[quote who="NitroX infinity" reply="15" id="3409449"] In GCII I missed the option to threaten another race. Either just for fun or to get them to do something or give you (or someone else) something.[/quote] You could do that in a limited form. Just put something on their side of the trade screen (money, techs, planets), and nothing on your side, then send the request.
The Yor! squee [e digicons]:inlove:[/e] Love what I'm seeing so far.
[quote who="Ashbery76" reply="23" id="3409264"]Unless Douglas Adams is writing I would stick to a serious theme.[/quote] I would be quite impressed, if they manage to get Douglas Adams to write the jokes.
[quote who="chaverinou" reply="9" id="3409158"](I don't know how to quote...)[/quote] If you move your mouse-cursor over a post, you can see several buttons in the lower right corner of the post. The second one from the right is the Quote-button. If you press it, you will quote the entire post. However, if you mark a section of the post first, you will only quote that portion. I hope that helps.
[quote who="Tridus" reply="17" id="3408902"]I do hope that all the types make a return, I really liked having the variety of Starbases.[/quote] So do I. However, what I hope even more is, that the AI will be able to make use of all the starbase modules this time around. In GalCiv 2, it couldn't use some of the modules. Either partially (only rarely used culture modules) or at all (Warp Disruptor, Sensors, Terror Stars). The 100-modules-limit was also pretty bad for the AI,
I liked the humor. It is part of the series. Removing it would remove part of what makes GalCiv GalCiv. Granted, some of the tech descriptions were a little over the top, but they got much better in TotA. Overall though, I preferred the tech descriptions in GalCiv 1. They were very informative about the human civilisation. Yet, they also retained a level of humor at times, but without going into silliness. The tech trees in TotA went into a similar direction, but they didn't went
[quote who="Hollow Man" reply="150" id="3408763"]It might be. They may actually want to use Steam features that necessitate Steam running.[/quote] If that is the case, then it's fine with me. It's the "having to run the client even though it isn't necessary for the game to work"-part I have a problem with.
[quote who="Zydor" reply="3" id="3408753"]Stargates will never happen in GalCiv - ever.[/quote] Yes, because Hyperdrive made them obsolete, not because of your reasons. Stargates wouldn't allow instantaneous travel anyhow. That's not how they work in the GalCiv lore. In fact, they are much slower than Hyperdrive (still better than STL, though).
[quote who="charon2112" reply="148" id="3408730"]Now, I know that none of that list should require steam to always be running, and there is no specific benefit to having it running at all times (except the auto-updating, and the fact that I can buy and install games to my home PC from another location), but it's a small price to pay for an otherwise very convenient service.[/quote] Not for me, and that is the difference between us. Just to clarify something, I'm not a
[quote who="satoru1" reply="145" id="3408712"]Yes it was a game bug. But auto patching can, at times, save your bacon.[/quote] You have a point. However, auto-patching doesn't apply in offline-mode (well, except when it does). It is also more of a case of convenience. If I'm playing a game, that is still actively patched, then I'm also reading the forum, and keep the game up to date myself, if necessary. However, auto-patching can also be a bad thing, if the patch
[quote who="Tridus" reply="141" id="3408685"]Except that the game doesn't have to do that. That's by choice of the developer.[/quote] I know, but that is the case for too often. [quote who="charon2112" reply="142" id="3408689"]Seems that you dislike it, not for a real reason, but just for the sake of disliking it. Which is common among steam detractors.[/quote] What benefits do I have then by having to run Steam in the background? There has to be a
[quote who="Neilo" reply="5" id="3408663"]I mean, tech up to Sensors IV and build eyes of the universe and your done.[/quote] That's something I changed in my mod. The Eyes of the Universe is still good (+5 sensor range), but no longer as OP as before (+10 sensor range, and then another +20%).
How does that make sense? Why would your sensor equipment become weaker, just because you are further away from home? On the other hand, if certain space features (like nebulas or black holes) had an effect on sensor range, then I could understand it.
[quote who="androshalforc" reply="11" id="3408618"] one of the biggest things i want out of the ship designer is an upgrade button that does not strip all useful parts off of a hull [/quote] That was already possible in GalCiv 2. Go to the Interface tab in the Options menu, and disable "Remove Functional Components when Upgrading a Ship Design".
[quote who="charon2112" reply="136" id="3408578"]What real effect does having steam running in the background have on your games?[/quote] It doesn't, and that's the point. [quote who="charon2112" reply="136" id="3408578"]What real control is it forcing on you?[/quote] That I need to run it in order play my games, despite it not being necessary for them to work. [quote who="charon2112" reply="136" id="3408578"] Having it running in the background is
[quote who="satoru1" reply="131" id="3408431"]Mostly because Steam was initially designed to solve a specific problem. How do I ensure that everyone is playing the exact same version of the game with minimal time between 'conversions'. Everytime you launch a game it checks if the game has a new version. Which is why it needs to be running.[/quote] Okay, but how does that make sense for games without a multiplayer component (like Overlord), or for games that have already receiv
[quote who="charon2112" reply="129" id="3408382"] Does anyone really care if Steam is running in the background? Is anyone's computer so crappy that they notice any kind of slowdown because of it? I know I never do.[/quote] I care about it, but not because it weakens my computer's performance. That is negligible. My problem is, that I just don't understand, why I have to run the client in the first place. If it is only a download manager, lik
Favourite Events: Dread Lords - In theory at least. They are usually wiped out pretty fast, if they appear late in the game. Early game though, they can become quite powerful. Plague and Disease - My favourite race are the Yor. 'Nuff said. Toursim - More money is always nice. As I usually have the biggest population, I will also get the biggest part of the tourism income. Econ Boom - Same as above. New minor race is appearing (Jagged Knife, I-League
[quote who="Tridus" reply="114" id="3407829"]I sure hope nobody complaining about Steam ever buys anything on their phone or tablet, because those app stores are far, FAR more restrictive than anything Steam is doing. [/quote] I don't have a tablet, and I don't know, if my mobile even supports apps. It's pretty old, and I only use it to call people. However, even that is pretty rare. I think, I only used it once in the last four or five months.
[quote who="Brainsucker" reply="29" id="3408049"]Railgun =1 won't be able to penetrate armor =1. So basically if your ship has a railgun with damage value of 1, you won't be able to destroy another ship with an armor with protection value of 1. [/quote] You can, it just takes a long time (and your ship might get destroyed in the meantime). Damage and defense rolls are between zero and the max value you have (or zero and the square root of the max value, if your defenses are of
[quote who="satoru1" reply="27" id="3408048"]Wait what link?!?![/quote] Maybe the one in this post? Edit: Linking to the post directly doesn't work for some reason. The link to the game is in the first paragraph of Reply #22.
If it is any consolation, GalCiv 2 had the option to play as team with the AI. I think, it is therefore likely, that GalCiv 3 will have it too. However, it is no guarantee.
[quote who="Wintersong" reply="7" id="3407873"]Didn't GalCiv I have separate map for star systems? The GalCiv III map pic we can see used as Media button has the star and its planets around it. But it could be some kind of mock up.[/quote] It did, but it was only all of the planets in a row from top to bottom. MoO2's and Ascendancy's map really showed the star system as a whole. As for the pic on the Media button, I think it is only a mock up.
[quote who="Stringer2" reply="37" id="3407872"]Unless it is something where you can just hop in and play, it will not work for majority. These games take time to play, which is something next to impossible with random people in the internet.[/quote] True, but that is a whole other discussion of whether multiplayer adds something new, or not.
GalCiv 2 already has such events. They are called Mega Events, and were introduced in Dark Avatar. The one you mentioned actually sounds like one. The Jagged Knife, to be exact. Pirates can't take over planets. They are only a nuisance for your ships. Especially the Mega Event version. When they appear, their ships will be more powerful than the ones of the most powerful race. Overall, I'd say it is very likely for the Mega Events to return in GalCiv 3. Hopefully, there'll