a bug that caused posted games to be reported as "anomalous" if the treasury had gone over 250K. [I don't remember reading that this was fixed.][/quote] That particular bug is gone. But ccording to Carielf, you can still be flagged as anomalous if your treasury goes too high in the early game (if it exceeds a certain value by a certain year, not currently disclosed).
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Ack.... *holds head* please don't cheer so loudly. *heads back to bed, nursing hangover* [Message Edited]
[quote]Anyway, this is an extremely complex issue to be discussing in a gaming forum.[/quote] Perhaps I'm in the minority in thinking that the forum needs more off-topic discussion, or perhaps an off-topic forum, if this community is going to last in the long term. Galciv won't hold our interests forever, after all. Though I guess one could argue that we should keep this place Galciv-related for Stardock's sake, since they're hosting the forum. Hmm...
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[quote]what I actually do is development of superconductivity based cryogenic particle detectors (working temperature approx. 100 mK), so practically, I am working on condensed matter physics, too[/quote] I'm looking at high-Tc superconductors. Or hoping to anyway... I'm still setting up the experiment. All I've succeeded in doing so far is spending a lot of money, but I'm hoping to start taking data this semester. [quote]our friends in the Canadian Star Federation may become c
At this point I can't resist adding that you misunderstand the view from the left (on environmentalism, anyway). Liberals don't think conservatives are too stupid to judge scientific evidence properly. They think that conservatives value economic interests, and especially corporate ones, more highly relative to environmental ones than is appropriate. The most extreme rabid left wing environmentalist rhetoric is directed against the evils of Big Oil, auto companies, etc--surely you must have hear
Sirian, perhaps you misinterpret me--honestly I thought my statement was utterly uncontroversial. Like it or not (clearly you don't) in the US the term "environmentalism" is identified with a certain set of political causes (Endangered Species Act, Kyoto Protocol, Alaskan Wildlife Refuge, gas tax, and so on). Support for those causes varies widely depending on where you are in the country. This is what my statement is saying. What part of that is "poppycock"? Perhaps you wish the term "
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[quote]it. I think the total of each block is divided by the square root of the number of games within that block. [/quote] Yes. [quote]I ran into kind of an "early finish penalty" [/quote] Map size and difficulty are the main components of your score. However, part of your score comes from the techs you research and the wonders and trade goods you build. So if you finish early, you don't get the late game techs, so your score suffers. Which most people think is a pret
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Hi all! My last day of vacation is slipping away. I got a GameCube for Christmas, though, which will be some comfort when I return to the freezing cold, wet place I call home. As well as Galciv of course, and hopefully Star Chamber too.
I think Earth is a one-in-a-million planet. Way beyond PQ 26, in spite of the environmental damage we've caused. I think it's quite likely that the vast majority of the worlds out there have no life larger than bacteria. [quote]People in the US who discuss the environment are often ridiculed before they are outvoted[/quote] US environmentalism is really strong in some sections of the country, and really weak in others. Though admittedly the "others" control the federal governme
[quote]Doesn't alignment have anything to do with it? I am currently "saintly" and the drengin are at the other end of the scale, obviously. [/quote] The penalty to relations if you're good and they're evil is much greater than if you're evil and they're good. IMO anyway. Having a high diplomacy ability helps your gifts have more impact on relations.