The Drengin game breaker

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I had heard how overpowering the Drengin super was, with them getting a lot of ships. I couldn't believe though when my nice stable game wouldn't change turns, this is what I found.
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I thought from hearing others. If I came across this I could fight my way out, but I can't even get it to change turns. Bad part is before I discovered the reason it was hanging up. I had email the gc2bugs people with the issue, so support if you read this, don't think me a total idiot  . Atleast the email had info on another issue too, so it's not a complete waste. I think I'll avoid using the Drengin till the next build. Worst than all of that, it was the most fun I had in a game ever.Playing second fiddle to an empire three time the size of mine. I hate having to abandon it. Oh..well that's why it's a beta. Before that though the game was playing great for ten hour straight, so Kudo's to the overall stability.   
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yup its a real game killer, I am much looking forward to the next Beta Build with a fix for this. Like you I have cut them out the game until next release, I miss the skin eating brat   

Regards
Zy
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Just an update. I turned the video options to absolute minimum and the game runs decently. It isn't pretty, but at least I don't have to abandon a great game. It's really all about the gameplay anyway  . So if anyone gets this and is determined to not lose the game, just turn all the pretty stuff off. If my crappy xp3000/geforce6800 can handle 25000+ ships, most peoples probably can.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I've had to disable the Drengin in order to play a decent game. Their super power seems to take over the AI calculations to the point where it can take 30 minutes per turn (after which I kill the process and go for a cup of tea...). It needs some tuning but that's why we're here!
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The Drengin's ability seems to about getting ships when they're needed, fast. What if their ability was changed, so instead of getting free ships, they were able to teleport their ships from anywhere on the map, to any Drengin controlled planet or starbase.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Brad has already mentioned they are getting 120% of their ships and it should be 20%, so it will be fixed in the next build. I just wasn't ready for the extreme nature of it, but after playing it I'm pretty sure I can win this. The ships they seem to get are like the vengeance event. Little 2 attack rated peashooters. I opened up the fog near their homeworld and it seems most of the 25,000 ships are all in one HUGE, and I do mean HUGE stack. I'm lucky not to be at war with them yet, but it won't be long. My only problem is who I am at war with. Custom opp. with comparable ships to mine and a whole lot more of them, but I will conquer all  .
Man, this game is fun  .
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

It's insane to see the AI with that many ships.

But the player to have to order that many?!? That's criminal.


Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It was a bug in beta 1. Fixed in beta 2 whichi is now available.
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Oh my word.

I have never seen so many ships in one game. Heck, I have only seen about 250 in a single game, and half of those were mine. Maybe I shoud up the galaxy size. hehe

Glad it is fixed.