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Reply to I could use some advice.. in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I usually give large morale bonuses to my civs at the setup phase of the game. That way you can tax the crap out of your lower population colonies without them even going below 100%. This has the dual bonus of getting you more income with those currently unprofitable colonies as well as have them grow at an exponential rate (since population growth correlates to morale). The added growth ofc results in a larger tax base, so its sort of like a vicious cycle (in your favor <img src="http://images.

Ship Nomenclature in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Now for the question of the century: - How do you name your ships? Personally I'm partial towards British ship names. Anything called "Indefatigable" is awesome by default and adds a nice touch of class.

Game fails to save after several hours of play in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I followed the forum's advice and set virtual memory at 2.4Gigs (which then goes up to 3.6Gigs later on). Video driver is from July 2006. System Specs: Intel Core Duo T1350 1.7Ghz ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 256MB 1024MB DDR2 RAM So definitely not top of the line, but decent enough to play at med-high I think (unless I'm wrong!) At first, when I open up the game, it runs fine; loading doesnt take that long and saving literally takes less than a second. But wh

Reply to Your ideas for the next update! in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

First of all, I'd just like to say that this is possibly one of the greatest games I've ever played (still reserving judgement on Spore!), with the originality of Space Rangers 2 and the civ-building of... well... Civ. Here are a few things that I would hope to see implemented: 1.I'm sure this has been said by more than a few people, but maybe there should be an adjustable parameter for minor races to make them more competitive (but not as much as in the prequel) For example, have y

Reply to Worst Modern US Presidents in Politics JoeUser Forums

Ahh... GalCiv2 forums still are sluggish so I might as well hang out here some more. Worst Modern Presidents: 5. Jimmy Carter: Not the best time for the US, although again he inherited the energy crisis. 4. Richard Nixon: Would probably be one of the better presidents if not for Watergate or his "enemies' list". 3. Warren G. Harding: Unsustainable ultra laissez-faire policies started us down the path to the Great De

Reply to Understanding ideologies of destruction in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

I don't think it's Islam persay, but the socio-political situation endemic in many Middle Eastern countries. Lets look at the 5 countries with the most Muslims: Indonesia: A secular, multiparty democracy that does not recognize any religion as the state religion, despite being overwhelmingly Muslim. It is worthy to note that it was a dictatorship under Suharto, however NOT one based on religion/Sharia law. Is actually comparatively socially