Come one, come all!! Everyone is welcome!!   

Well, seeing as we are on the lookout for new members, The Hitchhiker's of the Galaxy would be honoured to have a forum on the Core. ATM we have a forum on TBS Modder, but seeing as that's mainly about modding, there aren't that many meta players there.

We only have 2 members, are we accepted? .

We only have 2 members, are we accepted?

By all means. Actually one member is sufficient, however I doubt we would set up a private area for you to talk to just yourself.   

Actually modding is a good fit. We have a number of members interested in modding and the council has an interest in getting graphical type mods playable at least on the AltMeta as well as eventually on the "real" metaverse. I know that this is something that you've been working towards as well.

I notice that you already have an account at the Core. I'll go ahead and ask the admin's to set up a private area for the Hitchhiker's of the Galaxy. If your empire mate doesn't yet have an account over on the Core then prompt him to get one and we'll add him to your private area as well. I'll assume that you will be the moderator for your own area.

I don't want to end up sounding like a used car salesman here, but I do want to encourage people to not be shy and to take advantage of this opportunity. You get the best of both worlds. You get to be part of a long term, well established community of galciv2 fans while at the same time having your own private quarters. It's a win-win situation for all involved.

I can answer that one! I used to be a member of the Overmind empire. If you withdraw your character and join another empire, all of your characters posts are applied to the new empire.

Just a bit of an update. Currently the Arrakis Imperium, the Hitchhikers of the Galaxy and the High Command Hegemony have joined with the The Galactic Diplomats to share The Galactic Core as a center of metaverse (and AltMeta) activity and discussion as well as the host of their private forums.

All GC2 empires large and small are welcome to join us. Besides your own private forums there are many interesting and fun attractions at the Core. Also, empire membership or even interest in the metaverse is by no means a requirement. Any and all are welcome at the Core.

Mumblefratz et al, why should those of us who've played GCII for a long while but not yet been seriously interested in the Metaverse take the time & bother to register for & learn yet another web site?

My point is not to be a salesman for another site, although I do feel it's a great other site. Certainly all are welcome. But my desire is to have the Core be a single point of contact for all metaverse players.

Part of this is, as I've seen from trying to form the metaverse council, that it's virtually impossible to get all those interested in the metaverse together. It's also become apparent to me that some empires that appear to be unresponsive and falling apart are doing no such thing. The issue is not that people are uninterested in the metaverse and have stopped posting games. I'm convinced it's at least as big a factor that folks are less interested in the forums than they are the metaverse.

If I can have a place pretty much dedicated to the metaverse player, I think that's more attractive than a place where the metaverse player is often considered a second class citizen. Also empires come and go just as people come and go. If we have a place that's essentially metaverse central then as an empire decays people will have immediate access to, and knowledge of, healthy empires that they share a web site with.

So my answer is, if you're really not interested in the metaverse then it's probably not worth the bother for you to register and learn a new web site.

Mumblefratz et al, why should those of us who've played GCII for a long while but not yet been seriously interested in the Metaverse take the time & bother to register for & learn yet another web site? The banners y'all get above your medals are neat and all, but...

GW, I know you have a strong streak of minimalism as do I. But I really do wonder between the minimalism, the desire to play devil's advocate and the willingness to lob a softball for me to hit out of the park, which of these were the primary motivation behind your question.

BTW, hurry up and post that metaverse game you're working on. You're at the top of a short list of "at large" representatives for the council. We feel your unique perspective can only enhance the council’s representative nature, even if you do consider yourself an "anarchist", reformed or otherwise.

Yet another bump.

I just want folks to realize that when I say that the Core is willing to host the private forums of any and all GalCiv2 empires, I do mean *any* and *all*.

Say it, Mumble: "Even the Empire of Standards."

I'll try to stop by in the morning.

No problem. I won't live up to my #2 ranking as the most annoying person in GC2.

Why wasn't I #1?

Its nice to see the community coming together

Go to The Galactic Core and register. All you need is an email address. For convenience you should use your GC2 name there as well but it’s not absolutely required. Once there you can send me (Mumblefratz) a PM (private message) and I’ll make sure you get set up.

I’m glad to see the fleet reassembling. I don’t know if you’ve seen much about the Metaverse Council but you should also check up on what we’re trying to do to increase participation and enjoyment of the metaverse. One of the conclusions that we’ve made based on our attempts to contact folks in various empires is that a lot of folks are far less interested in the forums than they are in the metaverse. From forum appearances there are a lot of empires that seem to be in very bad shape, however if you look at metaverse game submissions these same empires are far healthier than they seem.

Our goal is for the Galactic Core to be a common meeting point for all things metaverse. It’s fine if people aren’t all that interested in forums, but it’s also good to know that when you do decide to check in that there will always be someone there to greet you. They may not happen to be from your empire, but *someone* will be there. To try and address some of these issues the Metaverse Council (MVC) is currently starting a campaign to contact by email every person that’s ever submitted a metaverse game.