1) I'm not sure about a prograss bar, but in 1.1 it will show the path at least. 2) I don't like this idea. One of the better things about GC2 is the variety in ships. Limiting yourself to a few models is a big backwards step, so you'd have to show that there's at least an equal benefit in moving forward. Issues: 1) It fav
Well Brad has said that usage of starbases gets is MAJORLY improved with the upcoming upgrade to v1.1. Presumably this includes influence starbases.
Reeslin - yes, either I was up at 5am, or else I live somewhere other than in your time zone. Spearthrower - hehehe
I've seen pirates with 10 ship fleets of mixed large/med/small fighters with a combined 200ish attack, but certainly nothing as high as hundreds of ships! The pirates do seem to be levelled so as to give you a real challenge based on the overall level of the galaxy though, and that's good! It'd be pointless having them in there if they were easy to beat with a simple fleet. Have you tried leading them with a trail of breadcrumbs (
Hopefully things will get better on that front with 1.1 It's quite sad seeing them get a few parsecs from completing their mission only to have them stop and go "oh, um, well we can't do that any more." ..... ..... ...."Captain, what do we do now?" ..... ..... ....."Errr"
Oh, did you misread my post as suggesting that I actually had the beta rather than just wanting to be playing it? I do apologise.
Sending all of your freighters to juyst one world instead of spreading therm around CAN be a good thing in two ways. 1) You get a very rich and very loyal (who's going to throw away that much trade revenue?) partner. 2) One route multiple times = very exploitable with economy starbases. Multi-spam the entire route start to finish, which you just can't do if you're spreading yourself around. Only one effective route for you to prot
I think morale bonuses from mining resources show up under the "native ability" when you mouseover the morale on your planet details screen. No idea how it breaks down, though.
People generally work with four directions - up, down, left, right. Hexagonal tiles would remove the ability to move in a straight line in two of them. What was once a straight line left becomes a waveform motion... up+left, down+left, up+left, down+left. The thing is, whatever the system, nobody is at any disadvantage compared to anyone else. hexagonal tiles just make it harder for the average brain to conceptualise, harder for the computer to deal wi
As per title - don't you wish that you were? Hey, lighten up - not long to go now.
Empyrean - if it helps you with the population/production/taxes disconnect, just imagine that all the little people have a full and flourishing economy behind the scenes, it's just all hidden from you, because production and research of toilet seats and furbys adds nothing to the game. Those factories you see aren't the total production on the planet, they're the MILITARY production that leeches money from the population to build giant space
The only thing more important than winning wa$rs is avoiding wars you can't win. There are enough hints in the above posts to get you started. In essence, keep them happy (trade, selling stuff, and if you MUST, gifts), and keep them occupied (set them against each other). It can be expensive to bribe two races to attack each other, but it's well worth it. Two potential opponents are suddenly (a) putting their attention elsewhere,
Generally the AI ships look good, but yes, there are occasional ones that would send small children running away screaming in horror (and not in a good way). I like finding them just to see what crazy designs they come up with next. I saw one yesterday (drengin I think) with two support modules on one wing, delicately balanced by an engine and a
lol spearthrower. You're smart enough to know the Yor aren't godlike in their overpoweredness ( ) so I assume you realise it's just a shortcut to good relations (same way that money can buy you 'good relations' on some street corners) to prove it can be done.
Well it's about more than just diplomacy skill, it's about overall relations with the other races. IT works on higher intelligence levels, just less so. If anyone wants to do a quick test, run a new game at max intelligence level with the cheats enabled. Do Ctrl+Shift+R to get all techs (diplomacy), use Ctrl+J to build a load of freighters to set up good trade relationships, and use Ctrl+M to get loads of money to give as gifts. After only a
Its just like a gift, you can ask for money for nothing and they will give you it often if they like you. You are just getting more money from them by giving them some money. Sort of silly on your behalf really. EG they would give you 100 credits just for being their friends, but if you give them 100, they will give y
I've already reported this to them, just hope they fix it since it's a very tempting "press me to win" button. I just didn't report it here in the forums since no doubt the "omg omg the sky is falling down this is the worst most buggiest game EVAR" crowd don't need more ammo. Start with a diplomacy based race, research just diplomacy techs (and trade to increase your relations) and suddenly the entire income of the galaxy is going direct to
BTW... wasn't GalCiv2 in development for years? Still, I have to praise any game that tries to be different - something that is a seriously rare commodity nowadays, and spore certainly meets that criteria in spades. Let's just hope it doesn't follow in duke nukem forever footsteps...
Playing an old versio of the game - free (or $40... I have to wonder if you really paid for it since you havent updated) Probably using drivers so old they're written in cobol - free Overstating a prtobably user-initiated error - free Making nonsensical comparisons - free Showing yourself up as an idiot - priceless.
Again you're only looking at one side of the coin. the Yor are number 1 in both of them they are also a distant last place in at least one other! And diplomacy and all it brings (trade, alliances, probability of becoming the galactic whipping boy, etc) is far more important than a few logistics p
That's nonsense, since even the Drengin, being evil, have better diplomacy than the Yor. Both are equally evil. Is the fact that the AI developer said that they have a major diplomacy penalty not enough for you, especially since it's already been said? Do you think you know better than one of the guys that wrote the game? Also you're still just plain asserting that the Yor are overpowered without giving any real evidence oth
Ar-kay-un for me
...have you been drinking? lol.
In a peaceful galaxy, diplomatic translators to make the most of everyone else, since you're all on speaking terms. In a war-torn galaxy, eye of the universe. spend your time making attack ships without taking up space with sensors or wasting time building a sensor ship to go with each fleet. turns freighters into an awesome spy network, too so you're never caught unaware.
Empyrean - doesn't the large number of people saying that the Yor are NEVER as powerful in their games as you are implying seem to suggest that your problem is either seriouly overblown or self-inflicted rather than being a game-breaking flaw? If your issue is really that you want to play a custom race with similar flaws to the Yor, 1) Edit the XML file. Takes all of 20 seconds 2) Don't post in an utter nonsense thread about the
