Evil Druid

Reply to Constructor Micromanagement in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I have posted this before but I agree, the constructor phase is the most boring part of the game. I would rather they were like planets once established and you could just spend money to improve. I get it over with as soon as possible. Max out my mining bases for extraction only. I build very few econ bases around my key planets. Tech capital, manu cap and econ cap and maybe a few when I can build a econ to cover multipul planets. Econs only help you spend money, not bank it. I build my

Reply to newby questions in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I never bother wasting constructors on weapons and defense techs. I just max my mines extraction capabilities. Max econ bases econ and trade bonuses. The same follows for influence bases. I find the constructor stage incredibly boring and want it over with as soon as possible. Starbases are no match for max'd out fleet in a war anyway so building them up for other then their primary purpose is a waist of time. I can park a fleet on them if it is that important to me. Rarely do

Reply to I think i might know how to get the minor tech stealing thing in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

How? Interesting strategy if you could rely on espinoage and ignore research all together. Stealing and selling/trading techs while most your spending is put towards a massive offensive force.

Reply to avoid high tech buildings during intial expansion in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

What we really need is a per planet option to build primary buidings only on planets. Once all the tiles are full switch off the option and let the planet upgrade to current tech. You would get your new planets up and running much faster and cheaper. Right now getting NLC or Industrial sector tech to early can destroy your economy. You almost want to give it to the AI free to screw his economy.

Reply to Greatest Want or Need in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Stronger governor controls would be very useful. Being able to prioritize upgrades globally instead of going through sorting planet by planet. Set up a governor’s queue so planets always upgrade in the order you want when more then 1 upgrade is available. I would like manu upgrades 1st followed by econ, then research, moral and farm and then anything else. Finish the current project in queue then switch to my global priorities as those upgrades become available. The more planets you got the more

Reply to The Galactic Diplomats in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I see your medals Weyr. this forum loaded alot better.

Reply to Why can't I colonize this planet? (Newbie) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Save game and reload maybe. But sure sounds like a rare bug.

Reply to The Galactic Diplomats in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

LOL More to do with the recalc then anything I did. Thanks

Reply to The "Iron Guerillas" Experiment in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Unfunfofmps I emailed you at hotmail. If your like me you probably normally just get junk there. Sure hope I can finish a game before the experiment is over.

Reply to Who united the Earth ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The story is that the humans "gave" hyperdrive away, but the truth is that it got leaked onto the Internet Not quite true. It was on a computer with Microsoft Security works 2525 software protecting the data and it got hacked by a 1st generation Yor unit. Unfortunately for the Yor and fortunately for earth, the Yor unit had to

Reply to Who united the Earth ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Not only that they gave away hyper drive. The greatest strategic discovery in the history of the entire Metaverse and they just gave it away. I mean even to the Drengin? Here you go, come on over for a visit. No, no, don't bother bringing your own death furnaces, you can use our pizza ovens.

Reply to Starter planet in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

To bad you could not save that planet and use it every game. If you cannot win with that start, you cannot win.

Reply to Major Game Exploiter in our midst. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

LOL It's only a 30 day experiment. Join and all will be revealed. Nothing even revolutionary or anything close to "cheating". I agree looking at his scores it seems impossible but apparently not. Now if he can coach me to those scores he's also a brilliant coach.

Reply to The "Iron Guerillas" Experiment in Metaverse Stardock Forums

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Reply to The "Iron Guerillas" Experiment in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Is your MSN correct? Says sorry needs Net passport

Reply to The "Iron Guerillas" Experiment in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

The way the Meta scoring formula works I'm better off with my new Character. That's why I retired my old one.

Reply to The "Iron Guerillas" Experiment in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I'm in. I'm already beating the game on suicidal but my scores are only in the 50K range.

Reply to Why SD simply must reply to this scandal in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Yes, they are changing. But the high beta scores are still in profiles.

Reply to No set rally points info in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

In governors area will bring them all up in the area where you change them. I try to have as few as possible so it's esier to manage and now that they are move able it makes my life a lot easier. Instead on setting a new one just move an established one. On the mini screen you can turn everything off except rally points to find them on the map. To much clutter to see other wise on a gigantic.

Reply to Why SD simply must reply to this scandal in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Yes but it might not be a problem. It might be the way it works. I just don't know. Should I start a new Character? Should I carry on submitting games to what could be a irreparably flawed character? Does anyone know?

Reply to Why SD simply must reply to this scandal in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I lost a 1/4 of my entire score by submitting 1 game. Is that a problem? Does Stardock think that it is a problem? Have they ever acknowledge a problem? I have absolutely no understanding as to why it happened, is that a problem? My earlier high scores were arbitrarily lowered by Stardock, is that a problem? I think waisting the hours it took to put up 33 games may have been my real problem. I thought the game was going to put me into 3rd or

Reply to Why SD simply must reply to this scandal in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Well the old formula does not work. At least with my weak math skills.

Reply to Why SD simply must reply to this scandal in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I found this in the the Gal civ 1 archives. Is it the same as the original is the question. #29 by Citizen IceMole - 7/25/2003 3:38:15 AM This should now be 100% accurate in describing metaverse overall score calculation. For the score as shown on the player page: 1. Separate the scores into blocks of 30 days, counting back from the most recent submission. 2. Within each block take the sum of the scores, divide by the square root of the number o

Reply to Why SD simply must reply to this scandal in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

My concern is with Meta scoring With every game I play my total score goes down lately. I lost 70,000 points posting a single 40,000 military. I don't know if there is any point playing the meta anymore. It would be nice to have some idea what was happening. After all I'm dedicating hours of my spare time to rid the universe of the Yor and score a few more points for my empire. A little information is the least the civilians at stardock could do to aid my cause. <br/

Reply to Unfairness in Custom Race Creation? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

While custom races are get weaker bonus's you can target them to your own strengths and strategy. So more bang for your points. Pick your own starting techs to get a jump in your preferred direction.