brycej

I am updated to the latest DA, DL through Stardock. When in shipbuilding, if I look at existing ships, I see no functional components -- like 0/60. If I build a new ship, save it, and then look at upgrade, there are no component parts. The hull is there but empty. Also, I have noticed that sometimes when I am moving a ship just one space (with more movement to go), I jump back to a ship already moved. This keeps happening unless I restart the game.

In DL it does appear to be random. And you can get higher techs before the supposedly necessary lower ones. You may bet industrial sector (or centers) before factories or advanced factories.

I would like queues that could be saved and loaded for planetary improvements. Perhaps there could be standard queue of improvements that could be selected from the governors.

There are substantial differences in the game. One of the biggest is that in DA many planets are not inhabitable until you get later techs. Some may prefer the simpler method in DL. Some may like to play both ways.

I love the original game and I think I will like DA. I still want to play both. The thing that drives me crazy with DL is getting stuck with planet improvements that I don't want after taking over another planet--particularly with factory improvements. I think we should be given a chance to reject them. I have to delete them on every planet and it is giving me carpal tunnel problems--literally. I know this gets fixed in DA, I guess. But I would still like this fixed in D

I would like a new video card too. I have an HP P4 3.2 with 1 gig mem but an old Radeon X300 card (PCI-express). But many of the cards require a lot of power But my HP power supply is 300 watts and even though it is an ATX, I am told that the screw holes won't line up with replacement power supplies. I am not much into modding my computer. Many of the video cards claim they want 400 watts total. Some have no information. Not sure whether to take a chance with an upgraded vi

I have found wacky planets where some are trying to upgrade to enhanced planets and some to industrial sectors. Maybe I "stole" the latter first. Doesn't make sense. I wish Stardock would fix some of these problems. But I am sure they are focusing themselves and us on DA.

Republic and Democracy helps the economy. What about Star Federation?

There are several problems with upgraded factories: One is if you don't build them, you get stuck with them when you conquer AI planets and then it takes half an hour to get rid of them or your economy goes into the dumper. Then it happens again and again (factories, upgraded, industrial sectors, etc.) The other problem is mid-game when you colonize a neutral planet. If you have upgraded factories, they take too long to build from scratch. I guess DA solves some of these pro

I noticed there is now a version 1.5 for the original GC2. I think I noticed someone saying it was necessary to play the expansion DA. Is that right?

Yep, it worked.

Ok I got the email and got the serial number and I am downloading it now. What happens when it is done downloading. Is it automatically installed? Or do I have to run something? It started downloading without the serial number? When do I do that? Why do I have so many questions? Yea, I'm stupid. But directions would help.

Ok I am downloading but obviously everyone is doing it at the same time and so even with my dsl it is taking forever. It said install without asking my serial number. Does that come later?

I have the serial number and I run Stardock Central but how do I download it? I don't see it anywhere as an update or purchased software. If I right click, exactly where?

Maybe my games don't last long enough, but I tend to stay with basic factories. Factories, enhanced factories, industrial sectors increase your output per square but cost substantially more. I realize that upgraded factories take up fewer square allowing for other improvement. For example basic factories produce 6 and cost 50; enhanced produce 8 and cost 75. A 1/3 increase in production and 1/2 increase in cost. Same for other increases.

I just downloaded Stardock Central in anticipation of getting the expansion. I noticed that for the current GalCiv2 the latest patch is 1.40x.071 and apparently I am using 1.40X.053. Any apprecialble differences?

Do farms affect population only until you get to the limit of the planet? Or do they help before that?

Mousing on the improvement and hitting delete does it. But for some reason the colony list (the main one on the left of the screen) doesn't stay on the same planet after you do it. So it is back to click on the improvement and click on the x.

I can't believe this hasn't been fixed. Save it for the expansion.

The most annoying part of a big game (I guess it is fixed in the expansion) is to conquer a planet and then get stuck with a factory upgrade which applies to every factory in your collection of planets. If you leave it there, it ultimately starts to bankrupt you. So I have to manually delete them and stick some stock exchanges in there. This can take 45 minutes. Then I get another factory upgrade and have to do the same thing over. Any way to empty the planet improvement queues

I have way too many ship designs. But on a huge map after an hour late in the gane, the game starts dragging. Usually saving and reloading helps. I have a P4 3.2 gig with a cheapo memory card. Even after I end the game that I have played for a long time, my computer is sluggish unless I reboot.

Neutral and Xeno Ethics gets you 3 more pq's per planet. That's a big help. Ultimately, in a pure war situation, it is resources that determines who wins. The extra pq's come in handy for more factories and stock exchanges.

Republic gives you an economic boost. Doed Democracy have any effect on the economy?

This a big problem in the game. As I conquered planets, I kept getting stuck with improvements (usually factory related) that started to wreck my economy. I had to manually fix each planet. Has anyone else used this mod mentioned above? Is it a significant improvement? It includes a planetimprovement.xml file? Is it for the latest version of the game. I am also looking for a way to generate more money in the mid to end game. After I go to Republic, all I can do is buil

I later found a website selling replacement HP computers. They had mine listed and the replacement was an ATX. Now I need someone to do it. I know it is not hard but that and motherboards are only things I haven't done. But I am still looking for a 300 watt upgrade video card. I ain't playing doom and I don't need anything that special.