Dark Snathi

Reply to [suggestion/(demand?)][Gameplay] A rally against 1DN rolls in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I'm all for something with a little less stark randomness in battle.

Reply to Game changing elements from Master of Magic (PICS) in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I think the one thing the OP left out was choosing your magic books. If you look at the bookshelf between the pile of coins and the magic wand you can see that wiizard knew one book of nature magic, one of sorcery/air, one of chaos/fire and 4 books of life magic. Clearly Freya 2.0 here spent most of her 13(?) points on all those talents listed. You could have up to 13(?) books in one type of magic

Reply to [Gameplay] Simplistic overhaul to tactical RNG rolls in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Bell distribution maybe?

Reply to Elemental Poll is up: How do you like the game? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Mtn_Man" reply="71" id="2734879"] Quoting snakepliskan, reply 19I do hope only registered owners can vote in the poll and not just anyone who creates a Forum account? If that is the case, too open to Trolls. I have a feeling that a large number of "I'm disappointed" votes are from people who haven't even played the game.[/quote] Come now...that is like saying "I think that a large number of the positive votes are just Stardock Employees."

Reply to Elemental Poll is up: How do you like the game? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I've bought copies of almost every game coming out of Stardock including expansions, so when I heard they were doing a MoM style game I was thrilled to no end. And when Impulse sent me an email that it was done, on faith alone I dropped my $50 into the company. I feel utterly and totally ripped off and will never look at the company the same way again. However, I will wait this one out to see how long, post release, they take to actually finish the game. The potential here is

Reply to Metaverse Council looking for some "at large" representatives in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I'd love to serve as a 'rogue' rep, but as you can see I was recruited... I'd suggest all players consider joining in on what could be the birth of a true players representation group to Stardock.

Reply to does anyone know good sites to download a bit older games? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

home of the underdogs has a decent collection, but few in the timeframe you want. I am pretty sure it was abandoned by its creator due to legal harassment but it is mirrored by someone. I won't post a link (probably conflicts with Stardock's policies and interests) but it is available.

Reply to Ideas for a Constitution in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

::little evil squirrel claps::

Reply to Ideas for a Constitution in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Deth Adder's draft included: The purpose of this Council is to increase interest and participation in the Metaverse by the general Galactic Civilization II community. To achieve the stated purpose the Council is presumed to act with the combined weight and authority of all those the Council represents. Let me speak of the dangers of assu

Reply to Ideas for a Constitution in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

A suggestion from a non-empored metaverser (okay 4 games...) Since the debate has already descended into ( a rather polite) wrangling of words about purpose, naming etc Why not have a representative of each of your 4 founding empires each draft a version of the constitution. Once posted, the various strengths of each document can be included in the first provisional draft, and items that are irreconcileable (sp?) can be discussed and voted upon by said committee. Find an extern

Reply to Strategy? in Strategies Stardock Forums

Mods should lock this thread: flaming/trolling... one or the other.

Reply to Total Gundam or MechAssault conversions in Modding Stardock Forums

I don't know if the Battletech paradigm is quite compatible either. That setting centers around ground combat. Other than a nifty backdrop fro the ground invasion screen, there is not much room in GC2 for a mech. Aerotech centered around small aerospace fighters and big dropships. 99% of the jumpships were just transports. I guess it would be possible to replace the nebula backdrop with a planet surface, ships with mechs, and planets with cities/bases... but your really not go

Reply to WHAT AM I REALLY WORTH? in Game Talk Stardock Forums

Concurrent. Every bonus I can think of in the game stacks. BTW Solid Econ, Pop Growth and Morale bonuses are a great way to start learning the game. Often new players find themselves out of income quickly. When you have some experience under your belt, try a research, military, or production based mix.

Reply to Survey vessel in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

I agree with astal, GGB could come fast and cheap. I think a better solution would be for anomalies to periodically respawn aroud the map. This would make everything, as is, appropriate.

Reply to AI is cheap when it comes to system deals! in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I think the current level is a temporary fix for a BIG problem in TBS games in general. The AI never can really appreciate the subtleties of the global political dynamic, and the human can thus exploit it. Examples: (Mostly from the Civ series) Trading $$$ and Tech for a small world/city inside their territory. Immediately (same turn) trading the tech to the rest of the world to recap losses as well as undermine their trade position. Then relocate an invasion force to the newly

Reply to More gaming complaints-product placement starts overwhelming in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

A.I don't see how this is relevant in the context of this game. B.Advertisement/Propaganda affects an individual inversely to their intelligence and will. C.Your post makes two testicle references quite quickly... I'd suggest a less confrontational approach. D.I would suggest a blog rather than random game forums for your ecosociopolitical platforming. E.I completely agree, but ....meh, whatcha gonna do.

Reply to Why is our Empire being flamed in our own thread? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The Federated Squirreldom of Dark Snathi demands all your acorns! Version 1.0 Do A until B Do B until C Do B until C Do B until C.... Version 1.1 Do A until B Do B until C Do B.2 until C Do C until D Seems like he is improving the game But one last question ( or a first one for that matter )<br/

Reply to Black arts of Trade in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

As mentioned in one of the prior threads yesterday, I performed an experiment on the viability of using a single, massively starbased short trade route. By short I mean approaching the diameter of the starbase area of effect. 3 sets of 3 freighters were launched. Each group was staggard so that the freighters were somewhat evenly spread. The first set, which I'll call Corner to corner, was launched from the Dark Snathi homeworld PQ10 in one corner of a 4x4 map, to Earth PQ10 in the adjacen

Reply to Freighter Speed Limit? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Trade value increases with distance and planet quality. Link up two tiny planets near one another for negligible income. A route between two PQ 30+ worlds in opposite corners of the galaxy ... $$$. Not a lot of people seem to know this, but you can have multiple mini-freighters on the same route. I have a nasty Huge game running where the Dark Snathi (my custom) Trade Consortium, headquartered on Weber IV (PQ 42), runs all the empire's trade to the Snathi (the minor race) homeworld. A

Reply to What does Creativity Do? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

It seems to me that when I play Altarians I do get more chained research techs. Those that have stated you get more techs b/c your research was enough to pay for them are basically right, but it seems a creative race might get a bonus... like maybe Altaria pays 30% if, and only if, they had an overrun and will complete the tech this turn. So if you research beam theory late game, you pay for beam normally, but laser I is 30% cheaper, so is laser II, but laser III is normal b/c you will not finis

Reply to quick ulto econ ($$$$$) in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Hey guys relax... has anyone noticed these forums are getting very hostile... Dale used bad formatting and poor spelling, but so does half the world (so did you Marc). It was worth the read to find out his general game strategy. If the meaning of life was written in crayon, you'd still read it, right? Besides, from the look of it, his post was copied from notepad... I bet it was well formated when he wrote it first. Full literacy in english is not a prerequisite to provide valuable suggestions t

Reply to Moving Starbases! in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

You forgot to tell them where to leave the money, Starlost. Jabba will be mad. You know what he does when he gets mad.

Reply to Suggestion: REWARD FOR BEING GOOD in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

The Nutmeisters of the Dark Snathi concur the foolish forces of Good are not set in appropriate balance to the forces of neutrality and evil. We would choose to see two changes: As has been mentioned afore, there is no nifty planetary improvement... Secondly, each of the other alignments has a clear advantage in seeking a victory. Evil has many advantages to conquer, and Neutral has the almighty NLC to speed to Tech Victory. Good has no clear path. Is this fair? My gut

Reply to Roleplay anyone? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

::Using an aged Precursor artifact, the Dark Snathi revive a dead thread from ages ago (8days):: You know what it says about the dark yor vs normal yor? We are the Dark Snathi. We have three castes: the Treekeepers ( Influence / Pop growth / Morale, Pacifists), the Acornfinders ( Research / Sensors / Morale, Technologists: Start with Sensors and all pre-reqs...don't even have hyperdrive...takes 5 turns usually to research impulse.) and the Nutcrackers ( Attack / Pop Growth / Soldierin

Reply to Galactic Haiku in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Snathi, Dark Snathi See my border come closer Soon you will join us