Reply #226 March 31, 2006 5:31 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I finally finished my tenth game with a Yor military victory.

Reply #227 March 31, 2006 6:50 PM from Stardock Forums Top

What's Yor problem Moser? You toaster lover

Reply #228 March 31, 2006 7:39 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

10 games??? You have a life right???

Reply #229 March 31, 2006 7:46 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Yor = toaster lover

No, Moser is going for a race victory, I guess.

Reply #230 April 1, 2006 4:05 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Hey all,

Dark Assassin has returned and submitted his first game of GAL CIV 2 last night.

It is good to see that the Diplomats remained as one of the few to carry over from galciv to fill the metaverse.

-DA out

Reply #231 April 1, 2006 5:01 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Hey DA! Welcome aboard!

Reply #232 April 2, 2006 6:31 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Good evening Diplomats... Must have been nice weather out today... or the Yor are now very expensive toasters?

Reply #233 April 3, 2006 3:44 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Good morning Diplomats...

Another work week beings...

Reply #234 April 3, 2006 9:23 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Good morning Diplomats... Another work week beings...

Afternoon Moosey

I have the pleasure of, ahem, "working" from home today. Just got to convince my boss that the Yor are planning a sneak attack, and defence of the home planet takes priority over any other tiny, meaningless projects that he has me working on.

Reply #235 April 3, 2006 12:12 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I have the pleasure of, ahem, "working" from home today. Just got to convince my boss that the Yor are planning a sneak attack, and defence of the home planet takes priority over any other tiny, meaningless projects that he has me working on.

Does this boss of yours have another opening?

Reply #236 April 3, 2006 2:07 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Just got to convince my boss that the Yor are planning a sneak attack, and defence of the home planet takes priority over any other tiny, meaningless projects that he has me working on.

You need any help with convincing Yor boss Mangnum... You know where to find me... I've been married a long time.

Doh! I bet you meant the other boss... Didn't you?

Reply #237 April 4, 2006 6:40 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Good morning Diplomats...

Reply #238 April 4, 2006 9:51 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Doh! I bet you meant the other boss... Didn't you?

Either - both have the same unreasonable demands that cut into gaming time.

I am, fortunately, safe from the honey-do list until Thusday though, so things are looking good.

Reply #239 April 5, 2006 3:17 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I'll relieve damoose for today and say:
Goooooooooood morning Diplomats!

Reply #240 April 5, 2006 3:35 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

For those who don't know it yet: Someone has pwned the Metaverse! Link

I hope Stardock will react soon and adapt the scoring in general, it doesn't feel right to get a lot of points by dragging out the end of the game.

Reply #241 April 5, 2006 11:27 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I'll relieve damoose for today and say: Goooooooooood morning Diplomats!

Thanks e-stab.

Was a little busy this morning at home and work...

Reply #242 April 5, 2006 11:33 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Either - both have the same unreasonable demands that cut into gaming time.

I feel your pain...

Reply #243 April 6, 2006 9:21 AM from Stardock Forums Top

Is it me or has playing suicidal become that much more difficult? (1.1-Beta2)

I tried several times but never got on the road to victory. I played without minors and tech trading though, and had research set to very slow (huge galaxy with ~160 planets). I had a bit of bad luck with starting positions and my neighbours too, but somehow it was a demotivating experience overall.

Reply #244 April 6, 2006 1:43 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Good afternoon Diplomats... Another busy day at the office...

The GalacticCore turned 2 today... WOOT!

As for suicidal... can't help you e-stab... I play at a little lower difficulty.

Reply #245 April 6, 2006 7:44 PM from Stardock Forums Top

E-stab, have not played the beta yet but Magnum says population growth is the new key to victory becuase it has been turned down so much. Diplomacy is out and pop growth is in with your starting points. You should read his recent post in the Core's galciv 2, description of games played area.

Reply #246 April 6, 2006 9:51 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Is it me or has playing suicidal become that much more difficult? (1.1-Beta2)

Not noticably so in my experience - but then I haven't tried it with no tech trading (and won't either as the AIs are written to take advantage of tech trading - if you take that away from them they have no options available to them other than their own pre-defined preferences for research, which results in uni-dimensional, predictable behaviour).

As ED says though - I played one game with the +70% pop growth starting pick and it was ridiculously easy, so I won't be using that again.

Reply #247 April 7, 2006 3:31 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Good Moring Diplomats...

Reply #248 April 7, 2006 5:17 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

'morning Diplos!

I just joined at the Diplomatic Core as well and PMed you about the club entrance, DG.

It seems like map generation has been changed again for 1.1-Beta-3: I just generated a gigantic map with abundant everything - and I got more than 850 habitable planets!

Reply #249 April 7, 2006 5:38 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

and I got more than 850 habitable planets

Guess that means you won't have to milk the game for a 4,000,000 meta score.

Reply #250 April 7, 2006 6:15 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

In Beta 3 one of the planet clusters around a sun had no sun, just a blank space in the middle. Maybe the new color coding of the starts includes a "black" start