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Reply to difficulty question in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Where can I find the most basic of instructions/tutorial on learning this game? I read the excerpt below in an FAQ on the GameFaqs site. I looked on my hard drive in the GalCiv 2 folder and am unable to find the guide they are referring to. "It is strongly recommended that you read the "Beginner's Strategy Guide" that can be found in the GalCivII directory on your hard-drive. This simple guide discusses much of the game interface that will be important t

difficulty question in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I am a noob who is wondering about the game difficulties. I figured I would start at "beginner", but it looks like there are 3 levels below that? I also see "simple", "easy", and "cakewalk". I know it is a dumb question, but can I assume the difficulty from easiest to more difficult would be cakewalk - easy - simple - beginner? I need maximum easy! Thanks

Reply to Reboot question for Netriak in 1C Stardock Forums

I guess he's not around any more. Anyone see this re: possible new content? http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=18060

Reboot question for Netriak in 1C Stardock Forums

Netriak, does the Impulse version of Reboot include your exe. fix, or do I still have to add that manually? Thanks

Reply to new install problems in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Kryo, my friend - you are gold! Thanks!

new install problems in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I have Vista 64 and downloaded the game via Stardock. On starting a new game there are two issues. The Tutorials tab is greyed out. Also, I can get all the way through the part where you plan your game, but it crashes on the last screen before the new game starts up. Any help?

noob help - this or MOO2? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I am a 4X strategy complete noob. I am wondering if Gal Civ 2 Dread Lords or MOO2 is a better/easier game to learn the basics. As of right now, I have no clue whatsoever on how to play. Thanks.

Tech to increase ship size in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I have a bunch of starting colony ships that have the 55 points alotted to build onto them for engines, etc. How do I increase that number for more colony modules and such?

Shields and hammers question in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I understand that shields equal ship production and hammers are for buildings. My question is this: What does the quantity mean? If I have more shields, does that mean I can build more ships or that I can build them faster?

Build strategies in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I know there are a million ways to play this game, but I am looking for basic build strategies. I am a strategy noob and it seems I never know what to build where, or when for that matter. Any tips or links are appreciated.

nvm in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

nvm

Income vs spending vs expense in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Lets say my income is 120/week, my spending is also 120/week. Then it says my expenses are lets say 100/week. What does this mean? Does that put me in the red?

Reply to In the red again in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

How do I know if the planet's population will provide a decent enough tax income to build? Also, how/where can I find how much a factory/building costs to build? Thanks for the help

In the red again in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I am a new player to strategy games. So far I just have been finding new planets and start building on them. Many are deficit spending. Is this a big deal? I really am kind of clueless as to general gameplay. Should I strive for no deficit planets at all? Also, when I send a colony ship to a new planet, what is a good number of people to send with it? I seem to not send enough, so I then send another colony ship to help increase the population. The population does increase, but the sh

Reply to Question re: sliders in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

What is the solution to increase Military spending on a given planet then?

Reply to Question re: sliders in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

If I set the sliders to 1/49/50, will my ship production be adequate at 1?

Reply to Continue Game is greyed out in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I see how it works now. sorry

Continue Game is greyed out in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Initially, Tutorials was also greyed out, but i found the fix for that by editing the registry. What has to happen to make "Continue Game" enable? Is that only available upon starting the campaign?

Reply to Question re: sliders in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

nvm

Reply to Question re: sliders in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks for the clarification

Reply to Question re: sliders in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

So "factories" include both military (ship) building as well as general structures (social)? You could say then factories =2/3 and research = 1/3. Correct? The statement "But there are two: labs and factories" is misleading in that it seems to bring in another entity like: 1) Military 2) Social a- Labs (building of) b- Factories (building of) 3) Research Sorry

Reply to Question re: sliders in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

So at an even 33% 33%-33% it means that Ship production 33% Factories - 17.5% Labs - 17.5% Research - 33% Is that correct?

Reply to Question re: sliders in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

So what is the solution?

Question re: sliders in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The Sliders Problem The basic idea behind sliders is sound: the three sliders direct the credits of your empire's production to ships, buildings and research. It would work perfectly if there was only one type of the building. But there are two: labs and factories, and they produce only as much as you finance them. If you set sliders equally (33%/33%/33%), then factories (social and military) receive 66% of the funding and labs 33%.