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Reply to Game Review- The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Regarding the lighting issue. I got so tired of it being so dark that priorty #1 when playing a race other than the Cat would br to make a ring enchanted with nightvision that I could hotkey to wear when needed. Haivng to do that just to SEE, is kinda lame[/quote] Now see, that's never been a problem to me. Unless the sun is shining right on the screen, I can see fine in the dark. I actually think the game isn't dark enough - I hate the way you can walk through caves, dungeon

Reply to Erathoniel's Daily Feature Five in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] Now, I've got a question for ESRB (the darn games raters). Why is it that for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune there is gratuitous bloodshed of human life, but the fish cannot be killed? Why? Because you said it would affect the rating. Is a totally realistic game M just because you can kill anything that walks, or due to its actual content? Why is it that anything goes so long as it's not so "insensitive", but a T game can have a body count of 10,000 people, but if ten animals are killed, it

Reply to 9-5 Gaming: Oblivion: Revisited, Reloaded, Retarded in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] Since this is a "really real" game blocking hurts you, hurts the weapon, costs money, and awkwardly jerks the camera around from being struck.[/quote] I'd just like to say something about this. Your block skill must have be very basic, because once you get at all competent at blocking, you won't get hurt, the enemy will when you block. As to "hurting the weapon" and costing money - what do you expect, that you can just smash your sword onto a big slab of metal and not damage

Reply to Game Review- The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Ummm...what can I say? I hope that's not all, because that was too short to call a review. Also, the XP system is almost identical to Morrowind's.

Reply to A idea for a Zombie game. Tell me what you think! in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

/facepalm

Reply to New copy protection comming for Spore and Mass Effect (EA) in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]but we don't have a choice for that matter... they leave only two option: buy it or don't buy it(so in the end the consumer always lose on this part) from my point there is still a high percentage that people will buy the game with or without the DRM(probably because of the hype or game is just so cool it's a must have)...[/quote] The difference is Stardock doesn't require you to register online, whereas this new CP scheme does.

Reply to New copy protection comming for Spore and Mass Effect (EA) in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

My situation; I have two PCs - one, an outdated desktop that I use for normal use and the internet, and a laptop for gaming and use at school. At home, I have some seriously complicated internet system, and I cannot work out how to connect it to my laptop. Because of that, if I want to use any internet on my laptop, I must use it at school. However, I'm only at school for a week more, then I'm graduating. Which leaves me without any sort of internet connection for my laptop. No

Reply to Beware of Humans in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]2050-Russia wins the war but at great cost of life. Most of [B]China is radioactive for the next 25000 years[/B].[/quote] Er...what? Even if the whole world got destroyed by nuclear war, the winter would only last a century.

Reply to Beware of Humans in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]2050-Russia wins the war but at great cost of life. Most of [B]China is radioactive for the next 25000 years[/B].[/quote] Er...what? Even if the whole world got destroyed by nuclear war, the winter would only last a century.

Reply to Please give me some tips on starting off in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The order you research technology in depends on your play style (ie, pacifistic, warmonger, merchant, etc) but no matter your strategy, you should initially colonise as many planets as possible before the other civs get them.

Old GC2 player, new DA player in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Like the title says, I've been playing GC2 since the day it came out, but I only recently got DA. The thing is, I can't work out what most of the stuff in the game does, or how to access it. For instance, what do spies do? When do you get Mega Events? Things like that. Is there anywhere I can visit that will give me a list of features in DA, and explanations of them all?

Reply to Borders in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

The best way too have borders is too just do the same as what they have in Medieval 2, and have it so that unless you have permission to go on other people's territory, if you trespass your relation with them will go bad. But it doesn't solve the problem of stopping people going into your space though.

Reply to Scottinglass are kicking ASS in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Lucky you. I have been playing this game since it came out, and I still haven't had a very powerful minor race.

Reply to Dark Avatar: Which features do you want the most? in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I don't know, but I expect so. But is the optoin of using GetRight there?

Reply to Dark Avatar: Which features do you want the most? in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Because my internet connection is so slow, it would take ages to doanload Dark Avatar. If I were to download it, could I use a download accelerator like GetRight, so that I could download it over a large period, such as a week, but only downloading for a few hours a day? And if I do get it, can I have a CD sent to me as well? And if that is possible, can the CD be sent to Australia (where I'm at)?

Reply to Learning AI- An idea for Dark Avatar/ GalCiv3 in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

TheGreatEmperor: What the guy in England actually did was create a computer system that could design and manufacture processorsthat continually improved and evolved, and were far superior to man-made versions. And I know that it would be a huge task to program the AI to this level, that's why I said it could be for GC3, as by then the technology to make AI that advanced could already of been implemented, but the other idea I had of making the AI intelligence scale to you could be done, it was in

Learning AI- An idea for Dark Avatar/ GalCiv3 in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I have an idea to improve the AI in the next version of GalCiv, so that no-one can complain that the AI is easy. I know this may seem like a tall order, but here goes- make the AI learn from the player. I know that the AI is programmed to use weapons and defenses that work best against your ships, but wouldn't it be great if they analyzed your whole style of play, and adapted their styles to counter yours? Or if the AI learnt from you, and if you find a great play method that allows you to win,

Questin about v1.2 in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

What does "Allow AI to use CPU-Intensive algorithms" mean? Does it make the A.I. smarter, or is it something else entirely?

Reply to Altarians breed like rabbits?? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Altarians are always quick at expanding, it's just a part of the game, like the Iconians getting wiped out very early on.

Reply to Star Wars Mod Team in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I don't have many skills, but I do know a lot about the New Republic and Galactic Alliance eras, so I can help with straightening out facts, creative thinking, and eventually testing. I can also help with the in-game texts, like diplomatic responses and alien greetings. Because I am going on holiday tomorrow, I may be out of touch for a few days, so e-mail at djh05@hotmail.com if you would like my help.

Reply to Who is the most powerfull cuvilization inspire you! in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

It's always either the Thalans or Arceans if they start going to war early, or if the Terrans or Torians last to mid-game, they always conquer everything.

Reply to RELEASE-Human Factions Mod. in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Sounds interesting, I like the idea.

Reply to Let slip the rodents of war in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I keep hearing things like this happening, but minors are always very minor in my games, so I haven't yet had any problem with marauding galatic squirrels. I like your idea though, that minors become majors after a certain point. Maybe that can be added into the expansion?

Reply to Serial Numbers in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

For me it's on the back of the manual, so check there.

Reply to A use for uninhabitable planets? in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I know this is off topic, but a funny thing happened to me once. I was playing a Custom race against every major race except the Terrans in a gigantic galaxy, and one of the Class 0 planets in my territoy was called Patroklos 1, and it was Earth! If you looked at it, every continent and area was immediately recognizable. Has anyone got this before?