Lord Seyton

Reminds me of a cartoon I saw in the local newspaper. Under the drawing it said "If Captain Picard were REALLY French." And the drawing was of Picard aiming a phasor at a creature with a quote "Set phasors to appease!" No, the Terran Alliance is definately an American thing. We're the only ones who'd be so smug that we'd conquer the planet and then call it an alliance. Actually, I think Microsoft will conquer the Earth financially and then rule the world through Windows

While I see the merit in excess production being carried over, it's not very realistic is it? I mean, if I build a house in Chicago and finish it two weeks ahead of schedule that doesn't mean that if I have a house to build in Phoenix that it will be two weeks along in construction after I finish the first house. Does the extra money spent on excess production go back into the treasury? If it does then at least you're not losing money. I don't usually pay all that much at

If I don't have a serial number for my *sigh* Russian version of GC2 and I get the US version of the expansion, will it be compatible? AND, will my new (and legally acquired serial number) allow me to get future updates for the game?

According to the EULA you're only supposed to put it on one PC. Of course, at least you can get updates unlike those of us unlucky enough to get stuck with the Russian version off eBay that claimed it was the US version factory sealed...

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This may have been addressed before in other threads but I'm being lazy and will accept any "n00b" flames tossed my way. Soil Enrichment, Habitat Improvement, and Terraforming all add tiles to planets you currently possess. My question is this. Why can't you add tiles or rather, make PQ 0 planets inhabitable? Or why can't you make small outposts on those planets? That would certainly add an amount of strategy to the game. Right now, if I'm playing and I find