Can you give us the scoop on Planetary Governors?

How are they are intended to work?

Where they stand in terms of implementation?

Yes, please.  I thought that I was the only one who had a problem with this.  Some of the star names are absurd.  It really does end up detracting from the game and immersive experience.

If there's a file where we can add/delete stock star names (like in GalcivII), that would be fine too.

They have already made this change. Armor now provides protection for all 3 weapons.

The battle viewer bug (pirates) is not listed in the 5.3 list of fixes. Will/was this a late addition to 5,3 or will this be fixed in beta 6?

1) Could you share your thoughts on the ship sensor debate on this forum?

Basics of the issue: Ships have been shown to be able to see as far as 79 spaces away as early as Turn 50[Excessive map], and can potentially reveal almost the entire map with 1 Ship later in the game.  This invalidates all other forms of vision[Starbases mainly, and Planets].

Read the full debate here: https://forums.galciv3.com/463518/page/1/#3538398

2) Any chance Influence modifiers will also be affected by Habitable Planet - Setting, in addition to hopefully map size?  Under "Rare" habitable planets settings the amount of Influence can be much more generous, in order to still have cultural takeover be a real strategy.

3) Can you re-confirm that many more prototype weapons will be added to the game to make full use of resources, and do you have an idea when this change is coming?

4) Starbases currently seem like an inefficient use of resources for the rewards given. Any plans to buff their usefulness?

Noteworthy: Starbase modules of the same type currently don't stack, and therefore offer very little bonus. If they were just made additive instead, starbases would feel about right considering the investment of so many constructors. This would also fix how weak they are militarily, if the bonuses were additive. 

Laid out reasons to their inefficiency here[Pg 3; Reply #67]:  https://forums.galciv3.com/463293/page/3

5) The request mechanism for constructors was great, but we really need it to work with ships carrying multiple constructor modules. Plans for this soon?

Really feel this will solve most of the complaints about their heavy micro, with this one addition.

6) Asteroids and Nebulae hurt movement and sensor range for good reason. But could they also apply a significant negative accuracy modifier to fleets/ships attacking you while you're in them?

Always looking for a way to get more strategic battle decisions into space games, where terrain (+)/(-) are less available.  The above gives a thoughtful decision of whether to run away with your fleet(avoid asteroids and nebulae), or to hunker down in a asteroid field or nebula and prepare to fight!

#wewanttheoldarmor, #keeparmor, #letthe3defensesunited!

I am not getting you on this. The econ ring bonuses are not enormous but they are worth building and the relic bonuses are huge. I have increased my research/manufacturing/economy output by as much as 200% empire wide, by building relic star bases. I haven't used the culture relics that much but I will after the next patch I'll bet. I also haven't used the approval relics much since there is some question of whether they are working and I have managed to keep my approval up in other ways.

I'm not sure about the mineable resources. They will no doubt give you an edge I just haven't seen so far that the edge will be needed. I suspect it will be needed by the final release. They have put too much into the resources phase of the game to let them be an afterthought.

Abundant habitable planets on an insane map would have to be well over 500,and that could be a low estimate. 

I mainly think the Econ starbases are at least a little too weak. Granted, making the bonuses additive may be too much, but even a 5% boost to the high end would somehow make me feel better about them. A 20% max boost to Manufacturing, Research, and Gross Income just doesn't quite hit the mark for me.

I'll test some more, maybe you're right. I'll retract the question for now.

In GC2 with with medium settings on the biggest map you got around 200, so i guess a few thousend

@Stardock Is there more intro loading screens available? The Drengin one is currently the only one, maybe one for every race? Maybe at each loading screen there can be a tip.

You realize that star names can be changed in the data files, right?  THis iis just an added convenience.  Personally as someone who shelled out $100 I ain't gonna mind if someone takes an additional step to rename a star.  Mostly because I figure the vast majority of people will never bother to rename a star.

'sides, I rather think the star name thing was a minor bonus and not the main selling point of the Founder Elite package.

replay?

.. for some reason 3 weeks ago they never posted the replay and squashed attempts at others posting it then 2 weeks ago they waited till monday to post it

i hope this isint becoming a trend i have to work on fridays and used to eagerly await the end of day so i could watch the stream