You know you've played too much GalCiv when...

I'll have a go at it first.

You know you've played too much GalCiv when... while you are driving you think to yourself that you should have researched Sensors IV to see the traffic ahead instead of that Warp drive which you now can't use...

Here's a different thread...similar though: Link

Yes that is when you are playing the game, how about when not?

You see an interesting shape and it makes you think about where you would put plasmas on it.
You sleep with Sun-Tzu's Art of War beneath your pillow.

When you get to the supermarket checkout and find yourself presented with the following options:

Good: These noble employees deserve some recompense for their dedicated service. Allow them to keep the change as a tip. (-30 bc)

Neutral: It is only fair that I pay for these goods. Hand over the exact change. (-27 bc)

Evil: Everyone on the floor! Not you! Open up that till. I'll just be taking that thank you very much... (+100 bc)

You figure the reason why there's so many unhappy people on earth is because the population is 6 billions and the UN didn't get around to build an entertainment center yet.

You got crazy trying to move the map with leftclick+hold and moving the mouse while you loose in a rts game during the weekend with friends....

You're already starting a Group with the purpose of advocating not building the Stargate when the Arceans Send the plans..
You reply to concerns about the environment by saying "it's not a big deal, Earth is only class 10."

You hear someone talking in a foreign language and you reach for your universal translator.

You try convincing the autoshop to upgrade your car with warp drive.

You know you've played too much GalCiv when... Your wife tell you if she ever meets the developoers of the game she will beat them to a bloody pulp (She actually said that last night)

When you hear a story on NPR while driving to work about the French working on a search engine to compete with Google because of (and this was in the actual news story, I'm not making it up) America's overbearing cultural influence; and without skipping a beat, you think to yourself, "Hmm, it might be about time to start giving our influence starbases some weapons and armor."

You know you've played too much GalCiv when... Your wife tell you if she ever meets the developoers of the game she will beat them to a bloody pulp (She actually said that last night)

Hahahaha...sorry about that.  Would it help if I coded in an Outlook-like calendar to remind you about birthdays, anniversaries, and doing the dishes?

When you hear a story on NPR while driving to work about the French working on a search engine to compete with Google because of (and this was in the actual news story, I'm not making it up) America's overbearing cultural influence; and without skipping a beat, you think to yourself, "Hmm, it might be about time to start giving our influence starbases some weapons and armor."

LOL, well if the French want to compete with McDonalds and Disneyland, they'd better start building that Party Palace.

When you start welding a large wing to the side of your car - then complain that design doesn't affect performance when your car tips over.

You constantly hit crtl+n trying to get a new house closer to work

When people talk of colonizing Mars, you think "Why bother, its only 4 squares?"

You build a new Gazebo/grill/hot-tub in your neighbor's yard in hopes that he will be influenced into letting you have his house

You spend 15min at work trying to come up with signs you play GalCiv too much

There is a Disneyland in France as well


Hmmm, the calendar would solve LOTS of problems, like reminding you to EAT!

When you try to find the slider for taxes in the real world to lower them a bit down

@No118 - Wow, a 3 billion credit tip to a supermarket employee
I think i need to change jobs.

When you think that building a Discovery Sphere would help you with your PhD!

You got crazy trying to move the map with leftclick+hold and moving the mouse while you loose in a rts game during the weekend with friends....

Yup, Civ IV drives me batty now, my mouse hand is hardwired for GC2, so I'm always giving the wrong command or having to stop and remember the Civ IV way to do something

When the sun's rising, the alarm clock's blaring and you press the "Turn" button. One. Last. Time. Promise.

When you analyse history like a GalCiv2 game.

"So, after having beaten the Axis (An alliance of 3 Major Powers) during WW2, the U.S.A. tried to swing the minor powers world-wode using a cultural domination strategy. However, the U.S.S.R. saw through it, and begun furnishing weapon technology to opposite minor powers in order to keep the balance of power..."

Seriously, do I am the only one not to like Civilization 4 ? I find it is a crappy game, it is incomplete and children looking. I dont like the way they set up the management. I'm an hardcore fan of civilization since the first one. The only fun thing are religion and the main and only one true improvement is that how you shape governement and politics. I have purchased the special edition at pre-order. I still regret my 70$ canadian dollars. I'm thinking about selling it on ebay.



You played too much galactic civilization 2, when you spended 40 hours on it in three days.

Hahahaha...sorry about that. Would it help if I coded in an Outlook-like calendar to remind you about birthdays, anniversaries, and doing the dishes?

Don't worry dont think your in any danger. Unless you live in CT that is.

when you forget to use the restroom until you quit the game.

luckily i have a pretty straight shot to the bathroom

When you want to write a history of your game. IE, The Terran Alliance, in 2226, attacked the Iconians, starting a chain reaction leading into the first intergalactic war...

When you go to a gun show, you say they are primitive mass drivers.

... when your daugher comes into your comp room and tells you it is morning and you're due to go to work and to drive her into the school too.

It's actually good when game crashes quite regularly. At 3 o' clock in the mornig it's a clear sign I need to go to beed to catch those minimum three hours of sleep i need to survive.
BR, Iztok

24) when you think your wife is a Drengi

25)when you think about the taste of Torian skin

26)when you get a new video card only to play this game

27)when you make a shrine to frogboy

28)when your eyes hurts but you keep playing (this happened to me)

29) when you want to cover your car in Kanvium

30)when you go to the farest supermarket to make a better profit

Yeah, if it wasn't for game crashes I might never eat, sleep, or see the sun again.

When the Robot man says, "a few more turn's won't hurt", but by the look in your wife's eye's you know robot man is horribly wrong.