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Reply to Empire thread --> The Gerontocracy in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

LCBO.... that's right. It's been a while, I'd almost forgotten. Well, I'm not about to live up in that cold climate anyway, marriage or no. Do you know it actually snowed while I was up there. In "Spring"! I haven't the slightest idea how to drive in a light drizzle, let alone snow and ice all over the road! Anyway, I tried to log in this weekend and apparently there's a few things I need to figure out first. I generally don't let my Windows go online and I had some prob

Reply to Empire thread --> The Gerontocracy in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

ElWhopO, as a prerequisite for living here, you must have watched all re-runs from the Bob and Doug McKenzie's "Great White North" show, The Red Green Show, Trailer Park Boys, not to mention pledging allegiance at the holy shrine of William (Bill) Shatner, recite all Toronto Maple Leaf and Montreal Canadian hockey team players living and dead from as far back as 1967 (cakewalk), and have used the word(?) "eh" in any sentence structure, and have at anytime purchased bee

Reply to Calling all Geezer Gamers :) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

The medals are quite shiny. Funny, I just finished watching the Firefly series. Again. Now you're frightening me. And gorram Nethack... I've never ascended. I even cheat and I still can't beat it. I've never gotten farther than Medusa's level and that was almost impossible even with infinite lives.

Reply to Calling all Geezer Gamers :) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Never bothered with Linux, though -- I would if it were more gamer-friendly, as I really dislike having to run Windows. Especially WinME, heh. Are you kidding... Linux is great for gaming! There's... uh... well, there's Nethack. And don't tell me that's not a classic!! Please consider joining our empire for older players, if you're interested. I guess it was in this thread that I came up with the idea for it,

Reply to Which would you rather do -Read a book or Watch a movie- and why? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

UCSD? I think I know what that is, but what is it? I'm curious because I know a UCSD, but it might be different... the University of California, San Diego. were you thinking of something else? I remember the LJ Playhouse. Our drama club used to take field trips over there. Just down the road, they (Museum of Contemporary Art?) used to host the Spike & Mike's Festival o

Reply to Where do you get your news? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart I religiously read slashdot. From there I follow links, do Yahoo and Google searches and follow up on Wiki articles. I look at extreme right and left wing sites, see what mainstream media (BBC and CNN) is saying. If I have ti

Reply to Calling all Geezer Gamers :) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I qualify as a geezer! Where's my cane!? There's some kids I need to wave it at while yelling, "get off my lawn"! I'm... 36... had to think about that. For a minute there I thought I might only be 34. The thing about getting old is that you forget exactly how old you are. Now... what was the question? Well, I don't have a wife. Or a husband. My two cats, (yes, I'm well on my way

Reply to Altarian Rebillion AAR in AARs GalCiv2 Forums

Sorry for dredging up an old topic, but Wyndstar, I was hoping you could elaborate a little more on this flipping thing. I've tried on several settings, playing as several different races; all with no luck. I find that small maps are easier to stay ahead of the economic hole and easier to build a few decoys (cargo ships loaded with cheap guns) but more often than not that triggers an assignation event that forces me to go to war earlier than I'm ready. Conversely, on a larger

Reply to Two Hours of Sleep in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Do you have a dual core AMD? If so then you need a driver update to fix a bug. Dual Core Machines may need a driver update Ah, I see. I only updated the Nvidia driver. I'll give that a shot tonight. Thanks for all the tips and advice. I think I'm getting the hang of this now. BYW, what's up with the Thalens? They've been holed up in a

Two Hours of Sleep in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Yes, that's how much sleep I got last night. Tonight I might try getting at least four or five. Maybe. Hi, I'm new here and new to this game. The whole TBS genre, actually. Usually I play RPGs and action/adventure type things but a friend suggested this and sweet jumping jebus on pogo stick this game is addictive. So after making quite a few false starts and doing a lot of reading I think I mostly of understand the basic concepts behind the colony rush, building a sustainable econo