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Reply to colony development? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Specialization in production or research doesn't work. You still need money to fund everything. On the other hand, you can rush build anything you want, as long as you have money. No factories required. You can't rush research, but specializing outside of the planet that's your tech capital doesn't really work. Taxes aren't supposed to be your primary source of income. Trade is, and tourism is to a lesser extent. Evil players

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Reply to Inconsistent Behavior in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

The explosions lag my system too, so I turned them off. No issues now. This will probably be addressed in a future patch, but there are higher priority fixes. The AI is smart enough not to trade military techs to a dominant force. Having them "bent over backwards over their last star system" is grounds enough not to give you guns. If you're friends and equals, on the other hand... The idea that everything should have a price i

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Reply to GalCiv II WIKI is up in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Sticky please! And this should be linked to from the site. I know wikis are scary since they are outside of corporate control, and no company wants to appear to officially sponsor the content, this resource is critical for the community, perhaps even more critical than the limited communication that even the best companies can provide.

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Reply to Gal Civ 2 - so where are all the gals in Gal Civ2? in Game Talk Stardock Forums

The insects are probably female. Insect hives on Earth are led by queens. It's not about being PC. It's about being real. You have a 4X game, allowing you to role-play the dictator of an imperial government. The music is majestic. The fleets awesome. And when the diplomatic screen pops up, you are face to face with... a 21 year old intern with implants and stilettos It's unrealistic. It takes away from the game.

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Reply to Seige Campaign Mission in Game Talk Stardock Forums

Those of you who took the DL world, what difficulty were you playing in? I beat it on Normal after 5 tries. I bought colony ships and rushed to the 2 planets closest to the Drengin. Then I bought a small fleet to achieve air superiority. The AI was totally weak; they kept building constructors to try to put up a starbase, even though I had a fleet parked next to their world! I bought some transports and gassed the Drengin. You'd think t

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Reply to GalCiv2 Spend Rates in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

If the allocated IUs for military aren't spent, why can't I use them for social projects? We need planet-by-planet sliders. That's the only way to achieve real specialization. I know we want to avoid micromanagement, but with planetary specialization, you shouldn't have to adjust the planet sliders every turn. And these sliders should be controllable from an empire wide management screen, so you can fiddle with everything from one place.

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Reply to Gal Civ 2 - so where are all the gals in Gal Civ2? in Game Talk Stardock Forums

I agree with crass_monkey. How do you know that the Drengin isn't female? I just hope that if new leaderheads are implemented, that they don't subscribe to Western stereotypes. If I see heavy makeup or heels, I'll be pissed. When do 20-something men or women rise to prominence in any mature government? Heads of state are dignified; they're not supposed to be sex objects. And they tend to be OLD!!! And caucasians only constitu

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Reply to Diplomacy needs a "what will it take to make this deal work" button. in Diplomacy Stardock Forums

The Civ button is supposed to set a "fair" trade. But you can still push the trade from "fair" to "acceptable". You get a diplomatic penalty, though, since the AI knows you're trying to squeeze it. The button should be implemented. I agree with Soren's take: if you give the player a way to optimize their game, they'll do it. You may as well automate it. That's why Civ IV implemented overflow, because players used to manage their slider

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Reply to Techtrading the bane of a good game. in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

That's the point, though. My foreign minister should have done the prep work to figure out how this other race values trades. I expect the AI to value techs situationally, and I expect each race to be different. I want to know what that valuation is so I can get a fair trade. What makes this difficult is the fact that the contents of an individual trade may change the value of these techs. Let's say the AI has Laser IV, and I have Advanc

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Reply to Surrender Monkeys. in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Does anyone know how the calculations to decide who to surrender to work? If the premise for surrender is to spare your people from further struggle, then you should surrender to someone who can guarantee you safety from your enemies. That usually means surrendering to a neutral party that's powerful enough to deter war with the ones who are beating the stuffing out of you. If I want planet A, and the AI is surrendering to someon

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Reply to GalCiv2 Spend Rates in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Are you sure about this? I thought the spend rate was a % of your total capacity, not of your total tax income. When I set the spend rate to 100%, my total spend is usually much higher than my tax income. I totally agree that spend rates for social/military vs. research need to be separated. It should a slider each for how much IUs and RPs to fund. Then there should be a separate slider to shift IUs between military and social. <br/

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Reply to Good...Neutral..Evil..it doesnt make sense. in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

When you choose your alignment, it has to be part of an overall strategy. If you choose good, you're really aiming for a diplomatic victory, and you have to work hard at cultivating alliances. These alliances save you; they help prevent war by deterring evil and neutral civs from attacking in the first place. If they do attack though, you have to call in your friends and make sure they are strong enough and willing to defend your worlds.

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

Oh, almost forgot, add an option to toggle the cursor to show a starbase radius over the tile that the cursor is floating over. The player should be able to tell exactly where the AOE of a starbase will be before even building the constructor. And add an option to show the grid-based equivalent of the AOE of a starbase. Sometimes it's hard to tell if a particular tile falls within the circular AOE.

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

Thanks for soliciting feedback. You guys are doing a great job. Second, third, and fourth the autolaunch suggestions. I would like to add a dialog that asks how many colonists/troops to load up when launching a colony ship or transport. Is there any way to specify the launch point for a ship coming out of orbit? You know, set which of the eight tiles the ship launches to? It matters, especially early on when ships are still sl

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How to View Starbase AOE Before Building? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Sorry if this is a duplicate post, but I couldn't find it in the Knowledgebase, and I couldn't find a dedicated thread in the forum. I did see mention of this in another thread, but I thought it deserved its own thread. How can we view the AOE of a starbase before building it? I don't think I'm the only one who finds it difficult to imagine an 8-parsec radius on a rectilinear grid. Is there a way? If not, may I suggest the foll

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How to Upgrade an Entire Class of Ships? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Sorry if this is a repeat post, but I couldn't find the answer on the Knowledgebase and I couldn't find any search functionality on these forums. How can you upgrade an entire class of ships? Shouldn't there be a way to upgrade a ship from the Ship List? Shouldn't there also be a governor for doing so? Finally, it seems like I can't select a ship to upgrade unless the ship is out of planet orbit and out of any fleets. It seems

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Reply to It's for laptop users in GalCiv Journals Stardock Forums

I only have a laptop, and it's a company machine. I only play when I commute or travel since my wife hates it when I "waste" my time gaming. My wife would never let me blow $1000+ on a gaming PC. I am thankful that Stardock has made a conscious effort to include us road warriors. I would think that we tend to have more disposable income and be less likely to pirate, so we form a compelling market as well. Does Stardock or anyone else hav

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Reply to Developers Developers Developers in GalCiv Journals Stardock Forums

Brad, have you tried Link ? They do recruiting and run a component development and algorithm competition. Top-notch talent, mostly raw skill from the college level. Most are willing to move. I'm a business intelligence programmer in Boston, and I like my latte liberal lifestyle too much. And I'm trying to get somewhere warmer (San Fran, LA) or I would have already moved to Manhattan last year. <b

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Reply to Game Example: Altarian Downfall in GalCiv Journals Stardock Forums

Does the AI take into account the future of their citizenry if they surrender? I mean, if your race is going to be harvested for meat by the Drengin, why would you ever surrender, even if fighting results in genocide? And if you know that the Drengin are going to come to you for meat at some point, wouldn't you help other races no matter how hopeless it appears? It's not like you become equal citizens when assimilated. The AI should take

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