Tim57

Reply to Science ficiton, games, definitions, etc. in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Conversely, any Science Fiction that doesn't make you think isn't science fiction.

Reply to Land Combat enchantment ideas in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Unfortunately, most humans just aren't prepared to do what it takes to make drengin work. Niether are they generally willing to allow them to do most of the things they regard as entertainment. So if they won't work in the fields, labs or factories, and your entertainment centers are no good on them, why leave them alive?

Reply to nuclear warheads in Warfare GalCiv2 Forums

Actually, you can have black holes smaller than you can see. According to the latest theory, there should be infinite numbers of them poping in and out of existence at this very moment.

Reply to THE MYSTERY : THE GALAXY AND THE LIFE OUT OUR PLANET in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

actually, the universe was created as a single point, and has been adding more (emptyspace) volume ever since. The observable/interactable raduis of the universe is about 15 billion light years. I think there's some invention that allows rogue terrorists to destroy races, and that all races are thick enough to have terrorists.

Reply to Everyone fights... in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

The standing army effect would be neat, but only if changing it costs money. Particularly training more troops, but they don't have jobs strait after they get demobed. How about a weekend warrior option - up to two per professional soldier, three quarters effectiveness?

Reply to Mini Races (Suggestion) in Ideas Stardock Forums

While the Scotlingas are like Syria or Switzerland. or the scottish.

Reply to Jack Thompson Attempts to Have Penny-Arcade Arrested! in Gaming Stardock Forums

Actually, I am pretty disgusted by GTA, or are you suggesting that it makes no statement at all?

Reply to Glactic Event Ideas in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Immortality discovered! But, how do we feed them all? (It's based on a small weed from Deneb IV). Part of your empire breaks away to form a new civilisation. Breakthough - delivers a random part of the tech tree to you. Pork barrel politics - reduces civ's economics ability

Reply to Huge capacity colony ships and mass instantaneous conscription. in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

They use suspended animation. Which changes the requirements for one person from two hundred cubic meters to two (Okay, maybee military living standards are more like ten). In switzerland, every household is required by law to own a gun.

Reply to Mini Races (Suggestion) in Ideas Stardock Forums

I think it could be more fun if minor races had an actual mechanical reason to be minor. 1) Technological blinders. For some reason, one of the technology trees just doesn't work for this race. They can't understand it, even if it's explained to them. They can't buy it. Logisitics, or computing for example. 2) Pacifists. Not a human playing at being a pacifist, but a race that can concieve of violence in only the most abstract terms. (weapons and defenses cost 25% extra

Reply to blockade in Ideas Stardock Forums

Moving virtual money from one planet to another is only any good if that virtual money can be spent in some way that is to the reciever's advantage. ("The reciever" can include all planets outside of the blocade, not just one). There does seem to be some sort of consensus that it should only be military ships though.

Reply to blockade in Ideas Stardock Forums

1) The purpose of a blockade is to hurt the enemy economically. 2) The effect of a blockade is a) to prevent a colony from finishing starships (when calculating whether to finish ships, check if you're being blockaded, if yes, then set the ship finish date to next turn. Keep doing so until the blockade is removed. b) To prevent whatever that planet pays it's taxes in from reaching the treasury. Medical retroviruses, silicon chips, platinum ba

Reply to Intercept ability in Ideas Stardock Forums

I've got another Idea. How about a "star fighter" module for starbases, which intercepts any other ships within some distance, and turns them back. The idea being that you'd have to declare war to move through that territory,

Reply to blockade in Ideas Stardock Forums

I have an alternative suggestion. To blocade a planet, the planet must have no ships on it. Then, just put your ship in that planet's orbit (just as if you were guarding one of you own planets). Voila! I'm not sure what the effect should be though, maybee you loose your tax revenue or something.

Reply to Ship experience gives defense points when no defense equipment exists in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

I don't think dodging lasers, missiles and bullets is going to get you very far by itself. Well, no. You dodge like crazy and shoot at them at the same time. This gets you further than standing still and shooting. (note: - you don't have to see it coming in order to dodge it, just follow a random evasive course. The level probably indicates you ability to do so, and how far you can push this while still being able to use your weapons effectively).

Reply to Ship experience gives defense points when no defense equipment exists in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

Excuse me? What exactly is wrong with evasive action as a defense?

Reply to Ship experience gives defense points when no defense equipment exists in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

Perhaps the level includes a "dodge like crazy" option. "Take evasive action, Mr Sulu".

Reply to Defenses Bigger than Guns? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Aren't defenses cheaper to research though?

Reply to IDEA: Special treatment of ships with no offensive capability in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

In the original GC, ships with 0 attack added half their defense value to attack. With defenses in GC being chaff/armour/point def, this seems less realistic. Unless ships can withdraw from combat, defense without offense seems pointless.

Reply to Idea for Combat (not too complicated or graphicy either) in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

I think that would likely be a micromanagement issue. Where I think it would work is fleet vs fleet battles, so you can optimise your defense and offense scores.

Reply to IDEA: Special treatment of ships with no offensive capability in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

I'm pretty sure that both 0 armour and 0 attack are valid under the galciv approach. A disengage tactic could not precipitate a division by zero error, since a ship can only disengage if it is faster than the attacking ship. Actually, in galciv, a ship could make a number of attacks equal to it's remaining move, so perhaps 5 instead of 10.

Reply to IDEA: Special treatment of ships with no offensive capability in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

This seems to bring up the question of whether there should be a disengage tactic. Perhaps unarmed ships should automatically attempt to disengage - ex. (k/(difference in speed)) rounds to beat them, whith k starting at 10 (too lazy to make it ship dependent). The attacking ship does 10 rounds of damage, and the combat ends.

Reply to Are you serious? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The draconians were a species of comparatively honorable reptilians in Doctor Who. Roughly militarily equal to earth around 2500-2600.

Reply to Giving civs more character- Different architecture for each civ in Colonies GalCiv2 Forums

How about a race colour colour. - or primary, secondary and tertiary race colours?

Reply to Ghost ships from long dead races?? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

It reminds me of titan AE alright. How about if you could still trade with starbases? Save up enough money to buy a new homeworld from the altarians?