Dont wast your time. This game does fine as a SP TBS and unless there is BIG economic benefit or the difference between SP and limited MP capabilities, so friends can play; it will not change fast. Patience seems to be the key and in our world it continues to dwindle.
I wish MODing could add LAN and PBEM but the changes needed would infringe on copyright.
I have patience. On missing out. I have played the demo and as a SP TBS for space it is nice but without social interaction I see no reason to buy it.
If you like Alpha Centuri talk to me for we are making a MOD for CIV (C4:AC) so we can do our AC stuff with an updated program. Also to help you look for people go to Apolyton.net. There is also lots of GC stuff there.
MMO is Masive Multiplayer Online. An example could be Anarch Online or Everquest. Basically you log onto a server and play. PPL seem to want the ability to setup LANs, PBEMs, IPs and Hotseat without the problems that come with MMOs To do these things the computer used is the one that needs the software; No server needed.
I beleive people dont want MMO stuff. Hours is nothing A PBEM game can go for a year or two easy.
Exactly. One uses GC as a medium for social interaction. We dont lock ourselves in a closet.
Hear Hear. Just straight forward, not this lets make a totally different game for MP.
C4:AC is already in progress of creation. Arn't MODs great. We want the smac/x experience that we can PBEM and LAN, not Masive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.
Are you thinking TBS or MMORPG?
Unfortunatly it seems the idiots and School Kids will not go away so you learn who is good to set up a PBEM with.
4x games evolved from Chess and Checkers etc. Where are the 16th century AIs.
What is it with this sacrafice SP stuff. We have gone over what we care about in previous posts. In a nut shell we want SP with the ability to LAN, Hotseat, PBEM and IP if posible. Cuttiing anything is not an option.
And there is your want for a TBSMP update; no full MP is wanted. People seem to want to play with family and friends who will have to buy the game and update.
You ask why have MP. Look at how society works. In short people like to play other people some time and by themselves some of the time. Human interaction is the key. Interacting with machines is relaxing at times but the human psyche thrives on human contact. Just look at history and how long do you want the game to last. Another coment is always talking about MP. I see two basic types of MP for this game. The Full MP that will mess it up an
Most of the talk now is beating a dead horse. GCII is SP. We want some sort of MP expansion that is sold seperatly. GC will draw others for the posibilities is what has me checking here instead of only doing my SMAC and Civ4 diplo stuff. Another problem talked about is time.. It depends on what type of MP game you are talking about. Mine are PBEM and takes apx 15 min total a day. LAN Parties and IP can be scheduled. Different people relax and congregate dif
Stardock made a good SP TBS game and we want to show that it is wanted and economicly fesable to make an expansion pack for LAN, Hotseat, IP, and PBEM and not in any way destroy/change/get rid of any of the fluff that makes the game good. Price would not affect anyone who does not want the TBS MP stuff since it is an expansion pack you have to buy seperatly. The SP world and the TBS MP World will be happy and Stardock will make $$
And if you dont live by water you dont have to worry about flods. People are people. A big thing to playing a person is that it is a person not an AI. What am I going to do some day; say: AI John, meet AI Mike and AI Jill. They just got digitally merged yesterday.
One more thing. If you dont want to play any MP stuff just dont clidk on it. Which I have found easier then taking a SP game and do a PBEM with it. On the dumbing down for Lan, IP, PBEM, etc. WHY? most of the people you game with like multiplayer, but that's what's referred to as a self selecting sample It could be looked at for SP also.
If you know what you are doing then time wise you spend 5-15 min a day. You just plan it in like doing any other house chore
Unlike you I do apx 70% of my playing in PBEMs. Different strokes for different folks.
As long as Stardock only updates to add PBEM or other TBS MP stuff and no RTS stuff GalCiv should not be changed.
The way to get around the turn timmer thing is to have a neutral person hold all the login info for each person. This way when someone takes to long or disapears then you advertise on a forum and the pass is email to the replacement. The game goes on. You also do not need to put in an auto emiler like Civ does
SMAC and SMAX do multi. That is why I am a PBEM freek now. I love the stratagizing. Turn time just depends on how far ahead your stratagy is setup. I have seen turn time ranging from 3/day all the way to 1/mo.
