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Reply to Looking for strategy discussions in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

One doesn't see a lot of strategy discussion on the forum, which is very sad to me. The reason, of course, is that the game keeps changing so drastically that anyone trying to put together a comprehensive guide would get discouraged soon. It seems pointless trying to really dig into strategy for a beta version of a game, and GC3 still feels like a beta to me. Just look at all the bug reports and complaints on the main forum: no room for strategy discussion. Maybe one day when this game is

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries Strategy Guide from PC Gamer in GalCiv III News GalCiv3 Forums

" We loved the base game when it came out last year and its newest DLC, Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries, builds on top of that rock-solid foundation." Rock-solid? People have been complaining about huge changes happening every patch, some even saying that every patch made the game worse. Any guide or in-depth video mentions bugs galore. Just last week

Planet layouts in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Hi So after doing some testing it seems to me that one gets the best results for manufacturing/research worlds by having a minimum amount of farms on it (probably 0-1) with the rest factories/labs. Conversely, with money worlds it seems that the best approach is to have enough farms to NOT tank your approval completely (thereby suffering penalties) and then having markets for the rest; approval buildings don't seem to be useful for either kind of planet. These are merely m

Reply to Math in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Uh, yeah thanks [e digicons]:-"[/e] The Mega Factories bonus was due to adjacency. They were base +33%.

Math in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Hi, question: I'm looking at my planet's Manufacturing tooltip. It says: Manufacturing 13.6 Precursor Nanites +5% Manufacturing Relic +10% Productive (+1) +10% Mega Factory (3) +129% Base Manufacturing +5.3 When I do the math (applying all the modifiers t

Reply to Best factory not showing up in planet's Manage > Available Projects in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Well... LOL I guess!

Best factory not showing up in planet's Manage > Available Projects in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I already have the tech for Mega Factories researched. However, when I enter the planet Management window, only Basic Factory shows up under Available Projects. Why can't I just build a Mega Factory?

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III for a completely new person (even to 4X) in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Combat in GC3 is nothing like SoSE. In GC you compose fleets and there is a new feature of specifying a ship's role in the fleet (but I have no idea how it works); but from there the combat is turn-based and automated, meaning you will order one fleet to attack something (a starbase or planet or an enemy fleet) and the combat resolves with no further input from you. You can watch the battle but I don't really see the point, the outcome will be the same. After that combat resolves, you

Governing - Global / Local Wheel - Suicidal strategy? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I am not a great player, but I'm trying to figure something out. The manipulation of the planetary wheel seemingly played a large role in maximising planetary production, allowing players to tackle Suicidal/Godlike AI opponents. Now, however this system has changed, and I'd like to know how such a Suicidal/Godlike-viable strat translates to the new Focus Production model. Specifically I want to know from Suicidal/Godlike veterans: 1. Do you always aim to have the globa

Reply to Not Sure of a Solar Empire in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I do indeed have a real copy, sir. I would not worry about the game's value-for-money if I did not in fact pay money for it. Your suggestion of downloading mods seems like a good one, however. Which mods would you suggest (i.e. the most popular)? J.

Not Sure of a Solar Empire in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Howdy. Like everyone else I was amazed by SoaSE's scope and visual richness; during the first week of owning the game I played it for hours on end. Here, I thought, is a worthy successor to Galactic Civilisations. These thoughts turned out be premature, however. As it turns out, since my first week of owning the game, I haven't played it at all. I've learned the mechanics, and despite the lush graphics and higher difficulty levels, I find there is nothing in the game to keep g

Entrenchment size not indicated in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

Howdy. I've looked around on Impulse and I can't find the download size for SoaSE: Entrenchment. Guys, please show how big the download is. Many people still don't have unlimited download caps. J.

Reply to Sins Official IRC Channel in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I found the Sins IRC channel very unhelpful. About thirty people were on at the time, but only one answered my questions, and then stopped responding after two answers. Is this normal? J. Edit: the time I was on: 10am EST, Sunday 8 Feb. Bad time?

(all factories) does not = supremacy in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Howdy. I've been using the all factories approach for a long while now, believing (rightly) that it gives one a distinct advantage. Besides this I've been playing Gal Civ for at least a year. Nontheless I still struggle breaching the "Tough" difficulty level. Having considered every possible approach, optimising my strategy, and being a relatively experienced gamer, I'm currently wondering exactly what the ingredient is that I'm missing in order to go for year zero victories on

Reply to So, when's Twilight being released again? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Or... even later[/quote] Ah. Well, fair enough. J.

So, when's Twilight being released again? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The front page says April 23, and on Stardock Central I'm still being offered the beta. J.

Reply to lost in the universe in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]what the heck am i doing??[/quote] The object of the game is to win. Things that make you win: 1) Wiping out all other civilisations (Conquest Victory). 2) Getting your sphere of Influence to cover 75% of the galaxy map (Influence Victory). 3) Establishing Alliances with all other civilisations. (Diplomatic Victory). 4) Researching all the technologies in the Technological Victory tree. I've tried all of these and none are rea

Reply to Pro's Help Me Out Plz in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

(Double post... damn pigeons...)

Reply to Pro's Help Me Out Plz in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]However, if you are building something and you produce 100 points but it only costs 10pts, the other 90 points are wasted.[/quote] Out of curiosity, how does one circumvent this problem? Should one build a portion of one's worlds solely for the construction of smaller ships (fewer factories), and others for bigger ships (many factories)? Or, once one reaches high production capability on all worlds, should one simply not build cheaper ships? Or even, should one drop all Military

Reply to Maybe interesting questions about the game mechanics in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Speaking generally, by the way, I've never liked this paper-rock-scissors thing with the weapons and defense types in GC2. It rather lacks flavour, in my opinion. J.

Reply to Maybe interesting questions about the game mechanics in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

1. You only get the party bonus from your chosen party, and only if your party wins the elections. This is a function of approval; if it drops low enough you will be voted out and you will lose your party bonus. You don't get any bonuses from other parties. 2. There are slight differences in the weapons types relating to research cost and eventual strength. Missiles, I believe, are broadly speaking slightly more expensive but at the end they're more powerful; beam weapons are cheaper bu

Reply to New player with some problems in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I remember there being serious problems with ships in 1.8e, not too dissimilar from what you're describing now (in fact, these errors were in 1.8c up to 1.8f). Currently I'm playing 1.8g, in which these errors were finally fixed. Now, I won't speak on behalf of Stardock, but my gut tells me you might be playing an older game (1.8e) while Stardock Central thinks you're updated to 1.8g. Just my opinion, yours is likely a problem that users can't address. I hope you get some help from the

Taxation ideas in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

Howdy. Another user idea to be sequestered to "maybe in GC3" (if it even gets noticed). Approval should react differently to tax changes. The problems with the artificial population in GC2 are: a) they react with total naivety to changes in tax; with sudden and precipitous changes they completely forget what the tax rate was like a week ago; and b) their happiness is absolutely, linearly proportional to the tax rate. Now, I'm not a psychologist (nor an economist), but I thin

Reply to Good Starter Tactics in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Almost the very first thing I do is raise the tax rate from the starting 33%. You can push it to 39% and still have happy colonists. Generally I don't [I]buy[/I] any ships right off the bat anymore, but buying that first colony ship is quite feasible. The first things I build on my homeworld: factories. I like good production early on, so I'd go for two or three of those, buying the first one and enqueuing (sp?) the others. I'd also add to the queue two labs, an entertainment n

Reply to Trade Goods - what happens when you gain / lose them? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

This actually sheds some new light on the trade goods thing for me. I always assumed they conferred bonuses but were strictly and exclusively tied to the improvements that confer them. I'm not really into trading in my games, so I never experimented with them; but now I've discovered that they might actually be a bit more useful! However, wouldn't it make more sense that one civilisation retains the monopoly on manufacturing and trades only the [I]product[/I] to the others? I mean, toda