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Reply to So.... Spore, DRM, and Amazon.com in Everything Else Sins Forums

I feel sorry for Will Wright and co, because in my opinion EA messed them around: 1. I think Maxis probably hate DRM but its being forced upon them by EA 2. While Spore is a good game, I think it would have been even better had EA not forced a release date on Maxis months in advance. The reason Blizzard (and Stardock/Ironclad of course) games are pretty much perfect when they are released is that they know they are done when they release them. &nbs

Reply to To Anyone Who Plays the Sins of A Solar Empire SP in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

My computer can't cope with mp at the mo but I'm getting a nice shiny new alienware laptop soon which I suspect 'might' be somewhat better...

Reply to How to colonize a new planet in Single Player Sins Forums

Missionary Vessel is what you want, it's one of the frigates. The Progenitor mothership is the capital ship that can colonize for the Advent.

Reply to Organic ships in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Genesis Rising was irritatingly micromanageish to the point of depression in my opinion

Reply to What we want in the Expansion Pack in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I find that the factions are just a bit too similar - each one has different versions of the same ship. Techs don't do enough - it seems a bit futile to build loads of research platforms etc and end up only getting say a 5% increase in shields etc

Reply to Expelled: Is Intelligent Design a Science? in Everything Else Sins Forums

I come from a predominantly Christian family, yet we are unanimous in saying that intelligent design is most definitely not science. I am curious why people think evolution is not proven - their is more evidence for it than almost any other theory in existence. Intelligent design is a reactionary idea coming from the camp that believes that science and religion cannot live side by side. I cannot disagree with this more. There is no scientific evidence for intelligent design, therefore by sci

Reply to Strike Craft Bug (I think this is why they feel so weak) in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

I just invade with two carriers, a few light carriers and some frigates etc. They're not so weak when there's a swarm of about 50 bombers and 20 or so fighters. Ah, the fun of sitting back and watching the enemy explode in clouds of debris. Aside from that, you may indeed have a point regarding speed, but I'm not one to judge.

Reply to How old are you? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

17. Still clinging on to childhood. I'm sure my parents will tell me I'm to old for computer games as soon as I turn 18

Reply to The new graphics of resources in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Time for an 'option' petition I think

Reply to Star Wars References in Galciv 2 in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The Iconians are I believe referred to in an episode of Star Trek. Anyway, I love finding the references they slip in. For example, one of the tech descriptions has a quote from Monty Python in it (can't remember which tech)

Reply to System requirements in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Funny..that's a different min spec than I read. Maybe it hasn't been finalized yet. I got it wrong by the way, I actually have 512MB system RAM.

Reply to System requirements in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Read what I said: My computer doesn't have 128MB RAM, that's what the minimum requirements for the gmae want. My computer has 256MB system RAM and 256MB video card RAM

Reply to System requirements in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I have an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700VE with 256MB adapter RAM. I think that's fine, my main question is whether the processor will cope.

System requirements in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I have a 1.99GHz processor with 512Mb RAM. The FAQs say 2GHz with 128Mb RAM. Will it work or not? I know nothing about these things...

Reply to Post your TA suggestions here in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

May I put in a last minute request for an option to 'forget' ship designs not put in templates when you start a new game. I get annoyed when old and for all my intents and purposes pointless ship designs of mine clog up the shipyard in another game and I have to delete each one individually. I understand that some people like to use their old ships, which is why I'm suggesting it as a game option. If there already is such an option which I've missed, feel free to pay this post

Reply to Retire if you lose the initial rece for colonies? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I never give up until I really do have nothing left to get, and am absolutely sure there are no good planets left. For example, I was out-colonised at the beginning of one game after choosing the wrong star systems, and ended up with my class 10 homeworld and a class 6 planet in a neighbouring star system. I was about to give up when I noticed one star system left. I sent along a colony ship and what did I find? A class 18 with a Precursor Mine! Won spectacularly in the end.

Reply to Ship designs from old games in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Wahey, somebody agrees with me!

Reply to Patch 1.4 :) its coming in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I know I have mentioned this in its own thread, but I thought here would also be appropriate for me to lobby for a future patch that includes an option whereby which ship designs from old games you play don't reappear in new games for the same race. Is that possible? I don't actually know but it would be good for people who don't like old designs reappearing in games where they are effectively useless.

Reply to Ship designs from old games in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

do u reckon if it could be included as an option in a future update?

Reply to Ship designs from old games in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I know you can do that, but what I'm asking is whether there is a overall thing I can do rather than having to constantly obselete them

Ship designs from old games in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I always like to start each new game from scratch and adapt my gameplay to suit events that occur. So is there any way of preventing ship designs from old games from reappearing in late games when I research the technologies for them? This was especially annoying during one game where about 7 versions of a fighter that was ideal in a previous game, but was next to useless in my current game, kept turning up on my shipyard list. I thought about deleting them from the data files,