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The dogs are no better. I mean, we walk around behind them cleaning up their poop for Pete's sake! Talk about servitude!

I hate Steam too, so I just bought a boxed retail copy.

I'm glad that they didn't shut them down a few months ago (like they were thinking of doing) Well, hopefully Stardock gets something out of these forums for their trouble. I know Brad seems to have picked up some ideas for the new combat system from the DA thread recently. I also (god help me) read the official Medieval 2: Total War for

Well, the point I was trying to make is the same one you were making in the first half of post #45. Whether or not I successfully conveyed that point is another issue, of course. It's like comments and variable names in source code. They always make perfect sense to the person who wrote them, but often come across as gibberish to other people. <table cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=cent

Why does alot of things taste like Chicken? The only thing that doesn't taste like chicken is chicken, and that's the true conspiracy! Most chickens in North America don't taste like much at all. They're so selectively bred, medicated, and fed in order to grow as big as possible as young as possible, that they usually end up tasting lik

Which leads me to Rule #2 of civil internet communication: Due to limitations of the medium, misunderstandings happen frequently, and are the source of most arguments. I have no desire to ever suppress anyone's ideas, and if that's how I came across, then it's likely a fault on my end, not yours. Peace.

Right now I don't see the problem except that you wish to prove that your argument is the right answer and mine is the wrong answer. My argument? I don't know where you keep getting this from. I haven't made a single comment in this thread about the actual political discussion. You have no idea whether I agree or disagree with anything that's

Your home is different than this, or am I wrong. Yes, you are wrong. This server is private property, just like a home. You are here as a guest, just as if Brad had invited you into his home. If they don't agree

If I invite you into my home and you start discussing a subject I find offensive, I have every right to ask you to stop. If you don't stop, I have every right to ask you to leave. If you won't leave, I have every right to have you removed forcibly. The fact that you used publicly-funded roads to arrive at my house doesn't change any of that. That's what the internet is - simply a public means of getting to other people's computers/servers. If they don't want you on their server beca

Seriously though, how has this thread srvived this long with out being closed? Must be a conspiracy...

Haven't you heard? Everyone is worse than Nazis these days. Parents who won't let their kids stay up late are 'worse than Nazis"... Forum moderators who close threads like this (where are they anyway?) are "worse than Nazis"... Nazis put a lot of effort into being some of the most despicable scum the human race has ever produced. Sadly, all that effort in being the sickest bastards imaginable seems to have landed them somewhere between "movie theatre ushers" and "old man yelling at

Head on! Apply directly to the forehead. Head on! Apply directly to the forehead. Head on! Apply directly to the forehead.

One problem with this is that GalCiv2 uses sequential turns, not simultaneous ones. The AI could, in theory, be planning what it wants to do while you're playing your turn. However, when it came time for the AI to actually make its moves, some of what you'd done might invalidate what the AI had planned to do, and it would have to re-think everything anyway.

and maybe a multi targeting mod Yeah, that would be good too. The more specialized goodies to put on your ships, the better, IMHO (provided they're useful and the AI can cope with them, of course).

So are you considering tweaking the combat system a bit then? The random effect of the "attack/defense roll" weakens the concept of capital ships considerably, and the fact of concentrated fire, ie all weapons fire on one target no matter if it'd die with only 1 Laser MkII shot. How about a ship component ("Targeting System?") which skews the di

I purchased through stardock and I feel I underpaid. GCII is worth twice as much. Shh! I feel the same way, but don't tell THEM that!

Wow, I like the sound of all that. So, with all of these improvements that magnify existing things like production, research, etc. does that mean that specialized planets will be the way to go? For example, a Power Plant on a planet packed with factories will give you a bigger boost than one on a planet with just a few? I like specialized planets. <table cellpadding=8 width="95%"

You should thank God that we and well as JW have this freedom I'd rather thank the human beings whose blood, sweat and tears made/make it possible. Credit where credit is due!

*wonders what part of "take it to JU ot make a private channel" people don't understand*

You all need to respect Kryo's authoritae!

Yeah, who among us hasn't razed a city in a game of Civilization, or glassed a planet in a game of MoO? We generally carry out political policies that we wouldn't dream of endorsing in real life. In games like these, the political themes are generally kept in the realm of hyperbole, so I don't think introducing such themes would really turn anyone off. I don't think we're talking about havi

Some times there's just no toenail clipper around, and you gotta do what you gotta do...

Guess I'll add my own conspiracy theory to the list... Theory: Twinkies are made from ground up toenail clippings. Supporting evidence: Have you ever tasted one?

I'll add my vote for System Shock 2... man. I extracted all of the audio clips, so I could freak myself out with them when I want... Shodan and The Many, heh... Can't wait for BioShock. Those guys haven't lost their twistedness from what I've seen of it.

I'm not aware of it having been done before either.