alexwilber

Reply to Active vs. passive spying in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I think this is a really good idea, and could work really well along with Dano13's ideas.

Reply to My Thoughts on the Espionage System in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I don't know why, but I really like the idea of an "Internal Security" slider. Oddly it's the idea that's most appealed to me of all the ones I've seen in a _long_ time of lurking on these forums. Unlike the other sliders, it wouldn't cost anything - it would just represent your civilization's policies, and it would really add a tricky and interesting strategic choice. Should your civilization be open and friendly, encouraging trade, diplomacy and public approval, but leaving it open to

Reply to AAR: Rise (and fall) of the Procyon Expance in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Can't see them, I'm afraid.

Reply to What do all the Smilies mean in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

That was just me testing what Evil Stormbringer said. Well, he's right about some of them, but not, for example, the one I just used (looks like X - ( ). Anyway, I reckon that one depicts frustration.

Reply to BackupBox in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah, I wasn't suggesting that it wasn't an authorised e-mail, I was just suggesting that Stardock should try to maintain their normally very high standards of communication. It might be a great product, but the e-mail falls a long way short of your usual standards.

BackupBox in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Did everyone else also get the e-mail about the BackupBox, some backup device that Stardock are advertising? I've no complaints about them sending that kind of e-mail occasionally, so long as they pick things very carefully to make sure they're good - but the style was horrible! It was really like bad hard-selling spam. It was really poorly laid out, and just kept repeating that the thing was awesome and we should buy it, but with no proper details at all (as far as I could see it didn't even sa

Reply to So where are we all from? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Oxford, UK!

Reply to Quick question in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

There is definitely a cheat to do this, I don't know it though.

Reply to Why no Available Projects? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Just click on one of the green squares.

Reply to Mind Control Center Non-Sense... in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

It always was +100% econ to all worlds, not just one - you probably just didn't notice before.

Reply to Hollow planets in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I've also got the hollow planets now, since I upgraded to Beta 2. My ships are still normal and 3D though, so it isn't the tactical view.

Reply to I'm winning, but I go broke... in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I don't think economic starbases actually increase the amount of money you make, do they?

Reply to Question about the game. in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I've never heard the word 'chiclets' before. What does it mean?

Reply to Ships lagging up the game? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I'm not big on RAM, but I think you have to put the chips in in pairs, so a 256MB chip probably won't work with a 512MB.

Reply to Player(s) scores in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

The total score is (sum of scores)/(square root of number of games submitted). So it's somewhere between a sum and an average. Your score generally increases as you submit more games, but if you submit a really bad one it's possible for it to go down. Cunning system, to my mind.

Reply to good and evil in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I think it would be nice if a few, rare events are beneficial to the person who choses the good path for all of them. Not all decisions in life are more profitable if you follow an evil path, afterall. Well you could imagine that there are some decisions like that going on behind the scenes. If there was a choice where the good option had more

Reply to Why don't planets defect any more? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

The Mind Control Centre is mis-labelled, and doesn't do what it says it does. Not at all, in fact. It's actually an economy building, and gives a 100% economy bonus to the planet it's built on.

Reply to Trading Alliance Tech in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

No, you need to be "Close", which is one above "Friendly" and is very hard indeed to get to.

Reply to Back to old RPG in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

The dreamcatcher mod for NWN is brilliant - definitely try it if you're going back to NWN. You might want to play through Shadowlords first - it's the prequel, and is also pretty good.

Reply to Suggestion: Race specific military ratings in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I definitely agree with the original poster, I've been thinking this for a while. How good someone else's military is depends on who you are, and how your weapons and defenses match up.

Reply to Creating IA teams in Diplomacy GalCiv2 Forums

One of the scenarios splits the races into Good, Neutral and Evil and has them fight as teams.

Reply to Is Suicidel different on the demo? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Are you worried that Suicidal is too easy in the demo? It'll definitely be quite different in the full game. I don't know what's missing from the demo, but I guess you can't play full size maps/have all the AI players, and that makes quite a big difference. Also the full game has been patched up to V1.1, which made the AI a lot smarter and made the game quite a lot more interesting. So if you're worried that suicidal will be too easy - I'm almost certain it won't be. If you

Reply to Question regarding the Game AI in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Definitely depends on the value of the tech, how much money they have and your diplomatic ability. I guess how friendly you are to them might make a difference as well, but I'm not sure.

Reply to Research, Production and Economy formulas in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

random50, I'd just like to say you're a legend. Great work!