Guys, can anyone recall how to, or the thread about, forcing GC2 to use 3GB ram? I'm getting OOM on my latest game, and iv'e long forgotten how to force it to use 3GB. It sure is frustrating to know i have 16GB in my rig and GC2 can't use it...if ever there is a GC3, i sure hope Brad makes it a native 64bit game.

My latest game is the best yet! Usual map specs, all labs, but i set the AI to friendly and so on March 1  sold every bit of tech i had, apart from weapons, to each AI then declared war on all of them, and i have no intention of suing for peace. Iv'e rolled over the Arceans already, and now im hitting the terrans, who are about equal in strength to me. The Krynn, who is a half way converted race to the Ildrians from Saga of the Seven Suns is by far the strongest, but luckily they be on the other side of the galaxy and no threat.

I'm using MV compatible versions of my mod races, so the Yor are the Klikiss Robots, the terran are the Terran Hanseatic League, the Krynn i mentioned, and i play using my Roamer Clans Custom. I had to cut out alot of the mod to make it MV compatible, and because alot of it isn't finished...and...it's actually a TA mod that i had to backport for DA...but its fun.

I'll try and finish the mod, MV version anyway, since the vanilla races have become boring, essentially it will be just window dressing, since you can't do a great deal when wanting to use it on the MV..but even simple name changes and portrait pics are freshening up the old AI look.

Iv'e been thinking about it, and i think im going to get whopped! It will take a great effort for me to get my economy going enough to the point that i can rush buy some real huge hull'd firepower, all labs focus is not going to be enough to build as many as i will need i think.

Depending on the game, i usually do as well, but it was always my intention when i started this game to be at war with the AI ASAP and for the entire game, so keeping them devoid of weapons in the early game served to let me gain the upper hand. I'm in the process of selling my beam techs, since i am no maxing out the missile techs and will switch to them once these pesky terrans are done with.

Speaking of which, i don't think i have played with Terran since i first got the game!! I should not be surprised to hear that they are strong, i often found in games that the Terrans were more often than nor the next greatest power after myself, certainly when no Drengin were involved.
I wouldn't mind playing a game with them myself. Obviously their diplo strength would be one way to focus your game....use a custom Terran, retain SuperDiplo, put all points into diplo, loyalty and influence go all labs and just rape them of their planets......

As for the 3GB trick, you lurking Mumble or SS? I know it's on the forums, but iv'e been lazy with my searching, hoping to avoid having to go through all the OOM thread replies that popped up.

Large Address Aware:

1) Run the application.

2) Click on "Force LAA." If you want to undo the changes, click on "Reset LAA."

3) Profit.

Extract "The Large Address Aware" and run it from anywhere.  A small dialog will flash for a second as it gathers information.

You will then presented with a screen showing each game installed, whether or not it is large address aware (LAA), and the full path to the game.

Under the LAA column, you have two types:

True = 4 GiB - "App can handle >2gb Address space" False = 2 GiB - DEFAULT

There are two buttons present on the application:

Force LAA - This sets all to "True" without exception. Reset LAA - This sets all to "False" without exception.

 

Windows Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008

1) Open command prompt with Adminitrator rights. To do this, go to Programs, Accessories, right-click on Command Prompt and select "Run as Administrator."

2) Enter the following at the prompt and press enter: bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVA 3072

3) Close the prompt and restart the computer.

The title of the application comes from the /LARGEADDRESSAWARE compiler flag for Visual Studio.  More info here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wz223b1z(VS.80).aspx

Try the this link first and see where that takes you if you like then download and run. I hope this helps or atleast gets where you want to go! I use this in my all games.

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112556

We are looking for players to join to become aggressive Admirals to lead your fleets across the Galaxy!

Empress Saint Mina of Ophelia VII of Order of the Bloody Rose of Orders Militant of Adepta Sororitas

I did it and it seems to be working, i have not played a game session long enough to test it our thoroughly though.

Thanks to all!

Wow...getting the extreme techs is nigh impossible straight up, i'm a little surprised you pulled it off. I think it's fair to say that the Terrans never have really been givin a good test drive, since they proved to be useless for Mumblers, i don't think anyone really thought to see what they are capable of.

I wonder, what with the MCC doing what it's meant to, how much more powerful the Terrans may be in TA? I don't know if their tree is one of the borked ones or not, but if not, a TA game using Terrans with points in diplo and influence, the SCC trick and the MCC, might be an interesting game to play out. If the TA tree is fine, and i'll have to ask around, i might try that.

All this straight up game play has me longing for the MVL again....i miss that more than playing for uber scores or ZYW.

Sorry Mina, i have paid no attention whatsoever to what happens with my score now. I post the game, grab the screenshot and don't look back.  Yup, the high score games killed GC2 for me, in fact i abandoned two, one million point games simply due to it feeling much more like a chore than playing a game.

Though i am submitting to the MV, that's because, well, if i am playing it may as well be MV, but i have played some mod games already, and may submit a few mod games to the MV under my other account, just for shits and giggles. (i'll talk about one of those games in a moment)
I should point out that not all my recent games have been on my Centurion character. Iv'e been spreading them about, and in fact my current game is on my Chancellor Gowron character, which i will reset and redo as someone else.

Your more than welcome to check out my character and do the math, and i wish i could help you, i just don't think about the score meaning anything anymore.

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i played a TA ZYW the other day, a mod game with a mod i created that assumed the galaxy only had a life of 12months. My custom and the AI all had uber powers. The game scored over 5million and i finished on Dec 8!!!!

Needless to say it was a heavily modded game, but i suppose i could wreck havoc on the AltMeta leader boards if i was so inclined!!

TAA MCC causes enemy planets to flip almost immediately once they reach the 4x influence threshold-the original design.

Ah, I see how that could work out.  Kind of like planting a virus in there and watching it take hold.  Nice.

 

My Terran game has pretty much run its course as far as a test run goes.  I think I'll research some hulls and weapons tech and go to war.

 

<edit> LOL - I don't remember where I built the SCC and I can't find the planet.  I guess I won't be starting anything from wherever that might have been.

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It didn't take long to erase the AI.  I just researched psionic beams and upgraded their fighters to small beam ships.   I used their own transporters against them and supplemented them with some small ones of my own.  Even with a small mil score, the overall was pretty decent.

 

 

Sounds like a fun game Neilo.  One that could get immersive.  Yeah, the AI seem to put a lot into defense.  Good hunting when you open the gun ports on them.

I've started a vanilla Torian game.  As usual, my economy keeps threatening to run bankrupt.  I thought the Torians would be able to beat that with their super breeder skill, but they're not as bouyant as the Terrans.  I'll turn it around before long though.  

Meeting 3 minors has been a huge help.  They're treating me with a hint of contempt, which is kinda funny.  The main AI don't like me so well either and I still haven't met 2 of them yet.  The Drengin really have a chip on their shoulder.  Luckily, they're my closest enemy so they'll be within easy reach when the hostilities start.

 

I've been in active combat against them now for about 6 game months. they had over 200 planets, so it's a long slog, but their bark was much worse then their bite. My main ship for the engagement is/was a large hull with about 40/70 att/def, and that ship alone outgunned all but their largest fleets. They have been producing ships with extrodinary ratios of att/def.
24/180 is something like what i have been seeing on their capital ships, all beam. I too was beam but i have just moved over to missile tech and am now producing huge hulled ships with 200/300 (roughly) figures.
My mil starbases starting to pay off!!

I'd say the illdirians have about 40 or so planets left, so i'm already moving against the Torians as well. I managed to get the Drath and Korx to go to war with each other, since between the two of them they had the lions share of resources, so i'll let them beat each other up and pick up scraps with out being actively involved.

All minors are gone, their inf base spamming was getting annoying.

I still maintain war with all races and have done so all game, my mil rating is back up over 300 and the best AI, Illdrians is at about 40 now, so i don't know how this will score, i'm not puffing up the stats with SCC. It is in use, but ships not in use sit under it, not purpose built weaponized hulls.

It's been a fantastic game!

My econ is in pretty good shape, and has been all game, ive been building my planets out that i have taken all econ, much like the old mumblers.
1 Xeno Farm III, 1 VR Centre the rest econ, except where influence and research bonus tiles appear, those have been put to use. I kept one planet manu, the illdirian home world, had 700% and 300% manu tiles along with their manu cap, and the rest had Industrial Sectors and a power plant. So i kept that one and just built a VR centre....that planet builds a troop transport for me every turn.

I had all econ and tech treaties from the minors, before i wiped them out, they didn't seem to be offering me much, i am getting more use of their class 18 HW!

Which is one thing i did do to the AI, i gave them all max points in PQ. All their HW are class 18 and on average all their planets seem to be 1 or two tiles higher...One planet in particular that i have my eye on, an illdirian planet is a class 34!!!! It is orbiting a purple sun, but still, PQ 34!!! Even with PQ points, you dont get that high, they must have got a colonization event that gave a bonus to PQ.

your game is sounding like one that will take some time too, which is good, i'm not minding a 5 or 6 year game (or longer), no matter the net return on score.

You know...i wish i never learned anything about mumblers and ZYW's....the game chat we have now is much more intriguing and enjoyable than it ever was!

If only we could get others (TOE or otherwise) into straight up gaming again!

IIRC, PQ ability only affects ownership.  That is, a PQ10 with a 10% bonus will be a PQ11 for them, but a PQ10 when you take it.  Haven't tested this in some time, though.

With 5x morale resources, all morale techs, all morale trade goods, and 10 inherent morale, you don't actually need any VRCs, though they can help with levels needed for growth.