CraigHB

CraigHB

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Reply to Forum Crashes Browser in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Ok, been browsing the new forum and performance is much-much better. Although less frequent, I'm still getting browser crashes. Running W2K SP4 and IE6 SP1. As far as browser plug-ins, I'm running Pop-This and SpyBot. I have Acrobat Reader set NOT to use the web browser interface. I have the GC2 web site in trusted mode. Pop-up control is disabled for galciv2.com. I've installed the latest version of Sun Java and have cleared all Temp Internet Files. It seems to happen only on certain thr

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Reply to Possible bugs that are known by most people and for the developers to know about? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

It would be good if the game showed the difficulty level it's currently running in the civilization manager. Also if it showed the intelligence of the races. I had a problem toward the end of my last game where it became unstable. I owned around 150 planets and several hundred ships in a gigantic universe. I was down to killing what little was left of the last race. When I went to do a quicksave, the game hung. I had to kill the game from Task Manager and the quicksave file was g

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Reply to Question - Author Medals in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I assume you mean the medals at the bottom of posts? You get those when you play Metaverse games. When you mouse-over them they give little text tips as to what they are (they did before, don't think that's working with the new forum). Just set up a Metaverse character using the "My Account" link at the top of this page. When you start a new game, click on the Metaverse button. 4 medals appear right away after you submit your first game.

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Reply to Oh no! I've downloaded a pirated version of this game in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

That's one thing about copy protection that really screws the end user. Even if you are sure you want to buy a game, the copy protection may cause the game to be un-runable on your system. That happended to me with two games I paid good money for. They simply would not authorize on my system. I had no recourse at all. Now I always check what kind of copy protection a game uses before I buy it.

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Reply to tired of this metaverse BS!!! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

CraigHB Do you think that a score of 5000 pts, after spending a week and a half playing the one game, for a suicidal military victory on a huge map is fair? No, that's not fair either. Most simple solution, disallow beta versions in the Metaverse.

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Reply to Custom Race settings not saving in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Hehe, yea I am actually. I downloaded a png image of her and replaced the custom race png so the game uses her portrait too I figure, all the other races will hate me right off as soon as they see who my leader is, hehe.

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Reply to tired of this metaverse BS!!! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I agree, people playing beta versions should not have their scores allowed in the Metaverse. They should be testing, not competing. Also, what if there's a bug in a beta version that results in abnormally high scores? That wouldn't be fair. The Metaverse should require the current game version and disallow beta versions or old versions.

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Reply to Dark Matter and Matter in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Theories become laws when they have proven correct for every instance. Facts don't change nor can they ever be false. A theory can never be a fact because it can change or be disproved. The "laws" of physics all started as theories so when does theory become law? You state when it has been proven correct in every instance. What if that is just

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Reply to Artificial Gravity in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Yes, that's a detail most people are unaware of. For the sake of conversation, people just say centrifugal force since it's more of a laymans term, but yea, there is a difference. When you say centripetal force, most people don't know what you're talking about.

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Reply to Just bought and downloaded in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Bigger maps result in longer more involved games, not necessarily harder. Also, selecting the number of habitable planets has a significant effect. I've started games on gigantic maps with too many habitable planets that quickly become very difficult to manage. My favorite configuration right now is to use loose clusters, abundant number of planets, abundant habitable planets, and uncommon or rare stars. This is with a gigantic universe. Gives me around 100-150 inhabitable planets in the un

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Reply to Things that are wrong in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I don't even use the combat viewer. I have it disabled. I find the way combat displays in the normal view is fine for me. Sometimes, I'll attack something in strategic view which shows no combat at all. I expect a certain amount of symbolism and I accept it. In the old BBS days, I used to play a turn based BBS game that was 100% symbolic (all text) and I enjoyed it. It has to be that way in a turn based game. There are other games (like FPS) that use no symbolism, but they're si

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Reply to How good is this game in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

That's still pretty good. The most replayable game I had before GC2 lasted about 3 plays before I got rid of it. I've played about 15 games on GC2 and I'm still going strong. Should get at least that much again before I'm done with it. Maybe more. Maybe never.

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Reply to Oh no! I've downloaded a pirated version of this game in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Yea, wouldn't normally have had an interest in this type of game [GC2], but Stardock's policy on copy protection got my interest. Bought the game and found it's the most interesting game I've ever played. I finish one game and can't wait to start the next. - Craig

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Reply to How many months/years does your average game take? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I've been playing loooong games. Crippling level gigantic universe. I lay low building and building using diplomacy to keep others off my back. I use cultural conquest to flip planets. When I finish the tech tree and I have 50 or 60 plants running full tilt with as many factories as they can hold, I quickly build an utterly massive and extremely powerful armada all with huge hulls running in max fleets. Once my armada is built and placed, I clear the map in about 10 turns. They can't touch

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Reply to Other than more GalCiv games, what kind of game would you like to see Stardock make next? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

An FPS game in the GC2 universe. I want to fly around first person blowing up enemy ships and invading planets in my Flagship. I want to command fleets of fighters and battle cruisers to provide support. What can I say, I love this GC2 4x game, but a good graphicly intense shooter is near to my heart. I didn't buy a $350 video card for nothin

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Reply to Custom Race settings not saving in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

It's a bug, but there is a workaround. You can solve the problem by overwriting the "Custom Race.raceconfig" file in the CG2 directory. For example, my custom race is "Hole". The file created for my custom race is "Hole.raceconfig". By renaming "Custom Race.raceconfig" to something like "Custom Race.old" then renaming "Hole.raceconfig" to "Custom Race.raceconfig", the game retains my custom race settings. When you change your custom race settings, rinse and repeat. O

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Reply to Dark Matter and Matter in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Well, when does theory become fact? I don't believe it ever does. Any theory is up for debate, even gravity. However, no one disputes the validity of that one. The idea with theory is "right until proven wrong". Most experiments go after disproving a theory rather than proving it. And yes, "God exists" is a statement or belief. Unless a framework of experimentation could be set up around that and executed, it could never be a theory. It could be a hypothesis, but a legitimate h

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Reply to Need Notebook Computer in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Still waffling. Looks like the price jump happens when you go from integrated/shared to dedicated graphics. I did find an Acer with an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 which is a decent graphics system. It's only $300 more with respect to a low end notebook so I probably should just knuckle under and spend the extra. Hell, I spent more than that on the video card for my desktop system. Integrated video with shared memory sounds pretty sucky anyway.

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Reply to Need Notebook Computer in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I plan to run only GC2 on it as far as games go. It's the only game I've encountered I feel is worthy of consideration. So the Intel Extreme Graphics 2 works ok for GC2? How about the ATI Mobility Xpress200M?

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