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Reply to My very own Game Play Example in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Fun story! Nice to wrap things up so quickly too.

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

Better AI/diplomacy. Like someone said, the game is all about the AI. New maps, ships, and species aren't really that important (you can custom make most of them yourself). Maybe some random events as mentioned above to throw you a curve, especially at higher levels of difficulty. But primarily, I'd want an even better AI and a diplomacy with better options.

Reply to Attacking a planet with ships -- WHY ? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Agreed. Upgrading spaceports is an excellent idea. Dedicating an entire tile is too much.

Reply to Game freezes in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Ironically, the problem seems to have been fixed by going to OLDER drivers! I went to some other 2004 drivers that were 3 months earlier than the others. I still get the stutter on mixed-screen videos, but no more crashes. Very strange, but I'll take it!

Difficulty levels- what do they mean? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I've found the information for what the different intelligent levels mean, but how does that map on to the greater number of difficulty levels? In a nutshell, even though I'm a beginner, I am interested in playing against the 100% AI (but no "cheat" bonuses to the AI). I've played a game on tough, and lasted 3/6. Then the Dregin came in with a massive fleet of frigates that my small/medium ships just couldn't tackle. Great fun! Oh, and one more question. Can you influen

Reply to Game freezes in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Yes, I did. Still S.O.L.

Reply to Game freezes in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

OK, so the driver was old. So, I went and updated it with the lastest and greatest at nVidia. Beauty. Windows warns that it's not WHLC, but oh well, I install it any how. Only now, the game is completely !! The graphics are porked. So, I go out, run dxdiag, and the latest driver s

Game freezes in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Hello. I love th game so far, but I have two issues. First, the game runs slow during cutscenes. I presume that is because of my slower audio/video cards. During the tutorial, the issue goes away if I turn it to full screen. Any other setting suggestions would be appreciated. The other problem is much more serious. Occassionally, the game freezes, particularly when switching screens or ending a turn. It will not respond in game, there is nothing going on in terms of CPU use, an