GAME SPEED

from Sins Forums
we need, NEED! a speed increase-thingy so that games dont take 2 hours to solidify (let alone actually start)
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Oh I soo agree.

I swear it seemed like you decreased the speed of some ships, like protev frigets?

Do you know how annoying the colonization phase of the game is?
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

We're looking into it. In the meantime stick to the smaller maps if you find it too long

Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Yes, need to increase game speed or even pause it.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

We're looking into it. In the meantime stick to the smaller maps if you find it too long




Yeah, well, our "smaller" map took forever blair...

And if I had time, i would have so whipped your but. Even with my partner's home planet wiped out. (I wasn't watching, I still don't know how he was stupid enough to let that happen past his habit of putting all his defenses right on the phase lane...)
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
lol, I don't go down easy Ron, even in a 2v1 though you guys were way better than i expected!!! Let's rematch and see who's butt gets kicked to the far side of the star
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
small map still takes me almost 90 minutes...
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
Ya, something like some strat games seem to have that increases the resource rate gain.
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
lol, I don't go down easy Ron, even in a 2v1 though you guys were way better than i expected!!!


Considering that you've been playing multiplayer for a while, adn that was (presumably) our first time, I'll take that as a compliment.

... ./light goes on

Thats why the AI has sucked so badly for so long!
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

We're looking into it. In the meantime stick to the smaller maps if you find it too long


no no no, this IS the smaller maps!
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
Yep, games are too long for most people. We'll make them quicker independant of the map size. One thing I noticed is people choosing "Random-Small" a lot. This is small for a single player match but is way too big for a quick mulitplayer match with just 2-4 people. Be sure to use Random-Tiny or something around that size. (Close Encounters is the smallest map atm).
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top
Random small should be at most a 90 minute game... As it is now... It takes forever in a 2v2... At least 2 hrs, and thats if people don't get tired and just drop from the game...
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top
Random small should be at most a 30 minute game...


Corrected it for you.

If you want to appeal to the rts players, that's about the limit for tiny maps in multi player.

Ok, up to 45min is ok, everything above and you need really dedicated players to be able to finish a game with all players still on board...
Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top
Argh, doublepost.

Sorry, please delete me.
Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top
I'd prefer "random tiny" for the 30-45 minute game...
Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top
random tiny for 15-20
(Close Encounters is the smallest map atm).

its what I'm playing right now