Lord KiRon

Reply to Five Reasons Windows Vista is good for gaming! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Due such Vista "features" as need to reactivate every 3 months, intentional "destroying" HD resolutions video quality if non HDCP complient hardware and software used and license limitation that you can't use it on your computer after upgrade and many many others ... I stay with XP ... May be not forever, I am sure in a year - year and half there will be enough programs "Vista only" that will force me to move but until I absolutely have no choice ... I believe StarDoc

Reply to Gal Civ II Nominated for GameSpy Game of the Year Awards! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

It's pity that you have to choose only one. I love GC2 but I wouldn't vote for it over Warhammer, Civilization IV or Raise of the Legends . Equal - yes, better - no. Also I have enough spam to register there...

Reply to Totalgaming - does irt expire ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Not the dialog about account expiring but when I go to "Tools"->"Register Products" in the dialog there I select "Games" on left , then "Games subscription" on right , enter my e-mail and TotalGaming serial and hit "Update" button , after pressing "OK" in the field where I had number of tokens left listed I have following text: "Subscription expires 26 August 2007" ... The SDC is lates , just updated today (build 139).

Totalgaming - does irt expire ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

According to the link - no , but according to my SDC - yes it will expire on April 2007 ... Can anyone explain ?

Reply to StarDockCentral problem in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Well of course I "killed" SDC using TaskManager and when started it again it's no longer requested update , current version is 2.38.432 build 139 is it OK ? Anyway also noticed a new version of GC2 ... When installing DA btw had a problem with serial but then I realzed that I can retrieve it again so I did and it went fine besides the fact that since I changed the e-mail on Stardock it won't register at first since it had an old e-mail there (in registration dialog), so after I

StarDockCentral problem in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Well I readed about DA BETA that I preoprdered , so fired up SDC , it told me "new version available" so I selected "yes" for update and minimized it to continue reading site and forums.... So now it's "stuck" - does nothing , won't restore , won't to Alt-Tab to it and even right clicking on it in the taskbar does not bring usual window ...

Reply to Gamasutra interviews Brad Wardell in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Too much talk about consoles

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire Pre-Ordering begins in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Well thank's for defending my point but I DO preorder games , sometimes ... But usually I have at least some information about it - either I liked prev. part or I played a demo and such . "Sins" is totally unknown "thing" no I no anyone else have ANY information about it besides name , one screenshoot (that probably not even a screenshot but a artist drawing) and a very short "universe d

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire Pre-Ordering begins in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Look guys , the game is totally unknown, how can you be sure that you will like it if all you have is a couple of screen shoots and back story ? With GC it was different - I downloaded a demo, liked it , bought , then i PREORDERED Antares because I KNEW it GC style that I like , then I PREORDERED GC2 because I KNEW it is in style I like , now I PREORDERED DA because I KNOW it's a game in a style I like ... But this "Sins" ... they MIGHT be the style I like or MIGHT NOT , I c

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire Pre-Ordering begins in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Hm... too high price for something that not only does not have a demo but not even a beta version... "Access to beta" is a good thing when you have something trustworthy and "proven by time" as GC , but with new game - just high cost promises. Better to spend money on Star Empires V , Gothic 3 , Dark Messiah , NWN 2 for nor now and when game will be available (or at least beta demo) and IF it will be good or THEN to spend the money.

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar Availability in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I guess I will buy it , but the question is for how much ? It depends on the features, if just another story it should not worth more then $7-10 . Anyway it should not exceed $20 price.

Reply to Starbase Styles in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

evs are against race-specific techs. The only thing that is race-specifics are the starting capabilities. I agree on that too, but there is a difference between race speciffic tech and race speciffic tech looks Well you got the idea....

Reply to Nival signs with TotalGaming.net in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I had to take a pass on Etherlords II because it had the Nasty DRM Program Which Is Not To Be Named. Really , will it be "GameF..." free? will StarDoc use it's on usual activation/protection and thats it ?

Reply to Nival signs with TotalGaming.net in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

No Etherlords @ yet , nice game btw . Also why not Heroes of Might and Magic 5 ? - it's a Nival game too ...

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar Announced! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Way to go ! I LOVE Dark Avatar plans ! , the only question I have - why some of ths things (like dofferent environment for planets) were not implemented in original game ? Another thing - still no tactical combat

Reply to Do you want your starbase to be upgraded into Death Star ? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Also it could be nice if AI players start to see you as a threat if you building the Death Star.

Reply to Hooray for Gamers! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I will be direct - using copy protection doest NOT generate more sales for simple reason that the people that do not want to buy will find a crack anyway. On the other hand (besides may be GalCiv 2 case where some users bought the game to prove that point) removing copy protection does not either hurt or generate more sales. All it does is just more convinient and generates less anger towards the gamemaker so may be in future it does generates more sales for that c

Reply to Any chance for tactical combat? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I vote for tactical even I know it will not happen

Reply to No mini-expansions, big full expansion instead this year in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Right decission , The ship design is nice but I want to play strategic game , if I only wanted to draw new ships I woul use 3D Max instead.

One small (but annoying) thing with colors in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

If you look on it it's really minor but it's very annoying : - Once you selected colors for your race sometimes one of the AI oponents selects same colors. So this is very annoying especially looking on influence map.

Reply to Idea: First strike, fast and slow weapons in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

It all comes to one thing Fragboy would not like - we want tactical combat But as idea it is , I think while it sounds nice it does not see how it fits current combat model. I like the idea atacker having adventage only at first shot more.

Reply to Poll: Would you be interested in a large package of hulls/ship pieces for $8.95? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I like the idea of small expansions too, but "visuals" - no way, I want to play a strategic game, not to view ships.

Reply to What would you pay good money for in an expansion? (The unofficial inquiry) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Tactical combat Better diplomacy New "story" compain (and not short one like in GalCiv2).

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Would you purchase a multiplayer expansion? in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

1. Civ style science "advisor" on what to research next. 2. CONVINIENT Galactopedia accesible not only by F1 and such but everywhere from "links" in every window. 3. Tactical combat as an option (I know this will not happen but thats what I wish for). 4. Bugs , bugs and bugs ... 5. New compain story , this time make it longer and with better connected (interesting) story , not like in current one where you can't make head and tails on what going on w

Reply to Planetary Improvement techs to avoid (with 1.1 patch) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I have problem with the fact that you can build only latest hings on free tiles. Here the situation - you conqured the planet and during the attack destroyed all Factories, no let's say you have "Industrial Sector" tech, how long do you think it will take to build one first "Industrial Sector" from nothing ? And it's rather hard to buy it too , usualy >4,000 "credits".