Urushiol

Urushiol

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Reply to STICKY: EASY TWEAKS to make the game better for you in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I mentioned the following idea before in an independent post (with no comments), and after having played several additional games since that post, I still think it is a great idea that would save lots of time and keystrokes. Summary: I would like to have an option to have a rally point created automatically on the square occupied by a starbase when that starbase is renamed. A checkbox in the starbase renaming screen that names the rally point the same as the starbase would be a perfe

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Reply to The case for changing excess production mechanism in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

OldDocc wrote Adjust your spending to control waste. You can lower the overall amount you spend. And also adjust how much you spend per class, military, social and research. That works fine if you are playing on a smaller galaxy or are not acquiring new planets. I play primarily on huge or gigantic galaxies. Nnear mid- or end-game

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Reply to Metaverse rewards constant play only. in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Damiun wrote: But what the hell is that Racial Victory Medal Uru? From looking at your game history i would *ASSUME* it was that you won with all the races? Honestly, I don't know for sure. I too assume that I earned that medal by winning with each race. It kind of appeared one day, after my 9th or 10th win. I'm not sure whet

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Reply to GalCiv II: v1.1 Full Change Log in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Trym wrote: Hmm I couldn´t find any comments concerning a quick-launch option for starships from the breaking news-screen... I just hate it when i build hundreds of constructors on lots of panets, have to go to shipyard, press launch, press done, continue with next ship etc. - to me its the most time consuming routine

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Reply to Gameplay Example: Epic in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Three quick points: 1) Thanks again Brad for an entertaining and educational read. I love these gameplay stories you post! 2) Someone asked about 1900 x 1200 resolution. I just bought a new laptop with 17" 1900 x 1200 native resolution (Sting 517M from widowpc, if you are interested - great machine), and all I can say is that it totally rocks. There's no going back to a lower resolution for me! 3) Tactical question f

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Reply to Neutrality Learning Center problem in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

One point that got me the first time around is that NLC is a specific tech in the "research center" line. Have you researched NLC yet? Another thing to keep in mind is that there is no automatic upgrade of older tech buildings to NLC - you need to manually upgrade each tile.

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Reply to AI Cheat: Starports on unuseable squares in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I have seen this as well in a recent game, but with a subtle difference. The ... Torians? I don't remember anymore ... had two orbital fleet managers on one planet. That in itself is odd, as there should only be one per planet. Anyway, I went to change them both out. One of them I upgraded to something else with no problem. The other one only let me demolish it, then upgrade it via terraforming. I wish I had a save game to send,

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Reply to 1.1 Scoring Change in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

In #38, mayito8888 stated: http://metaverse.galciv2.com/index.aspx?g=player&id=138 Link This is Surelle link and you can see the 29K game on CRIPPLING!!!! I've been following the scoring change with interest, but I, too, was somewhat surprised to see my score change so dr

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Reply to How did you find out about Galactic Civilizations II? in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I voted already: I learned about it from Stardock. I've been playing GC1 since the early days - my metaverse sign-on date was in May of 2003 - and have yet to look back. I think back then I learned about GC1 from a CGW review, but that was a long time ago, and I don't remember. Once word about the development of GC2 popped up, I followed it regularly and made sure to pre-order my copy. Other than the "unproductive time" factor that contributes to m

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Problem: v1.1 Beta 3 and ship designer upgrades in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

There is a new "feature" in beta 3 that I find extremely frustrating. When I upgrade a ship in the ship designer, the old version is automatically obsoleted. At first glance, this seems like a good idea - you usually upgrade ships to replace them. However, often I use one base ship (e.g., a decorated hull template) to create many ships with that base hull. IOW, I upgrade a base hull that I have spent a good deal of time creating. With

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Reply to GNN & Situational Awareness in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

I agree that something like this is a great idea. To add to the discussion, I would also like to see the GNN report organized better. Right now, the list is unorganized when lots of events happen in one turn. One solution might be to set up tabs in the report. The tabs would be for events like: * "Military conflicts" (battle results) * "Industrial News" (build queue updates) * "Fleet Inaugurations" (new ship builds)

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Reply to upgrading my flagship in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Marcathonas stated: Keep your survey ship, you need those anomalies. They're valuable, only upgrade it when you have run out of anomalies over the entire map. You can also just place a survey module on the medium-hull ship that you use as an upgrade to the flagship. One of the first thing

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Reply to Adding modules to Starbase in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

You need to build constructor ships and send them to the starbase. Each constructor allows you to add one module. To add 10 different modules, for instance, you need a total of 11 constructors: 1 to create the starbase initially, and 10 to upgrade the base with the modules.

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Reply to Increasing ship range in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Mystic X mentioned starbases, but not how to use them in this capacity. In addition to colonizing more planets or upgrading life support technologies, you can also use starbases to extend your range. Place a starbase near the farthest area your ships can travel. The new range is calculated from that starbase as if it were a colonized planet. It doesn't matter what kind of base - mining, military, cultural, or economic - use the one that makes the m

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Reply to Stardock=No support in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

It's hard to believe I read this post right. My personal experience has been completely different. I've posted in the forums and sent bug reports and save game files to [email protected], and I have had responses when warranted, including direct e-mail contact with the lead developer of GC2. I've found Stardock support to be quite good. Try to get this level of support from a big developer - it just doesn't happen. Keep up the good wo

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