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Reply to The future of Stardock games and Impulse in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

Anyone else getting a 404 on Impulsedriven.com right now?

Reply to Witcher Enhanced Patch Removes DRM! in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

If anyone else is looking for it in Europe, here are some more options: GBP 16.92 / EUR 19.57 at TheHut.com (including shipping within the EU). Currently out-of-stock, but you can e-mail them and ask if they can get you a copy. EUR 12.99 at Play.com for the standard edition (includes shipping within the EU). <a href="http://www.thewitcher.com/c

Reply to The next generation of Space Strategy Games 4x style in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="alibenbaba" reply="3" id="2303690"] [quote who="wilebill" reply="2" id="2303797"] Spaceship customization depth: If anyone thinks they can do better than GC 2 Twilight of the Arnor, good luck to them.[/quote] Well, e.g. MOO. Noone yet beat that when it comes to spaceship customization. GalCiv only features eye-candy in that regard, sadly.[/quote] Have to agree that GalCiv 2's ship customization is mostly aesthetic, but I'm not too sure about MoO 2 b

Reply to Stardock hates Europe. in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="SylKen77" reply="13" id="2264267"]A little Chicken and egg problem there... Steam charges 49,99 euros for prototype which i think is too much. Impulse had it for $48.50 (€ 35,11 EUR)*, thus not thinking that $1 = €1... that's more fair to me so I wanted to buy it on impulse... too bad I can't I will not buy it for 50 euros...[/quote] Costs <a href="http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/3476489/Pr

Reply to Empire: Total war seiges in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

AI's definitely improved. VH/VH used to be a cakewalk. Of course, with the change in maintenance costs, I've had to restart since I'd expanded too quickly in my VH/VH game and had my economy in the red post-patch. =P Anyone seen naval invasions yet?

Reply to Steam vs. Imulse in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="JuleTron" reply="17" id="2164456"] So you would rather pay alot more for a game just to get a shiny box rather then pay/download at a lower price?[/quote] Aside from sales, when have downloaded games been a lot cheaper than their boxed counterparts? If anything, game prices depreciate more quickly at retail than they do on services such as Steam and Impulse. Personally, I still purchase most of my games from mail-order stores since it's often c

Reply to Do you really want Steam to be your only option? Are you sure? in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="Grottenolm85" reply="2" id="2066424"]Steam is already shit and Impulse seems to be following soon. Now i saw the SINS:Entrenchment advertisement that says: $9.95 / €9.95 / £7.95 In other Words US citizens pay $9,95, british citizens pay $11,36(+Changing fees) and Europeans even pay $12,59(+Changing fees) for the exact same product. Jay fun!! [/quote] Thanks for reminding me t

Reply to computer problems (resolved) in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

Try updating your BIOS as well. If that (and the cooling pad) doesn't work, you might want to consider sending your notebook in for a replacement. A number of G84M and G86M-based GPUs have been revealed to be defective. http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=12553

Reply to The life of a computer game in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="xcorps" reply="1" id="2068194"]Heft, I bought that UFO Alien Invasion when it first released. I was expecting a clone to Xcom, and was disappointed when it turned out to be 'just' the tactical combat. Then was even more disappointed when the tactical combat turned out to be weak as water. I played maybe 10 hours before I tossed it. Has it improved greatly since release?[/quote] I think you're confusing UFO: Extraterrestrials with UFO: Alien Invasion, which is an

Reply to Empire: Total War demo out now in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="Blair Fraser" reply="19" id="2067814"] sigh. I want to play (I have Shogun, Medieval II (+ expansions) and Rome). We can't get it to run more than 5fps.[/quote] Could it be some other app you guys are running? Heard there were issues with Vista, but my Vista rig from 2007 is handling it fine thankfully.

Reply to DRM Yays in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

I don't think I've ever heard of SecuROM v7.0 causing hardware trouble. StarForce on the other hand has caused me to reinstall my sound drivers after trying to run their remove tool.

Reply to Valve goes stupid! Now's the chance for Impulse! in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

They didn't switch over 1:1 for everything. The Valve Complete Pack is listed as EUR 89.99 including VAT, used to be USD 99.99 and I had to add 25% for VAT (USD 124.99).

Reply to Any Europa Universalis players recommend the game? in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="Nathaniel Richter" reply="6" id="1976180"]Both EU3+expansions and EU:R+expansion are excellent games. They also have games that take place in the [b]Victorian era[/b] as well as WW2 but they [b]lack some of the depth[/b] of the more current games. [/quote] Not disagreeing with you when it comes to HoI or HoI2, but wasn't the problem with Victoria that it had too much depth and an interface that couldn't handle it? [quote quoting="post"]<br

Reply to What would be viable copy protection? in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="elias001" reply="24" id="1900143"]The sad thing about copy protection is that if people really want to copy/pirate/distribute something illegally, they will do it regardless of protection or no protection. As far as torrents sites goes, well..at least the english version of various torrent sites like [b]The Pirate Bay[/b], IsoHunt, MiniNova, and others [b]are relatively nice when it comes agreeing to publisher's request to delist torrents links[/b]. On

Reply to Space Rangers Franchise Now Available Worldwide in Space Rangers 2 Stardock Forums

Cool, now I can get the expansion :)

Black screen on intro? in Space Rangers 2 Stardock Forums

I can't see the intro movie and all I get is a black screen. Do I have to install any particular versio nof the XviD codec to see the intro movie?

Reply to Missing item from TG.net and Stardock Store's game list in TotalGaming.net Stardock Forums

xifu, if you have a few remaining tokens it's actually a little bit cheaper for you to purchase Twilight of the Arnor and Dark Avatar on TotalGaming.net ($41.94) vs paying cash for the GCII Expansion Bundle ($44.95) on Impulse. If you're just missing a few more tokens, you can purchase the ones you need for $6.99 each by e-mailing [email protected].

Reply to TotalGaming.net is Transitioning to Impulse in TGN News Stardock Forums

Since you guys are partnered with UbiSoft, any chance you might be bringing in Anno 1701: Gold Edition into TGN? =P

Reply to Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance in Games Sins Forums

1) Which is why I said factions, rather than races 2) Not too sure about that. Certainly doesn't feel the same to me when I attempt to play Chaos Space Marines. Mileage may vary on this. 3) Debatable. Differences may often not be as pronounced as they are between the three races in Starcraft, but I personally wouldn't use the same tactics playing Imperial Guard as I would Space Marines.

Reply to Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance in Games Sins Forums

there have been games that have incorporated many races succesfully, but it takes a LOT of time and effort. Oh? Please name them. Highest I've ever seen is 4 races for War3... Unelss you count C&C general's use of "general" sub-races, which makes for 12... 3 distinct races with 4 similar sub-races each. Not exactly races, but factions that play pretty differently. Seven in the Dawn of War series: Spa

Reply to This Will Make You Laugh! in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Now that's bloody weird... I didn't know you could even move those things.

Reply to Share your replays with the community. in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

For Vista it's: X:\Users\"your user name"\AppData\Roaming\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\RecordedGame Replace "X" with the drive letter where you've installed Windows.

Reply to What kind of fleets do you build? (max 380 supply) in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I have no trouble with calling them squadrons, groups or wings, my principal issue is with calling them squads, since "squad" ("section" for commonwealth types) denotes a group of six to twenty soldiers or Marines. I don't think there's a single Navy or Air Force in the world that says "Squad" when referring to a group of aircraft. If the developers wanted to be original, they could've just as well called it "Glipglorp" or something. At least they're consistent though. The cut scenes in CoH kept

Reply to Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance in Games Sins Forums

Yeah, according to this , you're also entitled to the 64-bit version. I found this link for ordering the 64-bit media.

Reply to What kind of fleets do you build? (max 380 supply) in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Thanks for the responses, all very much appreciated. I'm guessing that something will be done in Beta 3 to increase the costs or required supply for capital ships. I'm curious, how many ships do you guys normally lose when attacking a heavily defended planet with your mixed fleets? On a somewhat unrelated note, is anyone else bothered by the misuse of the term "Squad" when referring to the fighter and bomber squadrons? Hope this is just a typo they overlooked and not something that will