EvilMaxWar

[quote who="sulley1" reply="27" id="3449430"] [quote]A FX chip... I avoided those because of their poor single thread performance. They should do better with newer highly multithreaded apps and games but right now there is still an advantage to have very good single thread machines. This is why I went with 4670k [/quote] So does this chip have multiple cores? Is it only able to run multithreaded? I know that say an Intel Core i5 has 4 physical cores, but 8 hyperth

[quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="24" id="3449401"] Has your supercomputer found the last digit of Pi yet? [/quote] A FX chip... I avoided those because of their poor single thread performance. They should do better with newer highly multithreaded apps and games but right now there is still an advantage to have very good single thread machines. This is why I went with 4670k

[quote who="admiralWillyWilber" reply="2" id="3449362"] Well I read the feedback. I want to say is the best information they've given us in the valt. I only have one problem here. I don't mind them improving a system that's not broken. That was never a problem Xeno ethics. What was the problem here they never fixed. The problem is that all the choices on the random events favored evil. They improved, but forgot to fix the system. If they don't address the problem then th

The widely accepted reference for Intel CPU core temp is the software called RealTemp , this is what most overclockers will use. For GPU, I use GPU_Z and ASUS GPU tweak. I flashed the bios in my graphic card in a very aggressive manner XD. I removed almost all automatic throttling by power usage features, which results in the card running significantly faster in average. The temps are still verey good though, thanks to having an Asus DIRECTCU II cooler on the thing.

[quote who="Chibiabos" reply="12" id="3449272"] I am curious to see a Skyrim-level engine's render of the parts of Tamriel we haven't seen since Morrowind, but my curiousity isn't strong enough to pay an MMO subscription. I'll probably sate myself watching TESO fans' "Let's Plays" on Youtube.[/quote] Modders like to do that too, Look at Skywind project for instance, a WIP about recreating Morrowind using the skyrim engine.

[quote who="Lucky Jack" reply="17" id="3449342"] Quoting EvilMaxWar, reply 13Ok im not overclocked yet though, as everything runs fast enough. Don't bother overclocking your CPU or GPU. Most CPUs and GPUs made these days are built to automatically decrease their clock speed if they get hot to prevent them from burning up. [/quote] True, Chips throttle down on temperature threshold. They have been doing that for a while. That is why overclocker

[quote who="FrogBoy"]Now, here is the discussion topic: The current plan is that the the production wheel sets the civilization default with the ability of players to override it on a planet by planet basis. This allows players who want to micro-manage their planets to do so without forcing them to do so if they don't want to. The question is: What level of per planet tinkering do you think the game should have and why? As a reminder, please read this: https://forum

[quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="15" id="3449330"] Doesn't the "K" variant of our CPU mean it's made with overclocking in mind? [/quote] It is, I planned to overclock but so far all my games run at constant 60fps so I decided to not bother. But I will eventually. Good choice going with asus. I have stuck with them for years and its the first time i buy a gigabyte mobo in a long time. So far so good but I had

[quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="10" id="3449314"] Quoting sulley1, reply 9 Holy crap. You must bow before my processing power! Bow! :3 Rest assured I paid through my teeth (~1500 w/ rebates, sales and the like) for that kind of gear. But the payoff for doing so... OH THAT PAYOFF MAN. (Seriously though my computer's specs are mostly superfluous, you can get by perfectly fine with far less)[/quote] I wont bow because

[quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="8" id="3449298"] ... without a timer.[/quote] You are sooooo not old school. I like the timer!

[quote who="Chibiabos" reply="53" id="3449283"] Has no one else even heard of nor tried Mechanized Assault & eXploration (M.A.X.) from Interplay, circa 1996? [/quote] Ive heard of it but never played. But Is it a 4x? Looks like a Turn based version of starcraft. Well, I guess that might count as a 4x.

[quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="4" id="3449293"] Haswell i5-4670k @ 4.5 GHz [/quote] What kind of cooler are you using? [quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="4" id="3449293"] My setup annihilates pretty much everything except stress tests, but I still need an SSD :c[/quote] Wont prevents my legions of evil from annihilating your fleets of righteousness though. Mwahahahah

Machine is custom built by me recently Win 7 64bit Ultimate Haswell i5-4670k Corsair H60 hydro cooler 8gb Gskill DDR3 2400 Gigabyte G1 sniper z87 Asus GTX 660 OC ( Flashed bios for maximum overclock 1241 mhz ) PSU is a modified Server PSU 1200w ( its 8 years old ) Toshiba 256 GB SSD ( OS drive ) dual Seagate 1gb in Raid 0 mode ( total 2 gb for data)

The fact that OP classified GalCiv as RTS really hurts my soul, not sure to take seriously now. @Admiral, nice long winded list of stuff but those are not what I think OP had in mind about game mechanics. "Complexity" and "Pirates" are not game mechanics, they are characteristics, features or themes. Then again simply saying you like pirates with no details or examples of how pirates are implemented brilliantly in a game is not very useful. Here is a mechanic I

[quote who="Windsinger8472" reply="19" id="3449212"] Just dont forgot that a lot of testers are from various parts of the world, so we might want to set a timezone first and how many players we're looking at willing to participate. If it's for example a 3/4 players map that you wish to play for a few hours 1-2 times a week i can perhaps join but Due to work i'm restricted to GMT+1 20:00-24:00 hours. Wind out [/quote] W

Superior military strength is my favorite method of making my neighbors like me.

[quote who="admiralWillyWilber" reply="168" id="3449159"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 166 Re ideology: you pick and choose from different trees to form the cultural identify of your civilization. Few will be pure. Froggy there was sime thing that is on the game I never understood appearently it is still on the game. You get the least bonus, no bonus, or a penalty for being good or now its called benevolent. You get a more mild bonus. Very rarely it would be the s

I am not too bothered by point no.2. This fits the GalCiv wacky atmosphere. But otherwise I agree that Good was lackluster. I pretty much always play Evil. I once decided to play a game 100% good and it was to add difficulty lol.

A moba hmm? Would be tempting to try it but I am staying away from competitive gaming these days. ( I used to take it too seriously )

[quote who="trineroks" reply="15" id="3448964"] However, I am highly interested in supporting the devs by means of money and feedback... I guess sort of like a kickstarter. I just want to see what ideas they have in store for this game. [/quote] Do yourself a Favor and get GalCiv 2, not only will you be supporting the Devs, but you will also be playing a Very good and polished game immediately. Furthermore, if you then want to purchase the Founder

I do not care for MMORPGS, I avoid them like plague as I see them as a dangerous and addictive time sink. TESO wont be an exception.

+1 for the patrol routes I do this manually in galciv2 with my Long range sensor ships, would like such an automation setting.

[quote who="trumpeter87" reply="158" id="3448770"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 5 Yes. As in there isn't "good" and "evil" like that anymore. It's a different system that's more specific. Maybe I'm not understanding "more specific", but it looks like the idea is to get away from "good," "neutral," and "evil" in a substantial way, which will not be achieved with changes to diction alone. I'm not trying to be critical, but right now, in my opinion

@Op: You should give GalCiv2 a try, its worth it and the complete edition can be had for cheap.

[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="70" id="3448797"] One of the problems (or challenges) with good and evil is that, (with the exception of the few psychopaths among us), people generally treat one another in a civil manner. The evil comes when an association of people adopt a group identity. The group identity enables many people to create an 'us' and 'them' mentality. The 'them' are less human then the 'us' folks. Perhaps it even becomes an 'us' ver