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Who is the developer? in Ashes of the Singularity GalCiv3 Forums

This might be a silly question but who is developing this game? Is stardock developing it solely or are they contributing like Sins?

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III: What's new? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Awesome stuff. Although wish we could get to subsequent sections/pages on the history

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 4 Patch 1 in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

any idea when this will be released? thanks

Reply to Stuck on idle colony in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

I just ran into this myself. Sort of stops the game. Never heard of the console, how do I get there?

Reply to Unable to create a game using Immense galaxy size. in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

similar issue with razer blade 2014. I was able to create and start a immense game but when I try to load a save it eventually blows.

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III - Beta Patch 0.41 Patch Notes in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

Graphics performance still crap, but otherwise good I guess.

Reply to System Requirements / Low Performance (Laptop Related?) in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

yeah, not sure what the problem is. The Nvidia GPU activity indicator in the system tray lights up and says that GalCiv3 is using the GPU. It just does not run well. I lowered my resolution from 3200x1800 down th 1920x1080 and it does improve up to about 11-12 FPS. Other games, Metro, Crysis3, Titanfall, etc run at high FPS so I suspect it is something in the game itself. Not complaining of course, it is beta. But I want to point it out so if they want any

Reply to System Requirements / Low Performance (Laptop Related?) in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I have the same problem too. I have already forced it to use the NVidia but it still has major issues.

Beta 1 Performance is terrible in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Since we have moved into Beta from Alpha I wanted to provide feedback. The graphics performance of Beta 1 is terrible. I am getting only 5-6 FPS on a 2014 Razer Blade running Nvidia 870M graphics and the game is set to use the NVidia via Nvidia Control Panel. This is not a criticism but an attempt to provide meaningful feedback. Thanks

Reply to Will Alpha get any update prior to Beta? (Nvidia driver bug keeps me from playing) in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

I am running the latest driver, 340.52, on GeForce GTX 870M that is in a 2014 Razer Blade. I do not see any horizontal lines. My issue is that it runs only at 7-10 FPS even those I have it configured via Nvidia Control Panel to run Galciv3.exe exclusively on the GPU. But it is a alpha game so that is the way it goes.

play game on more than 1 computer in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Is there a way to play a game on two different computers? Because of ship designing I assume it involves more than moving a saved game file? thanks

Reply to Nvidia Driver Issues in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

yeah, does not see that GUI performance is a concern just yet. I am lucky to get 5-6 FPS on a Nvidia GeForce GTX 870M which screams with other games. Tis alpha...

Reply to My Alpha 3 Issue 2 in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

just fyi - after latest fix the FPS is actually a little worse, about 8 fps.

Reply to My Alpha 3 Issue 2 in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

Yes, I verified in the NVidia control panel that it should use the NVidia GPU for this game, also the system tray indicator from NVIDIA lights up saying that it is indeed using the GPU. Not too worried about it, it is Alpha but I wanted Stardock to know. thanks

My Alpha 3 Issue 2 in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

My computer is a new razer blade 2014 running at 3200x1800 with NVidia GeForce 870M. When I run the app the framerate is very poor roughly 10-12 FPS. It is using the discrete graphics when running. Obviously other games run fine (Titanfall 45-50FPS, Crysis, 30-35 FPS as example). I would imagine graphic performance not really tuned yet but thought I would mention it. If more information required please let me know.

Alpha 3 issue in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

I have a new Razer Blade 2014 running at 3200x1800. I tried to change the UI size and it does not refresh the game a change the size of the UI elements. If I quit the game and come back in then the UI size is changed. Thanks PS-I really love what I am seeing!

ship unable to move in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

My scout found a lost gunboat. Now that I have it I cannot make it move. It comes up as an Idle Ship but I cannot move it. Just a FYI

Reply to 7 things to know about Major Depressive Disorder in Health & Medicine Stardock Forums

It is somewhat unsettling that I sort of think I might be in this MDD category may have been slipping into for a long time (how do you boil a frog....). It has seemed worse this last couple of years and I simply thought it was the fact that I turn 50 this year and saw it coming. I am not sure how this gets diagnosed and by whom, but I do worry about labels.

Reply to Build 2014: Microsoft is back on track in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Great read. Although one item took me by surprise, "#2 Windows Presentation Foundation and its abandonment". How do you figure this? I hope you see this as I really like your insight. thanks

Alpha coming soon !?! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I just received email that the time to sign up as founder and founder elite at discounted price is coming to an end because they are nearing launch of the Alpha. Last day to purchase at discounted price is March 2. I hope that means the alpha is like March 3rd!

Reply to I’m writing this from the fire station in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

OOOH! How cool! Being a software developer (ASP.NET, MVC, C#, HTML, JS) it would be so totally cool to peruse through the source for GalCiv2! When I was in college back in the 80's I always dreamed of being a game writer. Later in my career I hired people who came from the game developing world in Dallas and Austin and heard the horror stories which painted a more bleak picture. Having said that, I am sure Stardock is not as bad as working

Reply to Cheat Code: Increase AI difficulty in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

GalCiv2 had cheat codes? I was aware of Ctrl-N to initiate a reroll of starting stats at the beginning but I never saw that as a cheat since it was before one started playing. Are there others?

Reply to Bought Founder because of StarDock in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Yep, I did the $99 as well. Only because it is Stardock and my experience has been that they make good stuff. Even when they screwed up they took steps to make it right for the customer. I would not have done this for any other game company.

Reply to Other platforms in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I do wonder how many Linux users there really are? I tried it and found it to be a pain in the ass.

Reply to Please Create a Living and Breathing Galaxy in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Distant Worlds - Shadows is pretty good. The graphics are not as cool as GalCiv2 but the game has a lot of depth and many things going on. Having said that, be prepared to drop a load of cash. Shadows is the latest version you have to buy the original and the previous expansions at regular prices to get there.