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Reply to should i buy this? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Despite the nearly unanimous "no" response, I actually went ahead and got it today... It's actually a lot of fun, I played a few hours, then had a meeting to go to and left it running--when I got back it still ran at the 60ish FPS (I didn't experience any lag except a bit on end turns, but that's normal for most TBS games) that it did before. I also alt-tabbed probably 15 times to look up how to do stuff (like build farms, that was a tad counterintuitive at first although I should have guesse

Reply to should i buy this? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I too have the same question. I loved GalCiv, Sins, and the AoW/HOMM series (I never played Master of magic); this is my genre, and I have worshiped the ground on which Stardock walks to this point. After seeing some gameplay videos I've been rather underwhelmed with the graphics and visual elements of the gameplay: for example, the worlds do not look nearly as rich and detailed as those in HOMM-V and AoW Shadow Magic, despite those games being far older. Add that to what is evident

Reply to How do you play both Entrenchment and Diplomacy? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I have them all installed, and am currently playing a game of Diplomacy. Just saw the Starbases research tree--I guess I just didn't know where to look. Thanks!

How do you play both Entrenchment and Diplomacy? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Longtime Sins player here, but I lost touch with the series for a while after I got bored with the original and never bothered with Entrenchment. Tonight I bit the bullet and bought both Entrenchment and Diplomacy, but I'm surprised to see that they appear to be separate games--that is, they are launched separately either in-game or from Stardock. This begs the question--will I be able to play a game that has all of the features included in both expansions? That is, use both the advanced dipl

Reply to gameplay comment in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Like in Galactic Civilizations! Now there's a game with a lot of morality and how that plays out on your relationships and people.

Reply to REALLY choppy game play in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Yeah, antialiasing is a performance-killer. You could try not using it at all, or using it on a lower setting. Going from none to 2x or so makes a big visual difference with a moderate performance hit, but upping your AA settings further give less and less of a visual boost while creating more and more of a slowdown. @kublikhan: I have a few secrets. First, I have 2x8800 GTX cards, which makes a huge difference with the SLI performance boost. I'm also an XP stripper: I rip out all of th

Reply to Space Rangers 2: Reboot? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I acutally found SR2 to be completely bug-free. Except, of course, for some rather serious (and hilarious!) typos and translation gaffes, but I never had a single crash-to-desktop or issue of any kind.

Reply to Space ponies in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Here's real information about the Space Ponies thing: It's a joke. You get that achievement after exploring planets, but it doesn't give you anything. It's a joke/easter egg left over from some beta or something. It's nothing. It's bullshit. Period. It's not cool, there's no secret, it's not even cute anymore, people should grow up. Just get it and don't worry about it, you're now 2% closer to 100% of achievements. It's also a clan: http://www.thespaceponies.com/

Reply to Rebellion Modification in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

On a related note, this sounds a little like the "keep playing" feature you can do after surrendering. What's up with that? I've never done that before and I have no idea how it works.

Reply to Best UI ever? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

The dynamic zoom is incredible. It makes a minimap unneccessary and allows the bottom left (or right) corner of the screen to be freed up. I think this game has the best UI I've ever seen, especially for an RTS, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it the best ever.

Reply to REALLY choppy game play in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Exactly. And that's true for any 4X game on any computer, period. My computer, previously mentioned, shreds the requirements for Civ II. By over 500x. (8MB RAM vs. 4 GB RAM, no video card required vs. 2x512 MB GeForce8800GTX, 33 Mhz. vs. 2.5 Ghz dual-core) And playing on massive maps against 8 opponents on the highest difficulty setting still causes slowdowns late-game. Don't blame yourself, blame the genre.

Reply to Space Rangers 2: Reboot Features in Space Rangers 2 Stardock Forums

That's what I thought, it's like a community expansion pack a la PRC or CEP. The "Reloaded" project hit Russia late last year, under, obviously, a Russian name. At that time it was translated as "Reloaded" although the English-language release is now called "Reboot."

Reply to Space Rangers 2: Reboot Features in Space Rangers 2 Stardock Forums

I see. Would you call Reboot a true expansion, or merely an add-on or "patch" that adds a few new features without really expanding the game?

Reply to Space Rangers 2: Reboot? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I mean the option to play text quests and RTS battles from the main menu is nice, but I've always considered those features secondary to the main aim of the game. Can you give me an example of one of the [quote]Numerous quality-of-life improvements[/quote]? It seems like this is more of an add-on with new content than a truly substantial expansion...

Reply to REALLY choppy game play in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Welcome to the world of 4X games. Back in the day, CivII/III would bog down my computer with 3 GHz, 512MB RAM, and a 64 MB graphics card not because my computer didn't pwn the requirements 4-8 times over, but because of the sheer number of calculations that must occur late in the game. Every 4X game I've ever had has been the same way. The more stuff there is going on, the longer it would take turns to calculate. Unfortunately, there isn't really a solution that I've been able to find. Even a du

Reply to Space Rangers 2: Reboot Features in Space Rangers 2 Stardock Forums

I love SR2. One question, though: I was getting ready to buy Reboot and I noticed some references to SR2 CD keys. I don't remember ever having to put one in--I have all three (3 b/c SR1 was included) cool molded jewel cases, the original CD's, the manual, foldout poster, and reference card--and I still can't find a CD key. I got a new computer and haven't installed SR2 on it yet (it's got 1 GB of video memory and 4 gigs of RAM, so I'm enjoying a little bit of HL2, CoH, and SoaSE right now),

Reply to 512 MB RAM requirement in Political Machine Stardock Forums

Unfortunately, it's also not something that a patch can fix. Patches need a file to update, and if there's no file to update, you can't update them. Post-release support is generally limited to patching, so this is a tricky issue. But it can be easily solved by downloading the Impulse version, buying an inexpensiver RAM upgrade, or--SHOCKER!--checking to make sure that you meet the minimum requirements for a game BEFORE you buy it. Also, I have another fix idea: could you disable the i

Reply to Space Rangers 2: Reboot? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I'm not sure whatever artard that posted those idiotic referrals understands that [quote]The descriptions I've read seem to describe SR2's features without specificially commenting on what Reboot adds[/quote]. That is, I've already googled it and every single site says the same thing. Why would you refer someone to a google search? How bloody stupid is that? Is it an implication that I am too stupid to google something BEFORE I post a request for information about it in an unrelated

Space Rangers 2: Reboot Features in Space Rangers 2 Stardock Forums

Because all of the websites I've visited so far are pretty vague about what Reboot will add to SR2, I'd like to know if anyone has it and has played SR2 enough to be able to comment effectively on what the changes are. I love SR2 and plan on getting Reboot, but I would like to know exactly what it adds before I spend money on it. The descriptions I've read seem to describe SR2's features without specificially commenting on what Reboot adds. Obviously, it's cool that new maps and missions are

Space Rangers 2: Reboot? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

Because all of the websites I've visited so far are pretty vague about what Reboot will add to SR2, I'd like to know if anyone has it and has played SR2 enough to be able to comment effectively on what the changes are. I love SR2 and plan on getting Reboot, but I would like to know exactly what it adds before I spend money on it. The descriptions I've read seem to describe SR2's features without specificially commenting on what Reboot adds. Obviously, it's cool that new maps and missions are

Reply to Registration Problem with Stardock Central and Impulse in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Register your game through the game launcher, which you can do by choosing the "Update Game" option.

Reply to Installed game.. Viruses? in Technical Sins Forums

Okay, here's what you should do: Try using the game's built-in uninstaller. If that doesn't work, or it doesn't come with one or you can't find it, add/remove programs. If you can't uninstall automatically, go to the game directory and delete ALL files--best to delete the entire Stardock folder, assuming you don't have any other games by them installed. Then go into your system registry (run-->regedit) and expand the LOCAL MACHINE and CURRENT USER folders, then go into the Software fold

Reply to Need advice on video card for PCI-E bus in Technical Sins Forums

[quote]If you have $50 to spend, get the 8600GT/8600GTS. If you have $130 to spend, get the 9600GT. If you have $150 to spend, get the 8800GT. If you have $200 to spend, get the 4850.[/quote] Those prices seem a little low. Ordering the parts new from Dell when I bought my new XPS, two 8800M GTX 512 MB cards and a PhysX processor set me back $1000 OVER the price of a 256MB NVIDIA card of a type I don't remember. Obviously, desktop cards are cheaper, but I highly doubt you co

Reply to Video Card in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I think the reason ATI has the edge on NVIDIA currently is the amount of resources the latter has channeled into the development of SLI and PhysX technology, as opposed to strict GPU development. Sure, ATI has some good cards, but it's hard to beat [i]two[/i] Geforce series cards in SLI with a PhysX processor. Obviously, if you're looking for value, that's not the way to go (2x the power, 2x the price, plus an SLI bridge).

Reply to Ability to NAME fleets in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Sins is not Civ4! It's a lot easier to add features within the framework of a turn-based game than it is in a real-time strategy game. Why do you think Sins is the first (and only) respectable RT4X game? (Empire Earth tried, and I've yet to play III, but from what I saw in I, II, and the expansions, it never really created a true 4X feel as Sins does) But yeah, I liked being able to rename fleets in GalCiv2. I would always name them after the system they were based in, like "Battlefleet