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Placing Structures Question in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I'm fairly new to the game, so please bear with me on what may be a rather silly question. I noticed last night that, having been able to plcae structures where ever I pleased for most of the game, I suddenly no longer had the option to do so. Instead, left clicking would auto place the structure, often in a location I didn't want. While I was trying to figure out what changed, it occured to me that this might be a feature that comes into effect your empire has grown to a cert

Reply to To Anyone Who Plays the Sins of A Solar Empire SP in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote]All i here is whine whine whine. LRM spam doesn't win games. I think some of u just dont want a bruised ego, and the rest are cynical about humanity in general.[/quote] I'm working two jobs until college starts back up, and then I have to make sure that I make it through my senior year. I don't have time for online, I need something that I can drop in when I have time and save/quit when I need to go. I'll meet you half way though, if you are willing to provide the incom

Reply to Where is my LAUNCH ICON??? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Yes, it is somewhat odd for them to not give the option for a desktop shortcut (especially since the game doesn't require a disk), but I think that you let yourself get carried away in the excitement of the matter. There is/was no reason to reinstall, as was mentioned above you could have run it from the start menu (you did check that, right?), or you could have created a shortcut from either the start menu link or directly from the exe.

Reply to It's quiet... in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]They are pushing to get Political Machine 2008 out and looking forward to the US Memorial Day long weekend.[/quote] Thinking of which, anyone else remember that guy from last year who flipped out because customer service wasn't working Memorial Day? Man, that was a funny thread...

Reply to Frogboy - What's the most interesting bug you've squashed developing GalCivII? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Wrong game, but I remember one of the Neverwinter Night 2 devs being shocked when his character was beaten to death by a door. They are set to faction hostile you see, and somehow this one had acquired special abilities.[/quote] Funny, but not as epic as the assassination of Lord British!

Reply to Im not only one? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I usually play on the largest galaxy size, with everything set to it's lowest setting. It gives it a big empty feel, and makes your dealings with the minor races very important.

Reply to To all the New Players Concerning Mega Events in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Can I ask a question to the people that are for this? What makes this appealing to you? Is the game not challenging enough without these mega events taking a big chunk of your planets?[/quote] Variety is the spice of life, it changes things up, makes things more dynamic. To me it's not really about the difficulty, it's about the sudden monkey wrench in the machinery that has turned the situation on it's head, forcing me to rethink how I'm going about things. Because of

Reply to To all the New Players Concerning Mega Events in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I also hope the dread lords gets a boost before the game launches, they've always been an extreme dissapointment to me, considering the power the game lore claims they have...[/quote] Indeed, what I would like to see would be a ready made planet and several ship for them upon arrival.

Reply to To all the New Players Concerning Mega Events in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

After growing weary of silly posts, [link="https://forums.galciv2.com/307133"]such as this one,[/link] by well meaning players who do not seem to grasp the purpose and intention of Mega Events, I am bumping this thread. To those unfamiliar with it, I encourage you to read the OP. You don't have to agree with it, but it should explain why few care about complaints concerning Mega Events being "over powered". Please remember, Mega events were not created to be speed bumps. Rath

Reply to Jagged edge event EXTREMELY overpowered in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I feel an urging to resurrect my Mega Events explanation for new players thread...

Reply to Jagged edge event EXTREMELY overpowered in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]I'm not saying all mega events are over powered just this one.[/quote] You seem to be missing the point that they are [I]supposed[/I] to be over powered, and were [I]designed[/I] to be such. A few feel short of that goal, such as the DL event, but that doesn't mean the successful ones should be thrown under the bus.

Reply to Jagged edge event EXTREMELY overpowered in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

It's called Jagged [U]Knife[/U]. It's a Mega Event, it did it's job, if you don't like it than turn the option off.

Reply to Long-Term Development on PC games in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

A micro patch system would be really handy. If an expansion were to break it's features down into several groups, and allow them to be sold individually as well as a whole package, the game could then operate on a modular basis where upon game launching you could choose which expansion features to implement. Using TA as an example, if one wants terror stars and the tech tree, but not necessarily the campaign, then they could buy those pieces individually and save money. If one game yo

Reply to Big announcement coming Monday in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Maybe Frogboy is having another Tadpole...

Reply to Big announcement coming Monday in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]actually, especially with their recent praise of the work with Ironclad on SOASE, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they were announcing a closer relationship, maybe symbiotic or closer, of their two companies. Two small independent companies coordinating that showcase collective will and putting the consumer first is something that would shake up the PC gaming world.[/quote] Well, Brad did just spend a week on the west coast "on business", during which he stopped by to visit t

Reply to Big announcement coming Monday in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

If the PC industry is finally adopting my suggestion to include brownies with every game purchase then I have but three words: [I][B]it's about time[/B][/I].

Reply to Should you be able to devise military campaigns for Gal Civ ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Just use a silver Sharpie, it should work at least once. :D

Reply to Warrior super ability, who all of you use it out there, pls take a look. in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

It also helps to get Eye of the Universe, the ability to swoop in and attack isn't much good if you can't see your target.

Reply to Gaming Piracy : Set your priorities straight in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

There are reasons that Atari as a company is in the position, both organizationally and financially, that they are. This seems to be one...

Reply to And we are out of here! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Why is a penguin talking about geckos? Do penguins eat geckos, and if so are you in need of geckos? Regardless though, I know what wouldn't hesitate to eat a gecko as well as your entire family if given a chance... WOLVERINES!

Reply to What's you top 10 favorite songs in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Radiohead - Creep[/quote] Just so everyone is clear, even though he had been listing bands on the right he switched the order for this one, the song is "Creep" by the band Radiohead. Mine (in no particular order): 1) Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 2) Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd 3) Give it All - Rise Against 4) Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 5) Welcome to Paradise - Green Day 6) Buddy Holly - Weezer 7) Commando - Ramones 8) Sou

Reply to How long do you think Galactic Civ will last? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Since it's a single player game it isn't reliant upon a group of people all liking it at the same time. While it might not sell many copies as it once did, the game is designed so that regardless of who else still cares about the game the individual can still enjoy the full experience. I would say that so long as a future OS can run it, someone will be playing it (there are still MOO2 people running about I'm told).

Reply to Does this make me evil? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Once I get an empire size that I like I'll sometimes start destroying any planets I take over. It provides a nice "fire break" between the two empires, if I could only get them to stop flying in it once peace is declared I could call it a demilitarized zone...

Reply to The Political Machine 2008 is coming in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Can you create fictional scenarios like Hillary Clinton running around Bosnia while under sniper fire?[/quote] QFT

Reply to Polymorphic Victories. in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I suppose the easy, built in answer would be "just don't win". What I would propose is this, play the game in sandbox mode, turn off everything but military victory, and you should be good to go. Since you aren't playing to win it doesn't matter if you decide to quit once you get tired of it, and the only way that the game can end is if you kill everyone (at which point further play is pointless).