Barely alive

Pain

from JoeUser Forums

Lots of stuff going on at the office. We meant to get Beta 5 out this week, there's a ton of changes to Twilight that we're working through.

Unfortunately, I have the flu which is slowing me down. But on a brighter note Scott (boogiebac) and his wife just had their first baby but that means he's been out this week.

One of the new features we've put in is that players can choose to have the AI design ships for them. While most players choose to design their own ships, this gives new players the option to focus on other things.

I'd write more but I feel like death. :)

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
We meant to get Beta 5 out this week


Sorry to hear your ill. So is beta 5 out later today, next week or you don't know yet?

If the AI ship design feature is slowing down the release of the beta personally id rather it waited to beta 5b.

Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Better take your time so that everything in the beta is fully functional.

Flu is also going around where I live. Get well soon, Brad.
The Political Machine 2024
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm going to try to get more work on beta 5 done this weekend  Cari has been doing most of the real work on the beta lately.  (Frogboy = Draginol)
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'd say get some rest first to get better and betas can wait a bit more.

Besides, we need you alive for later mouahahah!  ;) 

Seriously, the flu is a badass virus, not a bad cold. Make sure you pamper yourself.

Congratulations on the baby Scott! Lots of noise now at the house, eh :) Bless!

Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm tempted to sing the closing lines of a certain Jonathan Coulton song, but we all know THAT'S been done to death several times over. ;)

Get well, we eagerly await beta 5! :D
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
You guys probally need a break.

Lets see here:
-You've have been working TA beta for a few months
-You've recently released Sins
-You've needed to make changes to servers
-Some of you have important matters to deal with (child and flu for instance)
-etc.

Take the rest you need. You wouldn't program well if you are trying to fight off the sniffles at the same time.
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Good, now, **I** am sick.

What is more important in life - Health or Work?
You can't perform if too sick, and wouldn't heal if overworked.
I can only see two simple solutions to such a problem;
a) Don't think.
b) Think again.
Repeat as often as necessary.

But, seriously though - what i really want is a genuine release version as fast as everybody can simply DO it. Cuz, my IRS refund checks should show up in the mail by mid-march or somethin' and i've got some ready cash to spend on a better V-Card like a GE-Force 5900/FX-AGP or anything better if i can find it here in Montreal somewhere.

Aside for a copy of TA reserved money also.
Yes, dear... right away dear.

- Zyxpsilon.
Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
SDC did have some small updates last night. What were those? There was even one for TA, but I didn't download it because I'm in the middle of a game. I don't remember the version number right now.
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Yeah, I've actually been out the last two weeks helping with my 'side project' (Ethan Scott Tykoski), but next week I'll be hammering out the goods (finsh missing improvement images, ect).

Then once Brad feels better we'll be back at full capacity for Twilight's final push (no labor pun intended) ;)

Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
By the way, are we going to get any more editors any time soon? I would like to be able to start building my custom civs I'm working on. I *will* be trying to break the thing trying to make the best custom civ that I can.
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Cute kid Boogie.

Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside looking at the picture.
Reply #12 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Congratulations, BoogieBac!


And Draginol--some might disagree, but I don't think they will:

Give it a break! It's a beta! Get sleep! Postpone it; we'd rather you get better. Please don't be working now: you make me feel all guilty that you are sick yet working on a game for our enjoyment! Seriously... a week extra on the beta? Rather have that than you sick.

Get some rest... please, Mr. Workaholic? :)

LordZarth
Reply #13 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
^^^ What he said. :)


Congrats to Scott and his wife on the birth of their son!  :CONGRAT: 


And Brad, in the name of all that is holy (or *un*holy, if that's your peference ;) ), get some rest, man! We don't want you dying on us.  :p 


Reply #14 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Congrats to Boogie and his wife for their first child. And I hope you get better Brad.
Reply #15 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Brad, rest. Don't try to work through the frakking FLU. It's painful. I just tried. It kicked my ass, laughed at me for a while, then kicked my ass again. Seriously. I ended up with pneumonia from my refusal to rest properly. JUST DON'T DO IT.

BoogieBac, try to rest, too. You won't succeed for at least six weeks, but it'll be funny when you try.
Reply #16 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
BoogieBac, is that the image for a new population explosion event. On a more serious note congrats. That baby is more important than any game. :CONGRAT: 

Kevin Lorenz
Reply #17 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
That is one good looking young man. Most babies come out all blotchy and wrinkly and unfinished...but this guy seems ready and able to take on the world. (After he has finished his nap and filled his diaper, of course.) I couldn't be happier for you. My most sincere best wishes to you and yours. Mistralok
Reply #18 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
You guys are Stardock, not some sucky game company. As such, we consider you humans and not codemonkeys, and our friends.

Get rest. The beta can wait - your health cannot.
This is an order from your fans! GET TO THE RESTING :D
Reply #19 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Congrats on the new baby!

Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top
Hairy kid, Boogie - take after his daddy? ;)

Congrats. Brad, you get feeling better too. I can't purchase and download TA until I'm back in the states anyway, and that's not until July. You take your good sweet time . . . ;)
Reply #21 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Congratulations Boogie buddy! My best to you and your family at this happy time. (ps my third is due in three weeks :LOL: )

Take some good time out together but expect to be told to '**** off' back to work really soon as, and i quote, "I need time alone with (X) to get into a routine". :D

Once again many congratulations!

As for the Frog person..... Man Flu, yup thats a killer :P

Reply #22 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Congrats Scott!
Reply #23 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

The nice thing about my job is that I can do some of it from bed (like forums).

But AI coding is quite another thing.  I did have some new ideas on how the AI should pick planetary improvements though while laying around. :)

Weirdest flu ever though. I have no temperature. Just feels like I'm super hot and every muscle in my body hurts and I'm really tired. I'm on the road to recovery. Just laying around with the laptop in bed surfing with my nice wife giving me back rubs.

Reply #24 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I am in the wrong job! :LOL:
Reply #25 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I did have some new ideas on how the AI should pick planetary improvements though while laying around.
I hope this will mean the end of Research Coordination Centers with no labs, and Quantum Power Plants with no factories. I'd wish for the Thalans to build something besides Embassies too, but that's just crazy talk ;)

Edit: speaking of AI, they need to be more aware of targets of opportunity. I just had a military resource starbase destroyed by the Yor; the Terrans had a bunch of constructors in the area, at least half a dozen that could have reached the resource before anyone else. They just cruised right on by.