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Reply to Not 32 resources on tiny maps. in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Sorry, this was meant to be a reply to another thread.

Not 32 resources on tiny maps. in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I sometimes play tiny maps and they don't have 32 resources.

Reply to Anyone still playing? in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Yep, still playing and submitting my game results to the server.

Reply to More weapons than expected in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Maybe their miniaturization rate is something like 40.4% (rounded down in the stats) and yours is 39.6% (rounded up in the stats).

Reply to favorite components not saving in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

It remembers extras and the hull (but nothing else) when saved as a user template. In later games, click on the template and "use" to build on it.

Reply to Fog of war issue in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I've had this too; I didn't think much of it (perhaps some of your loyal population still sending sensor reports?). It's an incentive to give away planets rather than destroy them (using the "destroy colony" option). (EDIT 13 June 2014) Similar: ships and starbases don't always reveal their sensor range's FOW every turn until they are clicked on in that turn.

Reply to JumpGate in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The nearest to jumpgates is stacking military starbases. So a ship near 16 starbases with ship-speed upgrades to +3 gets (16 x 3) = 48 speed bonus. With a max of 4 starbases per sector, you can pack 16 near one corner of 4 sectors. I guess you don't like putting engines on your ships. 3 hyperwarp drives on a massive hull gives them a ship speed around 17 with enough space for weapons and defenses (assuming you

Reply to Higher tax vs higher population (TA) in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Roenie82" reply="3" id="3460425"]Is it a problem in a star federation if one planet has Problem with any government: unhappy planets easily join/create breakaway races such as The Jagged Knife (which none of my planets do since I noticed that). I agree with Vatsal93's post; I aim for 16bill pops (home colony or 2 x Xeno farms) unless a planet has a moral bonus tile. Good moral bui

Reply to Simple thing to do in order to improve AI relations with your empire. in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

Not that simple; hull-only ships still cost. [e digicons]:borg:[/e]

Reply to Noobie in need of major guidance in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Play the campaign scenarios; you don't need to know everything to play them, but you learn enough about GalCiv2.

Large AI military but weak. in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

At the screenshot, I (Altarians, light blue) am allied with Thalan, our enemies are Drath and Krynn. (DA metaverse, started with 9 races. Gigantic galaxy). The military graphs shows that they are strong but Krynn's (grey) large empire means much of it is elsewhere (from the area shown by the red oval). My economy is very good so I could rush-buy many ships in this area while taking and holding some Krynn

Reply to Strategies to win at Masochistic + in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Congrats [e digicons]:digichet:[/e] . I still haven't made a 10-way political victory at crippling (DA metaverse) so I don't think diplomatic skill and tech trading are a loophole (at masochistic+). What size galaxy are you playing?

Reply to Ships not auto-upgrading after new technologies researched in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

What do you mean by "automatic ship designs not upgrading" ?

Reply to Getting thrashed on Challenging in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]... my bonus research and production is part of my expenses. What good do these do me if I have to spend money on them anyway?[/quote] I've wondered this too. They increase your maximum production; the proportion is set in the spending slider bars but I don't know how the total spending amount is calculated (maybe its based on the maximum production). It seems 100% production simultaneously in all 3 categories is n

Reply to [bug]Terran AI colonizing Toxic planets without proper tech? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Mystery solved. I was going to suggest that they had "advanced toxic atmosphere reductor" without the "toxic atmosphere reductor". Both give the 50% colonization increase.

Reply to "Out of Memory" during quicksave, then crashes. in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

No-one else has replied so I'll have a guess: I think it means out of memory. [e digicons]:borg:[/e]

Reply to No models? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Sounds like you are in "tactical" mode. Zoom in (on the main galaxy map screen) to restore the objects. This zoom level can be set in the options.

Reply to Drengin broken? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="jecy99" reply="39" id="3422346"]Have either of you played with slowing the rush down?[/quote] I suggest you only slow it down at lower difficulty levels. I agree it is fine as it is; it is possible to "win" this rush.

Reply to Yor vs everyone else in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Just yesterday I played Yor on a tiny galaxy (2 major races: Thalan, Altarians): Their space doesn't limit their own ships' speed. They are difficult to subvert culturally (influence rebellions), though the Yor-space speed limit is a good reason to keep foreign influence back. They start with the Barren World Colonization tech. I believe they also have a massive range bonus (little use in a tiny galaxy).

Reply to Cultural Borders? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Ships repair faster in your own territory; and of course enemy ships repair more slowly in your territory.

Reply to Drengin broken? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

TA or DA? Drengin? Drengin are usually one of the most powerful races (DA metaverse games, 9 AI races) against my Altarian Resistance.

Reply to Cultural Borders? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Sometimes an AI player will send a message about "military build-up on their border" and "we don't like it" or "remove them or we will do it for you". I get more of this at crippling difficulty than lower difficulty settings. I guess from this that they also dislike military ships inside their borders.

Reply to Yor vs everyone else in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I haven't played as Yor, but the ship speed limit of 3 in their space makes them difficult for hit-and-run tactics or having fast transports snatch planets under attack by other races. Good for escaping from fast enemy ships.

Reply to Bug with UP event in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I just got this too (metaverse DA)....there were only 3 races in the UP and the vote was to share 3 unique techs. I voted for the max believing that we would be an elite trio (there were 9 AI major races, 7 not yet made first contact). It seems to have made this share with all the races because the next first contact showed we had the same technologies. I received more than a page-full (on the "events" tab screen) of techs; should&#3

Reply to Diminishing returns for sensors? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="6" id="3403737"]Parking a lot of ships in orbit of your planets, in order to defend them, is a waste of money[/quote] You only need 1 ship on each planet, and you get more respect ("our military strength+") in your diplomatic relations, more so with civ-wide attack and defence bonuses for orbiting ships. I play at crippling difficulty, where AI transports have engines and weapons (up to 14 speed and a few hundr