Matthew Girard

Reply to Ships are still stacking into ship soup in 1.6 beta in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I just started a new game just incase it wasn't working for save games, and I still got ship soup. So I checked to see if it only applied to fighter ships, and I still got ship soup. Will the new stack patch be applied to fleets? Please please apply it to fleets, Because I've seen 5 fleets stacked togethor and that was a nice hit to the framerate. It would make the game run like super butter if you did that. Alright fella's I figured I would give you a full beta report

Ships are still stacking into ship soup in 1.6 beta in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I just tested it out, and it didn't work. I still saw my frieghter and star fury stack into ship soup, and all of the fleets that are approaching to conquer my poor Korx race are stacking into fleet soup. I haven't tested anything else yet. I know your still working on it so I figured I would tell you that didn't come out right on my system. Debug Message: Version v1.50x3 Dark Avatar last updated on: Mon Mar 12 18:37:34 2007 Debug Message: Checking DX Version. Debug Me

Reply to Mouse cursor slows down the more I zoom in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks Kyro!! One more question... I just upgraded from a GForce MX 4400 64 mb to a GFORCE 5500 256 mb. The only other problem I found myself having is that the ingame movies are freezing as sson as they begin. Now the intro movie works just fine for both DL and DA. Now with the GForce MX 4 as long as my Anti-Aliasing was off they ran a little choppy, but better then they do with my GForce FX 5. I was wondering if you think it was a matter of changing my video prefrences around in the Gefo

Mouse cursor slows down the more I zoom in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

This has just been bugging me so maybe someone can help. The more I zoom in the slower and rougher my mouse moves across the screen. When I zoom to a normal level it moves perfectly, but when I zoom to look in a window it slows right up. Everything else will be running like butter, but my mouse cursor. I don't get it maybe someone else does. Somebody help!

Reply to this fixed my lag issues i hope it fixes yours in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I'll give it a shot tonight. Thats not a bad idea though. My framerate isn't getting hit too hard, but zooming into the ships slightly slows down my mouse. Which is just annoying. Turning TNL helps with that, but maybe turning down spectactuliar intensify will help more.

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar 1.6 BETA 1 in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Will this new MOD also stack fleets? I've had games where fleets and fleets have attacked me and it's slowed down my framerate(no matter whether I have TNL and BM off or not).

Reply to Doing well in this game seems to depend too much on pure luck. in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

TURN OFF YOUR FRAKKING MEGA-EVENTS YOU WHINY FRAKKERS!!!

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar 1.6 BETA 1 in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

What about stacks of fleets?

Reply to Have you ever fought the AI to a stalemate? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I was human, and I held 6 systems with 3 fleets of huge rangers. Then the Thalans owned around 10 systems and they had 5 fleets of smaller fighters. They didn't want to attack. I didn't want to attack. We sat there trying to outbuild each other for around 10 years before I finally gave up. I should of attacked but I deleted the save game in frustration.

It's a beautiful day in Plymouth Michigan today. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I just realized Brad Wardell and the Stardock crew programs down the road from me. I've probably drank coffee with you guys at Denny's or Starbucks. I had to post about that. Especially because we just had this warm front move in(Just joking there are no warm fronts here, because it's warm all year long in Plymouth Michigan). Alright team thanks again for a KILLER strategy game.

Reply to GalCiv 1.6 Betas about to begin... in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

YOU RULE FROGBOY!!! YOU ARE OFFICIALLY THE ICON OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE!! YOU GET 1000/1000 FROM ME.

Reply to Terrans vs Yor in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Earth: Proving that their research labs were not a waste Scientist have developed new propulsion techniques on the foundation of Hyperdrive, and a new scientific field geared towards galactic warfare. With pressure from the United Earth congress the galactic warfare field was concentrated on, and scientist developed a powerful new laser weapon that can be used in outerspace. It is still a beta, but it won't be long until we harness it and develop a space defense system. This new disc

Reply to Terrans vs Yor in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

BACK TO THE STORY: Earth- On Earth development started on a brand new kind of infrastructure. Instead factories and labs being spread out they were seperated and concentrated. This was to prevent further global warming, pollution, and harm to the earth's constitution. Earth's public transportation system had become lightening quick and free(personal transportation speeds were monitored). 2 Factory areas, 2 market areas, and 2 research areas were designated and developed. E

Reply to What would you pay good money for in an expansion? (The unofficial inquiry) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

MORE SHIP PARTS!!!

Reply to Terrans vs Yor in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Oh true Well do whatever you want and write about it. To even it up you could try to do Yor vs Yor, but rename one of the yor and switch the racial picture and logo to human. Freestyle it if you want. I set my game up so that humanity will be crushed but hopefully I can make some interesting twist happen. I stopped writing for a second cuz I had a previous game going. (I must have OCD, because I didn't feel right leaving it behind.) I played AI opponents wi

Reply to Official Multiplayer Discussion Thread in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT BAD EXPERIENCES DEALING WITH RANDOM PEOPLE ON THE MULTIPLAYER BOARDS. MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO USE MULTIPLAYER BOARDS ARE IMMATURE. I HAVE PLAYED 1000's OF GAMES ONLINE AND HAVE ONLY MADE 1 FRIEND. TO PUT IT MILDLY THE PEOPLE WHO USE THOSE BOARDS ARE JERKS.

Reply to Terrans vs Yor in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

The Mars colony had been established and began building an infrastructure including a factory and a starbase. The colony hooked up on the internet using satellites that reflected back and forth from earth. The web was no longer World Wide but Interplanetary Wide. The Trilath landed on a gigantic asteroid that had been orbiting earth, and began developing mankinds first mining base outside of the Earth's atmosphere. They named the first base "Armstrong" after the first astronuat to w

Reply to Terrans vs Yor in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Captain Nathan Denton christened the ship by throwing a bottle of champagne against it's side. The bottle ship exploded, and the people gathered in the launching area of the shipyard cheered at the event. The bottle exploding was a sign of good luck. Captain Nathan Denton and the worlds 20 best astronuats were about to board the Earth One survey ship for the first time. This state of the art ship would not be reproduced for some time. The planet had poured an extroadinary amount of research

Reply to Terrans vs Yor in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

(DEC 31st, 2223) The United States of Earth Global Congress met to discuss the future utilization of the Hyperdrive engine. They listened to over 30 proposals and after the long exhausting day was over only 3 proposals were put into effect. The Space Revelation proposal was voted 25,643 for/7,653 against. (The Space Revelation proposal was to fund the construction of a research, surveillance and exploratory ship to go on a long-term mission into the galaxy) The Mars Colonization prop

Reply to Terrans vs Yor in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

OH one more important option that should be set is Blind Exploration.

Terrans vs Yor in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I'm starting a wicked cool game between Terrans and Yor on Gigantic map. Heres the thing though. The only condition of victory is through conquest. You have to play with rare planets both hapitable and inhapitable. Rare stars that are scattered. Rare asteroids and anomalies. Slow tech research(you don't have to do slow tech research, but I am). To make the game interesting pump the intelligence of either the Terran opponent or Yor opponent harder then you have played before (Unless you pl

Reply to Your ideas for the next update! in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I really really don't want you to make the tech trading easier. I like a good challenge. If you do make tech trading easier can you please set a difficulty level for us who like a good challenge. In fact I think the Tech Trading is set too easy. I've had planets give me the tech to colonize their planets when I was close to their enemies. So I think having killer deals will ruin my game experience. In fact I think what really makes this game is the complex and difficult AI. What led me to

Reply to Newbie Trade Questions in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I have a question... Is there a way to get your allies to put a trade embargo on someone else? Is there a way to manipulate trade like that?

Reply to Galactic Civilizations: The case for no multiplayer in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I truly think that a lot of the people who are voting for multiplayer are extremely younger gamers or at least they act that way. I completely understand your case against multiplayer and you are correct. Certain features that make this game brilliant would be taken away. For people who do want TBS space multiplayer there are several games out there that do support it, BUT they aren't nearly as complex and intriguing as Galactic Civilizations II. I really think that if the stardock employess

Reply to DA 1.50x.072 in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

What I do want though is a list of changes for .72 I can seem to find them. P.S. For people who keep complaining about the defense issue pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze please pleeeeeeze play a different 4E for awhile. You ain't going to find one that cares too much about your input, and you will be hardpressed to find one this stable.