Watching Battles in "Movie form"

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I have all buttons checked in options except the "disable engine trails" and the "only show battles if both sides are fleets," yet I cannot see them in movie form. They keep showing up just in the main interface as pow-pow, someone explodes. How do you get the movie part to work?
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
I'm not sure, it may be that one side or the other has to be a fleet even if you don't check the "both sides" button.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Popup is correct...make sure the "Both sides musct be Fleets" option is turned off, otherwise the cinematic battles will only happen when both sides are fleets (read: not very often)

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
If it's not fleets the battels are usually super quick, so just zoom in really close before engaging.

Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Popup is correct...make sure the "Both sides musct be Fleets" option is turned off, otherwise the cinematic battles will only happen when both sides are fleets (read: not very often)


I understand this, but the box has been unchecked all along and I still am not getting the cinematics. The cinematics happened once and only once, and not again.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Cinematics happen in ALL battles.

Go to options and turn on "Full Battles" and you will see them.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Actually, they don't. I have had all the options checked or unchecked as the case may be, except I changed it to "Full" from "Normal" while playing earlier. I got one cinematic battle and no others. Now it appears to be working correctly.

I wonder if this was one of those "doesn't take effect until you restart the game" deals? If so, why did it work once? Who knows, my killer big-boat just blew up every scout I came across.

Defenses of 9-10-10 and Attacks of 32-24-30, and 24 moves per turn. This was a beast. Only problem was that I made 2 of them and lost in about 5 turns due to no money and an invasion fleet. I did blow up everything I met until then, though, and that was really, really, really fun!

Whew, you should see this ship design!
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Changes to your battle types should take effect immediately.

If you want to watch all battles in the viewer, use these settings:
Check "Show Battle Sequence"
For Battle Length, choose Full Battles
Check "Full Fleet Battles"
Uncheck "Show Full Fleet Battles Only If BOTH Sides Are Fleets"