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Reply to To 64bit or not to 64bit (need some advice) in PC Gaming Sins Forums

No real issues for me Vista 64bit Ultimate Q6600 8GB Ram 3870X2

Reply to Armor is it that big of a deal in Strategy Sins Forums

Something else to keep in mind is that shield's repair quicker then hull - hence doing something to minimise how quickly the hull is destroyed = a ship that is back to 100% health quicker!!!

Reply to How to jump to another star system in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Research the Lvl 3 ability, move ships to the star and then click on the other star to move them (just like moving them to another planet).

Reply to Thoughts on this tactic? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

You do remember!!!! :) Pink was in a bad starting pos and we just hammered him from both sides (his fleet was bouncing from one end of his empire to another as we did hit and fade raids on his planets... I was more interested in why yellow was sending scouts to attack our ally. I thought we would be in trouble due to the ally getting into my undefended empire, but his scouts got chewed up big time - and I couldn't fathom why he was building them...

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire v1.1 BETA Change Log in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Question - how do people feel about MS Updates??? They seem fairly similar to how Impulse will work...

Reply to Hosts for mulit games in Multiplayer Organizer Sins Forums

Are you able to host???

Reply to I just wanted to say this to Stardock. in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

DRM = Digital Rights Management (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management) Not to be confused with actually buying something as outlined in the contract (EULA) that states the serial used to generate the account for online play (and patch updates) is non-transferable - Microsoft has that in their EULA and most other companies do to - "one time non-transferable licence" etc... Do you have an issue with Battlefield 2??? That requires online account to play multiplay

Reply to Thoughts on this tactic? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

Umm - TEC scouts have a research ability that allows them to place bombs on structures - that is what can be devestating as they move quickly so are hard to catch!!!

Reply to How is the online for this game? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

Got my 100th game today - been online for about 5-6 weeks I would guess - def no more then 2 months

Reply to Are you new and need help? in Multiplayer Organizer Sins Forums

No no - I think I am right!!! Personally I think that Sins is more like life then Rugby. You get dumped on by people who are better then you as you start out, struggle your way to the top and hopefully learn from your mistakes and maybe one day you are top dog... :D

Reply to Programs need to play nicely with protection. in Personal Computing Sins Forums

Quite Funny Though???

Reply to Your First Cap: Colonizer vs. Any of the Other Four Edited: 16/7/08 in Strategy Sins Forums

I've played against Amish once (maybe twice) and got my butt handed to me. I have played with/against Cykur a few games recently and have learned this - if I am near him and he is on my team, I worry about the players in the opposite direction. If I play against him I worry about me and call for reinforcements - he does know something about playing this game... :D Myself - I love my Kol and LRMs bumping into the other guys fleet when he has cobalts and Akkan - he has to retreat or l

Reply to Programs need to play nicely with protection. in Personal Computing Sins Forums

I think you are 100% correct (adding a rule to firewall is of course completely different :)) Good jobs that Sins doesn't make you do that :D

Reply to How is the online for this game? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

You over exagerate I think Of course the game is made for multiplayer - since the single player is EXACTLY the same except an AI controls the enemy instead of a human It takes too long is a poor complaint - You can be engaged in fights with other players within 5 minutes depending on various conditions such as selected game speed(s)/map and of course the tactics you are the enemy employ (e.g. rushing vs turtling). Just because the game take over an hour to finish (more like

Reply to How is the online for this game? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

How is the game online - EPIC :) During the week it can be a bit light (if I play it is evening in Australia) as people are at work etc... - but on weekends there are almost always people coming and going - and if you can host, that is a very easy way to get a game as many people can't and so are waiting for someone to host. I was off sick for a few days and there were alot more on during the Australian day, meaning US evening/night - and Europe is starting to ramp up

Reply to Are you new and need help? in Multiplayer Organizer Sins Forums

[quote]Ok.....Sins is like the rugbie of RTS.[/quote] It's Rugby!!! If you are going to draw parallels with the game they play in heaven, at least get the name right!!! As for the connection issues - read the FAQ and The Monk's sticky and you should be up and running no worries :)

Reply to looking for net frame work2.0 in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Depending on what OS you are running, it would come bundled, or you get it from Microsoft - try the system update process or MSDN

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire v1.1 BETA Change Log in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Campaign = expansion pack This is a MAJOR patch to the original game Civ didn't have a campaign and everyone played it!!!

Reply to A noob's opinion in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

I know I LOOK like a newb when I run into him :)

Reply to Occupy or Not? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote]Do you guys know how to take over mining astroids. I cannot blow up the enemy mining facilities. Is there a way to take them over?[/quote] Why yes I do!!!! :) Colony frigate has a second ability (except for Vassari - their scout has the ability)

Reply to nube looking to play other nubes. in Multiplayer Organizer Sins Forums

Best bet to learn is to play some single player against easy AI and build up to hard. Also play with more then 1 AI in the game. MP is a big step up and can be too fast paced for some people who just installed it (some people handle it ok).

Reply to Can't connect to any game in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

Generally it does not make a difference. However, since I am unsure what the syncing overhead is, the host having a better computer and/or internet connection MAY give a slight improvement... (Monk/Kyro etc... - are you able to confirm/debunk this???)

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire v1.1 BETA Change Log in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

So - there is a new version coming out!!! :) I wonder what people think about IT vs the delivery mechanism (Sorry - I'm not a lawyer, so am not interested in the CULA arguments. I AM however a game player and interested in playing Sins - especially now TEC will be slightly more competitive :))

Reply to Is it possible? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

That being said - I have played some games that go over 3 hours - and they aren't always the huge 5v5 multi star games!!!

Reply to Improving game performance in Technical Sins Forums

Sins is single threaded except for texture cachine from what I have read - so since it is simulating everything on every machine (being P2P) - the slowest core would be the bottleneck - who had the worst CPU???