Most importantly, does it suck you in as effectively, making you completely forget about time? Yes. I concur. It has that "just one more turn" quality that finds you sitting in front of the screen at 2:00
I've never felt the need to offer an alliance. What real benefit does it convey? It will insure that you are dragged into a war at the most inconvenient moment of the game, usually against the strongest AI in the game, while the good ally who did the dragging sits on his/her/its hands/tentacles/appendages during the entire war. Then, just as you are start
Indeed! This forum and the Paradox forums keep me entertained during slow work days. Then I like to double-check the Wikis for updates. If I could, I would play my games; but I tend to become a lock-jawed, monomaniac once the game starts up and would no doubt be quickly caught playing during working hours, so I must use self-discipline during the daylight hours.
Hutber's Law states that "improvement means deterioration".
Where exactly did the first "skin job" cylons come from anyway? [cynicism] Actors who did not want to hide their face behind a metal mask? Producers who did not want to spend their money on metal suits? [/cynicism]
Anyone have any experience with thousands of fleets at the same time? Good heavens no! I've never played anything larger then a medium-sized universe and my fleets number in the tens. My patience is very limited so larger games are not in my future. (Well, I actually 'started' one game with a gigantic map once, but then I had to go change my britch
The WIKI...that is probably where I saw it. (smacks head - rolls eyes - sneaks a quick peek) Yep. That's where it is. Thanks for the insights everyone. I'm starting to find Normal too easy, believe it or not. I think I'll ease my way up to tough and see how I do.
Hey all. I know I read this just in the past day or two, but now I've lost it. If someone knows, can you point me to the post regarding a breakdown of the difficulty settings for the AI? At what level is the AI NOT cheating. It seems I remember that the AI was at its optimum a level or three above the NORMAL setting; but I'm asking for help here. A search dug up nothing, but m
Thank you, Christoph Nahr, where ever you are!
Choppy video is only on the external, flat-screen, LED monitor. On the built-in screen (it's a Gateway laptop), it runs fine without any issues at all. Go figure.
Thanks, everyone. As for who stole my nickname, I have no idea. They stole both of 'em. Crusader RELee I was really hoping to stay consistent across my forums - BUT WHO CARES! (5th Element quote) While I could buy the game myself, then my family has nothing cool to give me for a present. As much as I love them, socks, handkerchiefs and after shave gets old after 20 years. Excelsior!
For the first time in weeks, the entire family sits together for the evening meal. Surrounded by the loving wife, beautiful 17 yr. old daughter, and handsome, smart, college-freshman son, I begin the conversation. "Since I have you all here at once for a change, allow me to point out that my birthday will be here in only three more weeks, and I actually have a request for a present for a change." "Let me guess," chimes in my beautiful daughter, voice dripping with sarcasm. "I
Perhaps it is because they are called fighters. Rename them to be destroyers or sloops or carracks or clippers or junks or schooners - anything but fighters. I think that is what is confusing everyone. They see fighter and decide that fighters need carriers. Eh! What do I know? I don't even have a nickname.
Just to add my two cents worth. I do not miss multi-player at all. I had my fill of it back when I was playing Stars! night after night for all those years. Please continue to expand the single-player experience in the GC series. Thanks for a wonderful game.