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Reply to Personalizing your kingdom in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

I think there is another, simpler response to the question: "Why do we need Elemental when we have Civ IV and GalCiv II?" In the realm of TBS 4X games there are three sub-genres: Historical, Space, and Fantasy. There is a HUGE void when it comes to fantasy TBS. Clearly Civ IV leads the historical sub-genre, GalCiv II leads space, and Elemental will now finally satisfy the demand for a fantasy based TBS. There's a demand there for sure. It completes the holy tri

Reply to Sluggish Video in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

I solved my own problem. By decreasing the anti-aliasing in the video settings from 4x to 2x this problem is resolved. Why did I have to do that? Does that mean I have a crappy video card?

Sluggish Video in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

Question: I am currently running the most recent version of the beta on my laptop. The game runs very sluggishly on my computer. It is basically very slow reacting to my actions, for example if I click on something or try to scroll the map it takes a while before the game responds. Is this something that everyone is experiencing since this is still in Beta or does this sound like something that is very specific to some limitations of my laptop? Any guidance would be ap

Reply to Campaign Mode vs. Sandbox? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks a lot for all the input. I didn't realize the campaign mode explained the back stories of all the races. That definitely intrigues me.

Campaign Mode vs. Sandbox? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I've had GalCiv II TOA for quite some time now but have only ever played in sandbox mode. Given that I have a fairly limited amount of time to play video games (unfortunately!) I wanted to know if my time would be better spent continuing with sandbox mode or if I should definitely checkout the campaigns? Do the campaigns offer a unique and rewarding experience that would make them worth my time? Any feedback on the campaign mode would be greatly appreciated.

Windows 7 Compatibility in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Is GalCiv II ultimate edition fully compatible with Windows 7? I am just hesitant to pull the trigger on upgrading until I know for sure my favorite games will work on Win 7. Thanks.

Reply to So Twilight is broken... and there seems no real interest in fixing it in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="revjwh" reply="2" id="2369136"]1) Races often do improper research - many going far into the research tree without researching weapons (this often combines with the "surrender" option where an entire empire surrenders to another before almost any of their planets are taken or they make an attempt to defend) 2) Races do not expand properly - many staying gimped throughout the game - either by not expanding, or by expanding and then doing nothing with the planets or build

Reply to GalCiv II: Twilight of the Arnor v2.03 released in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Does anyone know if 2.03 fixes many of the AI problems that seem to be specific to TA that are frequently discussed in the TA sub-forum such as: Civ's don't aggressively expand Civ's don't build improvements on some planets Civ's build the non-optimal type of improvement on tiles with bonuses Also, curious if 2.03 changes the behavior of the mid to late game tech costs skyrocketing which seems to be another major complaint? I bel