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Reply to [MOD] Gauntlet's Race Mod (UPDATED R-1.7 for Retribution 4.21!) in GalCiv III Custom Races GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Gauntlet03" reply="986" id="3705913"] Speaking of... If/When they build a GC4 I hope they revisit their map design. I think there are interesting hybrids between "lanes" and "Tiles" that could be done. For example, each system could be so many tiles, just like we are used to.... but with a border. Past that border are other tiles (possibly much larger) known as "Deep Space". These Deep Space tiles require much more time to pass through, and space battles do not necessar

Reply to Where is the planetary defense dome? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="The_Tourist" reply="1" id="3684545"] Is the orbital defense platform supposed to upgrade to the planetary defense dome? If so, it doesn't appear to. [/quote] This bug goes back to last July. The Planetary Defense Dome, which takes quite a while to research, never shows up in the build list. It's set to upgrade from "PlanetaryDefenseSystem" (in Improvements.xml) which doesn't exist. Or am I missing something?

Reply to How to find CTD possible caused by modding? in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

It can be any ship, including the prototype upgrades of scouts or survey ships. Every custom ship needs a corresponding set of files in the Designs folder. When you open your civ in the civ builder, under Fleets, all of the master ships have to be present, including that tiny shuttle that gets your citizens to their assigned planets. Otherwise game will CTD. Copy the default Terran race and open their Fleets to see the master list. The fact that the civ creator generates

Reply to How to find CTD possible caused by modding? in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

[quote quoting="post"] Played a couple of turns and get an CTD - Last entry of the debug.err file is "Debug Message: EndTurn 16" [/quote] I've seen that error before. In my case, at the beginning of Turn 17, a mission ship had to be launched. I had inadvertently deleted the mission ship in the fleet designer, so when the game couldn't find a missing resource, CTD. Start with your last modded file and see if

Reply to Stellaris 2.0: A teachable moment(?) in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote quoting="post"] I know it's easy to say "don't let the lackluster reviews get you down" but, seriously...don't let the lackluster reviews get you down. Keep your focus because this game is indeed getting better and better. [/quote] The problem is Steam ties reviews to exposure. And exposure = sales. It's not simply attitude, but who's job will get cut because the revenue isn't there. Steam gives you access to a HUGE market, but to survive you need very good re

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III: Let's talk food. in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Werewindlefr" reply="44" id="3703876"] How about all unused tiles produce food (a variable supply depending on the tile and/or planet type) as long as you don't build on them. Some improvements could increased the food they produce. So basically, almost everything is arable land, to some degre. Just like in real life, actually. Settlers can do basic farming on every tile of the planet, as long as there isn't infrastructure occupying the place. Then, some buildings

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III: Let's talk food. in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="ForesterSOF" reply="12" id="3703744"] You could also add a module on space stations so they could at lest be self sustaining when it comes to food. [/quote] Similar to Ganymede Station , from SyFy's The Expanse. They used giant orbital mirrors to grow crops on the planet. To make it easier on the AI, what if the "mirrors" were an actual type of starbase, such as economic, military,

Reply to Diplomacy Bug? (Not a bug; but a strategy) in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="BIF" reply="4" id="3702555"] Quoting admiralWillyWilber, reply 3 You could cancel the route. Well, damn. I didn't know that. A new strategy. I wonder how long that would take to impact Blue Lady's sentiment. I'll keep that in mind the next time it comes up; thanks! [/quote]</p

Reply to [MOD] Gauntlet's Race Mod (UPDATED R-1.7 for Retribution 4.21!) in GalCiv III Custom Races GalCiv3 Forums

Installed GRM 8.0, playing Crusade. Launched a huge game with a dozen races, no issues. For a clean install, rename the existing My Games/GC3Crusade folder which forces the game to create a new clean folder. Launch, quit and install GRM in the new GC3Crusade folder. Then add in any other mods or designs after GRM is installed. But this mod is so awesome, you really don't need any additions. This method resets your preferences, so be sure and recheck Enable Mods. The races and

Reply to [MOD] Gauntlet's Race Mod (UPDATED R-1.7 for Retribution 4.21!) in GalCiv III Custom Races GalCiv3 Forums

Your structures and ships have some incredible detail. GRM really showcases what's possible with the in-game editor. Possible if you also add the imagination of Gauntlet, of course. For people who like to turtle and empire build (like me), the intricacies of this mod add an immersion level that draws you right in. I can't wait for this next round of pirates! I've always had MOO2 at the top of the 4X list, but Crusade and its new killer AI along with the latest iterations of GR

Reply to Diplomacy Bug? (Not a bug; but a strategy) in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

[quote]The Altarian leader just now told me to stop trading with a civilization that they are enemies with. Bu'bu, wait a minute, dear blue lady...YOU are the only one I'm trading with. Are you at war with yourself? [/quote] Look at the bottom half of the trade screen. Her enemy might be trading with you (they initiated the trade route).

Reply to Station Garrison still broke? in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Distronium" reply="6" id="3701956"] Do I make copy of ImprovementDefs.xml and drop it into \Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\Mods and make the change there? or \Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\Mods\ [/quote] Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\Mods\ \Game\ImprovementDefs.xml or if you own Crusade: Documents\My Games\GC3Crusade\Mods\ \Game\ImprovementDefs.xml

Reply to Station Garrison still broke? in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="lyssailcor" reply="2" id="3701891"] I modded Station Garrison so that it doesn't use up legions anymore [/quote] lyssailcor - Can you post that code? Thanks

Reply to [Tool] Improvement Viewer - Discontinued / Superseded in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="treborblue" reply="3" id="3700182"] can you post the logs? [/quote] No log created in program folder, just this error message appears instantly

Reply to [Tool] Improvement Viewer - Discontinued / Superseded in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

Judging by the screenshot, great job! Tools like this are very useful and make modding a lot easier. It's really helpful to have a visual representation vs scrolling through XML files. Especially the hidden stats. Thanks! Adding in the prerequisites and preclusions would be a handy addition too. (Having said all that, I can't get it to run on Win8.1 64. I suspect my paths are wrong. I noticed the XML files mention Crusade but it's not in the default setup.)

Reply to [MOD] Gauntlet's Race Mod (UPDATED R-1.7 for Retribution 4.21!) in GalCiv III Custom Races GalCiv3 Forums

One of the noteworthy aspects of this mod is the epic amount of innovation. On Steam Workshop there are too many "Star Wars/Trek" mods, which get redundant and dull pretty fast. The GRM factions have ships with a lot of originality. The Terran Sovereignty Scout, Kirani Constructor and Quantum Cyberiat shipyard are a few that are extraordinary. And unlike Star Wars/Trek, Gauntlet's ship styles fit within the context of the GC3 universe, matching the original races perfect

Reply to [MOD] Gauntlet's Race Mod (UPDATED R-1.7 for Retribution 4.21!) in GalCiv III Custom Races GalCiv3 Forums

Just started playing it, but I have to post... what an incredible job. This mod is like getting a DLC. The new components are interesting and balanced and all of the ships are gorgeous. A totally immersive mod that adds quite a bit to GC3. Thanks!!!

Reply to Ship Blueprint Question in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="lyssailcor" reply="6" id="3699390"] I did try it again like you described, even with a static blueprint and by putting the original files in the mod folder and altering them there, but still to no avail ... [e digicons]:([/e] If I use "spawnbp " in the console the message is always "no designs of blueprint found". [/quote] For what it's worth, I tested <a href="http://bsomeone.com/lyssailcor.zip" target="_bla

Reply to Ship Blueprint Question in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

I don't think you need ShipStyleSet for simply awarding a ship. Those files are compressed. GRM uses a xxx_FactionShipStyleSetDefs.xml and xxx_ ShipClassDefs.xml for each style. They're just in the Mod -> Games folder. However: New in ShipBlueprintDefs.xml New in ShipClassDefs.xml. Be sure blueprint is named (there are a few types) New AwardShipOfClass</Action&

Reply to Ship Blueprint Question in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="lyssailcor" reply="2" id="3699309"] I did even put an entry for my new blueprints in ShipClassDefs.xml (although not the name of the class, but the name of the blueprint is used by AwardShipOfClass), but it didn't help. [/quote] Anomalies award ships that are included in FactionShipStyleSetDefs.xml. Would adding your Ship Class to those lists make it work?

Reply to Ship Blueprint Question in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

Doesn't each blueprint have to correspond to an entry in ShipClassDefs.xml? But in general, awarding things seems to be finicky.

Reply to ShipComponentsDefs Modding in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

I'm running 2.7.1 opt-in and use a custom ship component file, with no issues. The XML has a unique name and is in the usual GC3Crusade -> Mods -> ModName -> Game directory.

Reply to Modding PlanetTraitDefs.xml is crashing the game... would appreciate any insight in GalCiv III Modding GalCiv3 Forums

[quote quoting="post"] Anyone have insight into why this would be causing my game to crash upon starting a new match? Edit: Forgot to note - I'm using the base version of the game with no other mods. [/quote] I've edited that file (Crusade), launches okay. Did you look at the last few lines of debug.err? Right after the CTD, look there. It usually gives clues to the issue.

Reply to Galactic Civilization III v2.61 Patch (Released 11/09) in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="zuPloed" reply="121" id="3696532"] Quoting laws2150, reply 119 AI builds cities, farms and advanced farms fairly early (by turn 125). go back to post #79 in this thread and take a look at the turn 140 screenshot i posted. Is the AI gonna salvage this round by starting farms and cities the

Reply to Galactic Civilization III v2.61 Patch (Released 11/09) in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="koopatrooopa" reply="118" id="3696487"] I really just want the AI to be able to grow it's population. [/quote] Go here and DL this file . AI builds cities, farms and advanced farms fairly early (by turn 125). I've tested it on all of the larger maps. If you want pop growth and a lot more, check our Franky999's excellent mod here . As far as yo