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Do world maps wrap from side to side? They should.

Is there a reason to prefer a Coordinator or Innovation Complex over a Research Academy? The former (IIRC) produces 20/30% while the latter produces 40%. Yes, I know the adjacency level boost is +2 instead of +1. Only as a hub with at least 3 RAs? Thulium Data Archive I believe is +1 adjacency, so is not wonderful as a hub? No, +2 or 3. And while we're on the subject of hubs, has anyone notice

I noticed that 'Leftover Robots ' are contributing 20% to the manufacturing research of at least one of my planets. WTF? (Yes, it might have been an ex-Yor world and there's a small chance it was once an Iconian world. But that phrase would not be appropriate for either of their improvements.) No, it was a world originally colonized b

How is - or is - 'faction' different from race/species?

I haven't looked closely at the specific values, but I do know that when I build each improvement, the planet morale does go up.

I like RTS, but short RTS matches. I get into a game and someone knocks on the door. What am I supposed to do? Invite them in to watch the last five minutes of the match. (got some converts that way, but more really strange looks) There is NO WAY that a concept such as GC can be implemented as a RTS. The scale won't permit it. Perhaps a non-RTS as a grand framework for RTS events, but that's a difficu

Yeah, tonight was quite good. Even the dancing bandito got me smiling. I won't spoil the ending, though...

Basic Railgun requiring Thulium is also dumb.

Oh, certainly not to replace mouse movement. The two have co-existed for decades 0 except in GCIII.

Please enable keypad movement. Yes the key mapping will be different with hexes (6 directions) than squares (8 directions), but we can get used it. There are several benefits with keypad movement, not least of which is getting your hand off the mouse. Also, you have much finer control over movement - you can actually retreat when you detect that enemy fleet. To try that level of control with a mouse leads to instant mouse finger cramping.

I like it the way it is. You quickly learn not to screw around near black holes.

How can you exploit an exploit?

[This is for the 2.3.3 Base game, but I recall the same behavior in 2.5] In the Govern screen, on the Colonies page you can sort the list of colonies by any of the attributes (columns). You can view and edit a planet from that page, but when it returns to the page the table is un- (or default-)sorted. You have to resort and probably scroll to find the next planet of interest. The list should retain the selected sort at least so long as the Govern screen is ac

One would assume that shorts are obvious, but maybe not?

Interesting observations. Yes, this is getting a little too OT. I will say that I've been having these discussions for many years regarding synthetic races that are, effectively, individually immortal. What is their motivation to self-sacrifice? GC dodges around this with the wholly unconvincing assertion that the (good) Arnor "do not experience time". That dog don't hunt. [quote]The willingness to die for one's offspring, I could see the p

Well, obviously the buyers didn't know...

BTW, whatever happened to capturing technology when a alien world is taken? That used to be real motivating!

[quote who="tetleytea" reply="30" id="3689683"] The durantium is spent the moment you build queue it. If you cancel build, you get it refunded. The enemy can't take away what you already spent. This isn't Civ--built units don't really need supply. [/quote] I'm going to have to think about that. At a given moment, starbase mines produce X stuff. Stuff-users use Y stuff. Doesn't really matter if it's 'per week' or not. The questi

Yeah, I've done that. Works a treat, if you can afford it. In GCII you could "upgrade" to the same class for very little. Don't know if that holds in GCIII. (BTW, in the example my DNs use Thulium and I'm out of Thulium so that may not be an option.) And now! From the Wiki (I'm getting the impression that this is the real game manual): .. starships repair at a base rate of 1 hit point per turn, whether they move during the turn or not.

Remember, the egg-laying species is mono-sexual. There are no "female" whatever they are. Should be interesting. And none of them better turn into Wesley Crusher! Seth, you have been warned.

[quote who="tetleytea" reply="20" id="3689781"] Good is altruistic, which by definition actually runs contrary to self interests. [/quote] I disagree. Some ideologies hold, and our own emotional responses seem to confirm, that altruism is self-interest, especially collective self-interest. Then there is the strong example of the religions that hold that one's self-interest is not necessarily best served in this world. You would undoubtedly call them mista

What's the best way to deal with ship repair. I've a 1000 HP dreadnought that is knocked back to 100 points. Send it to orbit a planet? Into the same hex as a shipyard? Or do you form a small group of high-repair auxiliaries that sit back behind the lines? Or just poof it and build another?

[quote who="tetleytea" reply="28" id="3689770"] Is this the crew member that hatches from an egg? [/quote] I forgot about that possibility; we haven't seen (it) yet. No, another.

[quote who="BlackSmokeDMax" reply="21" id="3689739"] now I just don't watch Fox or CBS shows scheduled on Sunday nights. [/quote] Fortunately, Sunday isn't the regular night for The Orville - that would be Thursday. Last week they played it both nights. Look for ep. 2 two nights hence. Fairly decent, and they get what is apparently a new crew member [spoiler]that looks suspiciously like an off-color Stewey[/spoiler].

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="17" id="3689714"] I don't like the formula (sci fi + snarky humor), [/quote] [quote who="SchismNavigator" reply="18" id="3689730"] they might want to dial back the Seth jokes. [/quote] I CANNOT STAND Family Guy and its spin-offs. So far it hasn't, but if The Orville heads in that direction, with all the lame non sequitur zingers, then the TV goes off.