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EBGames called - my *vanilla* copy of GC2 is in (dammit) in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

My local EB Games called, said my pre-ordered GC2 is in. It is NOT the Collectors Edition, the clerk (who I know) is very certain about this. It's just the plain box just like their web page shows. So much for saying how all pre-orders would be Collectors Editions. I can't blame them, their page specifically shows the plain box. Oh, and no bonus "printed tech tree" either, he says they didn't get any customer bonuses for GC2 .

Reply to Combat Simulator Version 1 Released in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

There's a combat simulator in the Metaverse as well... Where is this, specifically?

Reply to Game Menu loading on Windows start up?!? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Sounds like you have a shortcut to GCII in your Startup program group. To check, right click on the Start button, then select "Open" from the context menu. Double-click to open the "Programs" folder, then double-click the "Startup" folder. If you do have a GC2 shortcut there you can just drag it to the desktop or delete it if you already have one there. If there isn't one there, repeat above but instead of clicking "Open", instead select "Open all users". Good luck!

Reply to Strange valleys shown in graph. in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

This is what I have observed, that it's tied to saves and loads.

Reply to OK, I'm dumb. Somebody explain to me what the Metaverse is. in Metaverse Stardock Forums

Metaverse is also a good way to measure how well you are progressing in learning the game.

Reply to CRASH BUG: Ship Design in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

This has been reported over one the GalCivII Bug forum as well. To avoid it till the game is patched, make sure all popup windows are closed before opening the ship designer. Not known if this is a guaranteed fix or just wishful thinking, but so far it has worked.

Reply to EBgames in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Someone over at Octopus Overlords say that they called their local EBGames and the clerk said that the EB warehouse never got any game copies in on Tuesday so there were none to ship. Anyone know if the warehouse got stock today?

Reply to ship build bug in RELEASE VERSION in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

encountered another a bug with designing ships. during an early Metaverse Game when the report showed up showing what stuff my planets build this round I used "Go to" to enter the planet screen of one of my planets. then entered the shipyard and tried to create a new design. I placed everything I wanted (hull, weapons, shields, engine...) and was at 27/28 space usage. I en

Reply to Bug? The scrolling rate is slow even at maximum in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I'll also say that it seems slow, even at max. It's easy to work around of course between the mini-map and left-click-and-grab, but it would be nice to be fast enough to be an option.

Reply to STICKY: Player Reviews! in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Score: 4.5 out of 5. Tagline quote: "It's Civ4 in space, but with a better end game!" Pro: ------------- - Very accessible 4X game in the style of MoO2. - New Ship Designer feature adds ability to customize ships with both gameplay components and pure eye candy; it's time to "pimp your ride"! - Galactic map when zoomed in has nice looking ships, planets and stars with really top notch graphics appeal, while a simple spin of the scroll wheel zooms out to a more t

Reply to CTD after deleting ship design in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Yes, there appears to be a CTD when using the ship designer and selecting buttons in an unexpected order. I had that happen yesterday one time but then never re-occurred with more uses. I suggest that until an upgrade is posted you always use CNTL+S to quicksave your game before going into ship designer.

Reply to STICKY: Having an IN-GAME problem? Here are some tips! in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

I've had this happen once as well. Sometimes the Name and Add Description window ends up behind something else and then there's a CTD. I now save while working on the ship and it seems to be ok.

Reply to Why wait to release? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I suspect the folks at Stardock wanted to get a good night's sleep last night because they expect to be squashing bugs and solving problems into the wee hours tonight!

Reply to STICKY: Making backups of your stuff in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

"If you bought the retail version, none of this applies as you already have a CD and you can make backups of that as you will, same license restrictions." If I do have the retail version, how do I make backups of any updates issued through SDC? Is there a way to burn just the updates to a separate CD, so I don't have to zip up the whole game to move it to my laptop?

Reply to Two serials? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I have several of them now from problems when trying to establish a metaverse character and was asking for emails.

Reply to Cannot create Metaverse character? in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I'm getting this message: "The serial number you have entered is not valid, or has not been activated. Please try again or contact support." It's the serial number I had Stardock Central send me. And I also used the one from the original Email they sent me, and I also used the one that Stardock Central displays when I selected my GC2 games registration info

Reply to Cannot create Metaverse character? in Metaverse Stardock Forums

I'm getting this message: "The serial number you have entered is not valid, or has not been activated. Please try again or contact support." It's the serial number I had Stardock Central send me. And I also used the one from the original Email they sent me, and I also used the one that Stardock Central displays when I selected my GC2 games registration information (they are all different!). Please advise.

Reply to Retail availability: North America in GalCiv II News Stardock Forums

EB Games and Gamestop show shipping 2/21, which usually means in-store the next morning when the UPS guy shows up at about 10am for most stores. Of course do give them some time to unpack the boxes