TheKangaroo

True, but sometimes it also happens out of the blue. I guess there is just some random element in it, as with the events. It just makes the game more interesting ...

First thing, thanks to all for the helpful replies. I couldnt get on the web earlier today and was quite surprised to receive 8 answers where I had hoped for one explanation max. I started to play GC again after about 12 years ( OS/2) of abstinence, and currently play mainly standard terranean on 'big' maps on 'hurtful'. With 8 competing races you're lucky to get an additional planet, most of the times my colony ships come back empty. This is why I regular establish trade routes: firs

Another question came off my last game, i.e. how the value of trade routes is calculated. I regulary build trade routes early, mainly to one or two other civilization capitals, which are on the other side of the universe. Last time each of my trade routes was valid 74bc , but then suddenly it dropped to 24bc after I changed to evil. According to the wiki, I understood the value was only depending on technology (trade), population of the planets involved, and the distan

Thank you to both of you for the quick reply, I just assumed I was missing something vital. If there is no adhoc flip once you get above the number of 4 it explains a lot. I thought from the documentation the MCC would do the trick. I'll try to be more patient in the future :)

Sorry, but I build the MCC only when all other things failed. I sthere a certain number of rounds I have to wait ? What is the ratio internal/extermal influence I have to reach ? The wiki says the number in parenthesis should be bigger than 4 ?

Hi, I am relatively new to Galciv, but so far I have been able either to work problems out myself or find help here in the forum. But now I am close to despair: I am trying to 'flip' a planet, building influence starbases just adjacent to it, but it doesnt happen. In detail: I am playing a huge sandbox game as a terranean on hurtful mode and there is a drengin planet near that I want to flip over. I am allied to the Drengins, an have build 3 starbases now directly besi