do you all start out as an evil race, or is it just me?

from GalCiv2 Forums

noticing that everytime i play a new game, that i start out in the ethics department, as evil.  Wouldn't it make more sence to start out as neutral?  considering that it's the biginning of the game and all?  Or am i missing a crucial beginning "before the game" setup procedure?

 

5,184 views 5 replies
Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
In every game I pick the good guys and exterminate the bad guys.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I am always Neutral. Just can't resist those NLC's and other perks.

I guess it is just you.
WindowBlinds - Free yourself of the default settings, customize your desktop.
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
What do you mean "start as evil?" Do you mean that you start leaning towards the evil side of the spectrum? Or do you start with the ability to research concepts of malice (as though you had researched xeno ethics). If you start as a formally declared evil civilization (able to build evil bonus structures, research concepts of malice, etc.) then I guess something's funky with the game files. BUT... if you mean that you start leaning towards the good side of the spectrum, it's pretty easy to explain. Some civs (like Altarians) start the game leaning towards one side of the ethical spectrum. But that can be altered either accidentally or deliberately. Furthermore, custom civs can easily start while leaning towards one side or the other. Although you can't modify a custom civ's ethical start point while creating the civ, once it is created you can add your custom civ as an opponent and then choose to "edit" the opponent. While editing the custom civ as an opponent you can adjust ethical alignment. Then simply save the custom civ, click back to the screen where you choose your own race, load up the custom race, and you should now start with a non-neutral ethical alignment.

In short, it may be a glitch -- or you may have simply modified the starting alignment (whether on purpose or accidentally).
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Darquies - it's because you're playing as an evil race. Different races have different starting positions on the alignment bar.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Thanx Lightwalker. I'll give that a shot.

Alex, i'm playing a custom race. and as far as i can tell, i'm not picking in the edit phase as evil minded.

lighwalker, no i'm not starting out as evil(i have to research ethics) but when i begin a game i look at my civil engineering tool(the place where u can set your govenors to build stuff on all your planets) and in the ethics bio or whatever it's called. I'm all the way on the evil side. and this is turn 1!!!

Anyhoo. i'll deffinantly try that next time i playa new game, light. thanx again gents