charon2112

Improvements are fine as long as they keep the many aspects of the series that have made it great.

[quote quoting="post"] The announcement of GalCiv III is amongst the best gaming news I've heard in years and long desired. The fact that Stardock is going 64bit and Dx10+ with it just makes me even more delighted. I'm looking forward to a world class and amazing gaming experience! (And it's about time devs started ditching the 32bit/Dx9 chains). One thing that is repeatedly striking me as I read these forums is that GalCiv II i

[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="144" id="3408706"] Quoting Tridus, reply 141Except that the game doesn't have to do that. That's by choice of the developer. I know, but that is the case for too often. Quoting charon2112, reply 142Seems that you dislike it, not for a real reason, but just for the sake of disliking it. Which is common among steam detractors. What benefits do I have then by having to run Steam in the background? Ther

[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="138" id="3408639"] Quoting charon2112, reply 136What real effect does having steam running in the background have on your games? It doesn't, and that's the point. Quoting charon2112, reply 136What real control is it forcing on you? That I need to run it in order play my games, despite it not being necessary for them to work. Quoting charon2112, reply 136 Having it running in the back

[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="130" id="3408410"] Quoting charon2112, reply 129 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. 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. <br

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 who="Mordachai" reply="43" id="3408348"] Where is real information on this upcoming game? The trailer is great, but I want to know if it has Sword of the Stars level combat, or just another number crunching engine with (mark 1, mark 2, etc.) same-old-same weapon & defense systems...?[/quote] SotS is a completely different kind of game. The worst thing they could do to galciv is turn it into a completely different game. You might a

I'll just put this here, it's as true today as then: http://draginol.joeuser.com/article/88762/Galactic_Civilizations_is_not_Master_of_Orion <a

[quote who="Deathmachine-pt-" reply="122" id="3408155"] I hate steam and I don't buy games there I made the bad decision of buying Shogun 2 and I regret it.[/quote] Just curious, why specifically did you regret buying Shogun2 on Steam? I use GOG as well, but it's more of a pain to use. You have to manually keep track of updates and install them. I couldn't imagine managing 120 games using GOG, when Steam handles everything automatically and

I'm all for more of everything that made galciv2 great. [e digicons]^_^[/e]

There's nothing wrong with governers as long as the option is always there to control everything yourself if you want.

[quote who="PyroMancer2k" reply="17" id="3405884"] I am all for adding more more depth to the game. However when it comes to games like Distant Worlds I felt like it was completely overboard on the micromanagement to the point that you had to setup so much "automated" stuff it felt like the game was playing it self. So if you liked sitting back and watching a galaxy sim then it could be fun. [/quote] One of the great things about DW is it's customiz

[quote who="Illauna" reply="8" id="3405320"] How is distant worlds btw? The screenshots of the game scare the crap out of me. [/quote] It's incredible. Screenshots mean nothing, it's not a game about graphics. It's easily the best space strategy game I've played. Kind of like Europa Universalis in space.

[quote who="Stringer2" reply="37" id="3407872"] These games take time to play, which is something next to impossible with random people in the internet.[/quote] This!

[quote quoting="post"] Add the possibility of rebellion within either a planet, race or even between races. [/quote] GC2 has this. Any many more very game changing mega events.

[quote quoting="post"] This is a really simple one. The long rant is below. PUT MORE STUFF IN SPACE. In GC2 the map was basically empty and immutable - there were a total of 5 objects: Suns, planets, asteroids, anomalies and ships, 3 of which were completely static(excluding the gimicky death star). And yet on the scales GC purports to operate, there is SO MUCH STUFF in space. Nebulas

[quote quoting="post"] I just bought an elite copy and one for my friend. [/quote] can we be friends? [e digicons]:inlove:[/e]

[quote who="chuck1es" reply="185" id="3407887"] People in here are arguing over different ideas of tactical combat. I see too many akin to, "I would like some control over my fleets." usually is responded with "I disaggree because I don't like RTS in GalCiv.". Not even arguing about the same thing.[/quote] We already have 'some control' over our fleets...it's the way we design them. Tactical combat people want control ov

[quote who="john97838" reply="16" id="3407611"] Quoting Sheeptorpedo, reply 12 Quoting john97838, reply 8 I think anything that would take longer than 1 minute to complete, would be a huge time sink. Doesn't pretty much any turn based game have auto-battle option where you don't even enter combat screen. I loathe people like you who use such option but still, you can escape from actually playing the game. <br

I also recommend making the AI explore and discover systems as a human player would.

The only way I'd want MP implemented is play by email. One turn every day or so works for me.

I agree, I always loved the way influence worked in GC2. I hope the GC3 system is at least as good.

[quote who="RonLugge" reply="11" id="3407581"] Quoting charon2112, reply 10 OP- Your other thread on this topic was locked. Why did you create another? Because, obviously enough, He Is Right. Therefore, any efforts to suppress The Truth is a conspiracy by the Illuminati to keep the masses downtrodden. Basically the same logic any zealot uses. Just applied to a game rather than religion.[/quote] Still, if a mod lo

[quote who="jim_viebke" reply="161" id="3407169"]I shake my head every time a sci-fi writer mentions one ship being "faster" than another. Or that ships "slow down" when their engines are damaged - and if they're close to a astronomical object, you can be sure they'll "spiral" towards it. [/quote] This is true, but I only want so much hard science in my games. Realistically all space battles would also be dead silent, but that's not much fun.

OP- Your other thread on this topic was locked. Why did you create another?