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I fully expect that when the final optimization is done before launch the Ram requirements will be eased and be much more in line with their recommended specs. However, the very large maps will still work a lot better with more, so there is still every reason to upgrade if you can. My 2c as always.

I was able to play fairly well with 8gb. Judging from my CPU monitor (I use ALL CPU Meter by Intel) I was regularly using just over 6 gb while playing, suggesting you are really hammering your virtual memory. And I have a four year old Dell Studio XPS. Suggest you bump RAM up to at least 8 gb...16 gb if your system and wallet can handle it. Many people have said it helps a LOT, and I am now one of these as I noticed considerable smoothing going from 8 -> 1

Thanks! I should not have written my suggestion about virtual memory as if it was the last word, now that I think about it. I have update the original post. I am still adding a bit here and there as helpful suggestions come in and things occur to me (today see the link added on windows optimization.) So it is still a work in progress. Appreciate the positive feeback!

Many good points, many of which, as you suggest, are very likely to be overhauled as the game is polished, etc. I will just make a few comments. A general comment is that many things in the game are too easy/too cheap/OP, but that is largely because testing the game mechanisms is easier. But the points are valid, nonetheless. (2) " Why can't non-aggression pacts be broken? or any treaty really." It's a problem. If the AI can break a pa

I agree with this generally. My view: The ships should be automatically fleeted and in guard mode near the shipyard that produced them. Problem is, if you try to put them in orbit, you will likely find at least one situation in which the orbit is already full, so more complications ensue. Of course it is possible, though unlikely, that fleeting them overreaches the current logistics. Then just do as game does now when ships meet in the same hex, fleet as

Seems to be some problem with Dropbox this morning. I tried to rssubmit the picture, but it didn't work! Bleh. I will check back and see if I can get it back up. I also added some explanation to the intial text. Seem to have gotten it fixed now. I think Dropbox just got over a bit of a hump this AM.

I think one part of the answer is just to have a lot more stuff in each track, where the later bonuses tend to get better. Then there is little incentive to multi track. The problem arises because with the current build if you play an large game and because there is a strict limit to the number of AIs, with the bigger maps there are too many possibilities for building ideologies. So I think just a bit of polishing will make this a non-issue, without forcing some ad hoc r

Static defenses that are created well ahead of time generally don't help much; in Earth history, they typically fight the last war. See Maginot line. Of course the sturdy walls of Byzantium keep that city going for 1000 years, but that was in the ancient/middle ages period. Of course the Byzantines kept paying off their attackers, which was probably more important than the walls. Mobility, firepower, and flexibility are the key words. There used to

It will be done!

I am fairly certain this has been posted before, but perhaps not for the latest opt in patch (Beta 4 patch 2). If a save game file, etc. is wanted please let me know. The Krynn Power rating (upper right display when Power clicked) is now negative. (immense map 250th turn).

Thanks! I had forgotten about this.

Hi, After a lot of experience [e digicons]:grin:[/e] I have decided to write a check list of things to try, in rough order of severity, that people can try when Galciv3 doesn't seem to be working. Please understand, there is also the Game Support FAQ , and this is not meant to replace it! But I have had some luck suggesting these things to others and have had others suggest things here on the board or elsewhere to me. As usual, ther

Tourist ships are abstracted. Rightly so....I don't want the extra cycles keeping track of them. Freighters are not molested unless you are on very bad terms with the local population, but that's another mechanism. Everything else is suspect, I agree with androshalforc.

I have had the problem that, for example, after exiting Galciv3 I can't immediately exit Steam because it claims Galciv3 is still running. But it only lasts a short time (couple of minutes? haven't timed it carefully). Similarly if I try to exit Galciv3 and then immediately restart, same thing. I haven't had the issue with other Steam games (and I have a LOT) so it is rather curious, but at least in my case it is of short duration and doesn't seem to c

It does sound like you got a bug. Definitely send a save game file and details in a ticket, if you haven't already. Sheesh not a situation I would like to be in.

This perk is on the pragmatic track. I just did it. Had to compensate on my tax collection as my economy went south! Also had to spend a lot of time organizing and fleeting up the new ships. Garrison duty I think is indicated, as they have poor speed. Hmmm, I am not sure these ships are much more than cannon fodder. The three ships were beam, missile, and mass driver with corresponding defense. At the current state of my game the last two won&#39

[quote who="JacquesGauthier" reply="2" id="3522272"] The game currently allows you to purchase the AI's ships when they are at war with you. Currently when an AI declares war on me, I just purchase half their fleet and use it against the other half. I even bought transports which I immediately used to take one of their planets. /snip/ [/quote] This may seem ridiculous (just like free upgrades to ships, etc.) but these things are extremely use

I think as the resources in the Asteroid fields become more significant, the "feel" of mining asteroid belts will return, and it will be a more interesting system. But that is my take only. As far as starbases not being useful. Huh? Use for island hopping, manufacturing, research, approval, influence improvements, and even for military placement in key battle situations (take a stack of constructors with you, use them to stepping stone to the hear of the enemy,

Since balancing is yet to occur, here's my take on weapons. I evaluate purely intuitively on several parameters. These are all very rough assessments that will change based on tech level and so forth. 1. Tech difficulty. (How expensive/difficult (in terms of placement in the tech tree): a. Mass Driver. To me a mass driver is like artillery. "Mass Drivers" were used in the Stone Age - pick up a rock and throw it. In ancient times peltasts (slinge

Appreciate the explanation. As I said, I suspected that things were ok --- these aren't examples of influence just blatantly being wrong (right on top of a high influence colony, for example). The patch work quilt of colonies that are some Altarian, some Krynn is responsible for the odd patterns. (Fortunately I am on very good terms with the Altarians in the game.) I will try to search for the thread in question...if anyone knows where it is

Well, my 2c is that you should have an option of building any level of a building that you have researched. But the cost of building the higher level building should include the cost of the previous buildings. To reference GC2, in that game (unless I have a huge blind spot) you can only build the highest level of building. When founding a new colony, that can be a problem, especially on extreme worlds where you have a production penalty. You want to kick star

My strong impression of the game as it now, pre-balancing, is that beams are ridiculous. Facing an AI with beam/shield ships, I built missile and mass driver boats that had strong shields. Went into battle and got wiped out. Ships blown apart before they could fire. Did far better just building beam/shield ships myself, which doesn't make any sense (by the way I might add that free upgrades to ships allows one to experiment with this stuff, so very useful

[quote who="Simplicity123" reply="10" id="3522160"] /snip/ Similarly with making tech trading expensive when you are in a tech lead position. Making one of your mechanics completely useless in the situation where you are playing well is an odd game design at best. It's a pretty regular strategy to shoot for the tech lead. So why would you then want to penalize that playstyle by letting everyone who doesn't tech trade on the cheap? [/quote] It&#

My first thought is to rename your My Games\Galciv 3 folder, validate the game files in Steam, reboot your computer and start a new game. Personally, I was able to continue a saved game successfully, but if anything happened I was going to follow this plan, as a start. Next is that if you are still having problems with a new game, sounds like submitting a ticket (see the instructions in the support forum). Of course this plan will mean you are not accessing any of y

This should probably go under support, sorry.