Wetballs

[quote who="EvilMaxWar" reply="46" id="3457727"] 5.If someone uses the same presets over and over in the game, The wheel becomes very efficient as you can memorize where to put the dot for each of your favorite presets and set the wheel in an instant without even thinking. With the sliders you still have to go through the steps described in no.4 and it takes longer. [/quote] Yeah this would work. If you could put markers or waypoints, s

[quote who="Tridus" reply="39" id="3457547"] Multiple interconnected sliders suck. They are bad UI, and it's good that they're dead and not coming back. A slider is for when you have one thing to control. When you have several, you use something suited to the task. At some point these complaints about sliders start to feel like people want it because that's how it was before and they're used to it, not because there's any advantage to it.[/quote

[quote who="EvilMaxWar" reply="38" id="3457502"] Hey Wetballs! I just asked one of my buddy to vote on the poll for you, he voted for the sliders since that is your choice. Thanks for taking part in the poll. [/quote] No good can come of this.

[quote who="econundrum1" reply="35" id="3457442"] Wetballs given you're issue with polls because of how you where raised and the wheel because it's different to the sliders you are used to. .. Do you think you might just be a little bit resistant to change [/quote] This is a semi-true story. When I was twenty five, I participated in a poll (I don't remember what it was - something sick I'm sure) and then I forgot about it. Then a

[quote who="DARCA1213" reply="34" id="3457435"] Ok. Can you share your wisdom this time and tell us what is wrong with the poll and how it contributes to Satans amusement? And raised how? You can't storm in all super zealots and don't explain why properly. DARCA. [/quote] The guy who used to fix our refrigerator used to tell me stories about how, in the years just prior to the start of WW2, the Nazis used to inject baby animals

[quote who="EvilMaxWar" reply="21" id="3457322"] So, was your hate for the production wheel strong enough to commit into voting in the dreadful poll? [/quote] The devil doesn't have access to Archie Comics, so he reads polls. I don't participate in polls because I won't contribute to Satan's amusement. It's that simple. I would rather indulge in sweaty bone-jarring sodomy with the Production Wheel than v

[quote who="econundrum1" reply="18" id="3457240"] Quoting Wetballs, reply 17 If there's two things in this crappy world that I hate, it's polls and the friggin production wheel. Sliders may not be as hip and cool as the new production wheel, but they're simpler to use when trying to get exact numbers. I think the production wheel is clunky. Instead of just setting the sliders to the values I want, I have to go searching for some little hex that r

If there's two things in this crappy world that I hate, it's polls and the friggin production wheel. Sliders may not be as hip and cool as the new production wheel, but they're simpler to use when trying to get exact numbers. I think the production wheel is clunky. Instead of just setting the sliders to the values I want, I have to go searching for some little hex that represents those values. And who the hell knows where that's going to be, right?</p

I don't care for the production wheel. The sliders were easier to set exact values for me. With the lock mechanism, I could set it to 20, 20, 60 with no problem. The production wheel is cute and all, but if I want that 20, 20, 60 deal, I have to go searching for the exact dot that represents those values. It's possible of course, but I still have to hunt it down. It was just easier with the sliders. Yeah, I have to have the exact va

Wow, I was really surprised to actually see some cool star names up there! I was worried that they'd all be stuff like "Bodymassage" or "Yourmom". There were a few silly ones in there, but I was still impressed. I almost felt guilty submitting "Wankoslavia".

[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="3" id="3454986"] Quoting Wintersong, reply 2Wasn't that a Mega Event? There were two such events. One was a regular random event, which provided some small bonuses every other turn to some of the receiving race's abilities. The other was a Mega Event, which provided a bonus to all of the receiving race's abilities each turn. [/quote] Yep, what Gaunathor said!

I always played with mega events turned off. The pirate one just killed the game for me when it happened. However I think there was a regular event version of the one you're talking about too. I could never tell if it made a difference or not though. Anyway, if it's not on a toggle, it should be easy enough to fiddle with any event in Galciv 3 (or make your own) by editing the XML files.

[quote who="Replicators" reply="39" id="3451327"] The vertical movement of the ships disturbs me... Maybe have a setting that shows a smooth movement? [/quote] Was thinking the same thing.

[quote who="EvilMaxWar" reply="35" id="3448262"] Haha, I read all the tech description BECAUSE they are so corny. Well, i can understand your point of view, but there can be only one official flavour of GalCiv, Original. And original tastes funny. If you want serious taste, your best bet would be that someone make a "serious" galciv mod and changes the text in it. As far as modding is concerned this kind of stuff is usually pretty easy to do. Maybe it already exist

[quote who="EvilMaxWar" reply="25" id="3448087"] Quoting Wetballs, reply 24 I agree with the OP 100%. Unfortunately, the devs - and what looks like the majority of the player base - don't. I question the seriousness of both your avatar and your forum nickname [/quote] Hehe, yeah well that only goes to show I like a bit of silliness just as much as the next guy! [e digicons]:grin:[/e] But I think silliness

I agree with the OP 100%. Unfortunately, the devs - and what looks like the majority of the player base - don't.

[quote quoting="post"] (On a side note I tried to use the search function to see if this has been asked already but it seems broken for me and just sits there loading endlessly,) [/quote] I'm not sure, but I think there may have been a thread or two on this subject. Not 100% certain, but if I recall correctly, I believe combat is going to be handled by live action cockfights. There's supposed to be some sort of&n

[quote who="Iggore" reply="22" id="3441252"] Yeah, I know, I read the thread. My question is rethorical. Whats the link between humour and immersion in a scifi game such as this, and is it significant? For me, humour is a really efficient vehicule for setting the tone and carrying tons of information, so it works for me.[/quote] Turning Star Wars into Space Balls would have completely ruined the tone of the movie (f

I guess I'm in the minority, but I absolutely despised all the "humorous" dialogue and tech descriptions in Galciv2. In fact, the writing was the one thing I really did hate about the game. If this was Donkey Kong, I could maybe see it being light hearted, but in a game like this I'd rather it be as science fictiony as possible for the sake of immersion. It just gave me the feeling that the devs didn't even take their own game seriously (which seems to be true, s

[quote who="Wetballs" reply="11" id="3440346"] Quoting admiralWillyWilber, reply 10 My guess you are talking about what you believe in, or the fact that I'm a christian. I don't know why I'm interested in things I don't believe. Sorry I offended you. I think it would be a nice addition to the game. I wouldn't mind a post about this from a microbiologists. This wouldn't have be totally scientific. They could give me something from my ideas. This co

Double post right here.

[quote quoting="post"] I would like to see a molecular description of the factions, and like what type of genus or order they would be like. I know this would do none thing for game play, but it would be nice to be able read about. 1. Like do they use different amino acids. This is sugars instead of protein. 2, Are they 98% water, or are they some other solvent like. a. methane. b. sulferic acid. c. Am

[quote quoting="post"] --- It sounds to me here that you want to take more of the fun out of this game [/quote] I played Civilization 2 and 3 for years and never got bored. Neither of them had tactical combat. The fun part of Galciv games (for me) is the empire building and grand strategic decision making on a galactic scale. There are already tons of strategy games out there where combat is the main focus.

[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="10" id="3433283"] It's probably best, if you wait a little longer. I'm going to release a new version soon, which has some pretty big changes. Well, or at least a lot of changes. If all is going as planned, I should be able to release it in a week (or two). I just want to make sure, that I've got everything.[/quote] You're the goods so I'm sure it'll be great!

[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="3" id="3433179"] Quoting Wetballs, reply 2I'm pretty sure that this could be done in Galciv II by tweaking the XML files It not only could be done, but already has been done. For the record, I'm going to release a new version soon, which adds a couple more options, and changes the customisation points of the custom races for each "difficulty" (completely forgot about those).[/quote] Well there ya go! Yo