Popcorn Avenger

Espionage is definitely are not the cakewalk it was prior to DA. I found I just have to be persistent in using them. It can be frustrating. Generally I keep at least one for quick counter-measures. The first half of the game I spend the rest as I get them, or 3-4 at a time, just trying to build up my intel levels on one or more races. Mid-to-late game I stockpile them in preparation to military campaigns. Prior to going to war (1-2 turns) I'll try to sell them a high priced item or tec

I instead switch my focus to galactic resources and internal development so I can get out the military chute before at least one of my neighbors. Heh, that's words of wisdom. Reminds me of that joke about two campers pursued by a bear. As they head for a distant tree, one pants, "Do you think we can outrun him?". His buddy replies, "I don't have worry about outrunning him , I just have to outrun you ". The first civilization to really fail th

A few tips about economics: High Command Hegemony Strategy Guide (its a "work in progress" ) Myself,the only time I've fussed with the sliders on the "main" economy window is when I either want a tech fast or if I have all the techs I want and don't want to research more (in which case I turn it do

Poop. So the pop cap lies? Hmph. What's the point of such improvements if you can't increase the planet's population? How's it based, on planet Class? Oh, n/m, I'll go RTFW

Playing the Terrans, Mars population refuses to grow. It's approval rating has varied, of course, but for the bulk of my game (Huge galaxy, Tough setting) its population hit 2.5B and froze. The ceiling with the improvements I put on it is 16B. I also built a Fertility Clinic and Food Distribution center on it with no results. Like all my planets I have at least one Farm and one Entertainment building present. I haven't noted the problem with any other planet (but haven't canvasse

I You guys who design these intricate ships seriously have too much time on your hands. That statement could broadly describe anyone who plays computer games

Diplomacy aside, I also wondered how you could participate in the Galactic Council/Forum without a translator. Just an oversight, I think - maybe the aliens supply you with a temporary one

What I have is a "Prototype" model that I build early and launch, at the least they can uncover the map while I research the needed techs. Once I achieve Sensor I, I can upgrade them. From what I've seen so far the other races never put out additional survey vessels, so when I have 3-5 of them out there its a definite advantage. Regardless, yes, the "Anomaly Rush" is over fairly quickly. The Galactic Guide Book is useless.

I conquered a planet with a low population (high Class world), so I built a Fertility Clinic and Food Distribution Center (what's it called?). Pretty soon I had a 20B world who's morale hovered around 35% . What's funny is that it became my prime transport building world. My transports boasted dual Advanced Troop modules, and when launching one or two of them the morale shot up to 100%, heh. So a high p

Your citizens on planet Glowworm have become mutants who refuse to work in your factories! Panic and riots grip the city as these creatures begin to devour your workers. Good - Get anti-radiation serum and troops down there, stat! (-250bc) Neutral - Cure those who request it, but, regardless, get people back to work (-100bc, -25% Production) Evil - Two heads? Three arms? Man-eating? Wow, what wonderful soldiers! (+5 Soldering)

That trick dousn't seem to work as well in galciv 2. especially since it is normally quite pointless mining galactic recources. They are usually in strategically inconvinient locations, and building on them has little more purpose than providing lovely target practice for AI ships. I gotta disagree. Galactic resources can give a moderately dramatic boost to your civilization. They're worth mining, investing defenses in, and protecting. <b

The only thing I use minors for is income. They'll send freighters to trade with you. I've often found them more useful than just another free planet, particularly late in the game when its just me and one other race. My last game I had one spawn deep in one corner of my territory. Upon commencing the final war I sent the nice fleet of freighters I had parked around their world and replaced all my trade routes almost immed

Is it possible to get this fixed like it was for Dread Lords? Its always been this way in my games, DL and DA. It's a PITA but not a huge one to do the upgrades manually.

If your board is the FX 5200, I also feel your pain. I replaced a MMX440 board with it and my gaming performance actually dropped . I spent the next few months doing research, reading reviews and complaints - what I should have done before purchasing it. I was never happier the day that I replaced it, and I took a hammer to it afterwards.

One possible use of military starbases is next to a galactic resource you're mining, especially the economy ones, perhaps morale or even shipbuilding. Myself, I park fleets under the mining ops to try to protect them. A military starbase in the same area would lessen the need of having a "real" or formidable fleet presence there, a few defenders could keep the mining chuggin' away. I like starbases and often make a few military ones as "staging posts" (where I put rally points to begin

I usually play the Terrans, and I think Mars should be at least a Class 10 Barren world. Face it, its gotta be more habitable, easier to terraform, than some toxic or heavy gravity world. It's almost just a dehydrated world - just add water and presto.

Personally I find grammatical mistakes and typos less annoying than nitpicking and posting off topic On topic, good target's for spy's include galactic wonder's, the various capital's, and of course any revenue generating improvement's.

. . . "militaristic" (I've always seen this as -, but does anyone know if it refers to YOU being militaristic or the foreign race being so?). . . Pretty sure it refers to the race you're viewing. If YOU are militaristic its listed as "tendency to conquer other races".

Personally, I think Espionage is working great. I am currently playing a Suicidal game on a Gigantic map. And now each turn I put an Agent against that largest race to hamper their production. They have no hope of killing my agents now because my economy is way larger than their economy, and they are at war. That seems like a great use of espionage. Lots of fun, and very effective. Also, once you have one Agen

The Dread Lords are weird. You can't talk to them (diplomacy) unless they contact you first. When they did, asking me for aid, I looked at doing some tech trading. These guys had every technology! They're currently parked in another corner of the galaxy, right next to the Iconians. Their ships are awesome but still vulnerable to fleets, and the Iconians regularly destroy their ships, attack thei

You may not be able to instigate a rebellion but you can aid your efforts in promoting one through the use of spies. You can use spies in combination with your influence (planetary, galactic resources, and starbases) by targeting leisure improvements.

There was two movies? The book is much better than the first movie. The sequel is unwatchable for me, but schlock tolerance varies widely--I can't watch Babylon 5, but I can stomach Stargate SG-1. Varies indeed. I never liked Stargate and found it much more "schlocky" than Bab5. To me, however, schlock implies camp, but Webster's declares it to mean "shoddy, of low quality

I would think, m'self, that the smaller ships should get a defensive bonus. Sure, they've got this Uber-Dreadnaught planet pulverizer, but its mega-weaponry is primarily designed to face other Uber-Dreadnaughts - nailing that pesky fighter should be like trying to use a cannon to swat a fly. I just like the underdogs, and would like to see the one-man fighters get a lil' perk

Buying freighters from Civ's is a handy trick although I use it less often. My last game another civ actually gave me one for an instant trade route, I was pleasantly surprised. What two planets make up a trade route if you buy the freighter? I wondered about that one too, like the time another Civ gave me a freighter. I'll have to double check it; it would suck