Philocthetes

Philocthetes

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Reply to happy 4th in Everything Else GalCiv3 Forums

Same to you Elana. I'm getting some slightly stuttery fireworks by following my tradition of starting a GalCiv version on hardware that's very close to minimum sys reqs. Finally installed FE Legendary Heroes a couple of days ago, but the magic of starships (evidently including Carriers! ) is proving a stronger lure to time-wasting [e classic];)[/e]

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Reply to Setting launch direction from Shipyards? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I'll sign on to request the 'restoration' of the function for GC3. [quote who="BuckGodot" reply="2" id="3550800"] This was something that was brought up quite a few times during alpha/beta, but the devs decided that not to include it. Maybe if enough people ask for it post-release, they'll add it in a patch. [/quote] Buck, any chance that was a public discussion on the boards here that you could point me to? I'm curious about whether the decisio

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Reply to forum 'ban game' two in Everything Else GalCiv3 Forums

Banned because it's been a ludicrously long time since I banned anyone here, and because I can't believe this bloody thread is still going [e classic]:P[/e]

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Reply to Stardock Survey in Stardockians GalCiv2 Forums

Still kind of hoping for an official/TPTB response. If the survey is mainly for the non-game customer base, that's fine by me, but I don't want to miss it if it's also intended to capture opinions from Stardock game customers. The 'UI' here is beyond non-intuitive, at least for me, because I've never seen it...

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Reply to Meanest Acts you ever did in a game. in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Mine dates back to Civ I. I played many games where I built the Manhattan Project mainly to add the piddly graphic to a single city's image, and I dutifully built a 'deterrent' infrastructure because I (still) have a vague respect for the MAD doctrine. But on one sad day, a stupid AI lobbed one of its scant handful of nukes at my realm and we retaliated by nuking every major city in that AI civ. Cocktails and college class deadlines were involved in the decision-maki

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Reply to Microsoft Works Problem (Fixed) in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="35" id="3104244"]MS Onenote?[/quote] If Office were a drug as enticing as cocaine, I'd accuse you of of peddling crack. OneNote is for people who abandoned Word for PowerPoint and still want something with 'a better experience.'

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Reply to Fixing Windows 8 in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="warreni" reply="6" id="3097168"]This. 8 is the first version of Windows that actually scares me a bit.[/quote] I blame the buzzword junkies. I saw a few pieces in the last week or so that were touting, yet again, 'the end of the PC.' Sure, ludicrous numbers of people are happily spending most of their device time fondling grease-smeared little screens, and even a few greasy screens large enough to be actually worth using to read or watch something. But that

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Reply to Microsoft Works Problem (Fixed) in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="Philly0381" reply="32" id="3103932"]Yes I do have restore points and that was going to be my next try at fixing the problem Doc, that is unless I decide to just uninstall Works and install Libre Office. Giving it some serious thought as Libre Office is small (mb size) vs Works. [/quote] Given that all you want do do is grocery lists, I'm still at a loss as to why Notepad isn't enough. Microsoft has abandoned all serious efforts at pub

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Reply to Microsoft Works Problem (Fixed) in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Philly0381" reply="3" id="3103260"]The only thing I use in it is Word for making the weekly grocery shopping list.[/quote] Sounds like you'd be fine with Notepad then, or even, dare I type it, pen and paper...

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Reply to Microsoft Works Problem (Fixed) in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

Have you tried re-installing Works? If the launcher exe got corrupted 'normally,' that should fix the problem. Also, have you checked for any updates to Windows/IE that might have been applied since the last time the launcher worked for you? You might be able to use System Restore to step back out and see if that is what broke the launcher on your rig. Or, as Rudebaz implied, have you considered ditching that Built-to-Sell-Office suite and using something like OpenOffice, or,

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Reply to Stardock Survey in Stardockians GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks, Dave. I'm still hoping for an answer from TPTB, or maybe just an update to that options page that explains what to expect with each one that you enable.

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Reply to Stardock Survey in Stardockians GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="7" id="3093875"] Quoting Zubaz, reply 6Make sure you haven't removed yourself from anything here: https://www.stardock.com/subscriptions.asp There's nothing there that says something like 'nonpromotional mailings' or 'beta program mailings' or 'stardock surveys.' I'm interested in all that, but none of the four items currently listed. [/quote] Still wondering if y'all have any idea of why my n

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Reply to Fallen Enchantress–March Status in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote] Keyboard Maybe I’m just old but I want to be able to navigate more with the keyboard. This is an area we’re starting to put more attention to. Not just in terms of hot keys but just general navigation through the game. Fallen Enchantress is a game that you “might” play 10 hours straight. So less forced mouse moving = better as far as we’re concerned.[/quote] Bless y'all.

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Reply to Original Ban Game Gone Forever? in Forum Issues GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="3" id="3094247"]Ryat ... just a reminder the 'P' in 'PM' stands for 'Personal' ... so it's against 'the rules' to post them publicly... No dramas....just a heads - up ...[/quote] How about a heads-up explaining this inscrutable remark to Ryat before he typed anything here? I'd ban you for inscrutability, by my question here is about the status/fate of GeneralEtrius' abandoned yet long-lived experim

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Reply to Stardock Survey in Stardockians GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Zubaz" reply="6" id="3093693"]Make sure you haven't removed yourself from anything here: https://www.stardock.com/subscriptions.asp [/quote] There's nothing there that says something like 'nonpromotional mailings' or 'beta program mailings' or 'stardock surveys.' I'm interested in all that, but none of the four items currently listed.

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Reply to Stardock Survey in Stardockians GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Island Dog" reply="3" id="3093607"]E-mails are going out in batches, just keep an eye on your inbox. [/quote] I never seem to get any of these emails, including things like telling me to go get my FE beta if I want to. Did I do something accidentally in my profile to shun all email when all I wanted to do was avoid marketing clutter?

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Reply to Does economy of trade planet matter, or only population? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

You need a serious numbers person to chime in here. I've never tested things methodically, but I've read lots from folks who do. From my reading of various threads on the topic, the trade route is it's own thing. The planets at either end are irrelevant except for their distance from each other. The Econ Capital only increases tax revenues on the one planet. The only improvements that boost trade income are on starbases, AFAIK.

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Original Ban Game Gone Forever? in Forum Issues GalCiv2 Forums

Just curious--did the size of the thread finally get too large, or was it zapped for some moderation reason? Part of me is glad that it's gone because I can't believe how bad my regular time-wasting habit got there, but dammit, it had regular fun moments.

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