Don't give up! There is a definite spread of opinions here. Tons of people who love GC2 and want little other than more graphics and bigger galaxies. Tons of people who want this or that sub-system tweaked. Tons of people who want major changes in core systems. On and on. I wouldn't be a developer choosing between us even if they paid you for it. [e digicons];)[/e]
I must be weird. I seem to be the only person who actually enjoyed and agreed with the Influence mechanic and concept in GC2.
I have been thinking about it and I am more against this idea than I was before. It strikes me that GalCiv 2 effectively makes the concept of vast interstellar an actual game mechanism that affects decisions. It is a part of what makes GalCiv a successful game tor me. Distance matters.
I can't see using this. I have no intention of leaving the movement of my ships to some random number generator. My decisions are already full of enough risk as is. "Captain So-And-So, jump over to this area of the map. Who knows, you just might make it one piece." "Gee, thanks Commander-In-Chief. Here's my resignation. You can fly the ship in jump mode and try _your_ luck!"
Cute. I went to Shapeways this last Yule and bought the family 3D printed D&D dice sets. I bought myself a nice over-sized D20. I thought I was being 3D printing gamer geeky, but this goes several steps further.
[quote who="DARCA1213" reply="16" id="3471216"] btw the galaxy is looking alive with all the clouds and pretty planets and marble looking suns. Its like look at the galaxy through a snow globe. Great stuff. DARCA [/quote] Yes. I just had to agree with this! I was impressed when he showed the view of the galaxy on ecliptic perspective. Pretty stuff. More good use of good art. It's the kind of thing that makes
Ah, a pacifist invasion, all of the conquest and glory, none of the blood and guilt. It may come to that some day, but not yet. Underneath all the gags and shiny equipment, GalCiv has this truth: people dying, slaughtered in senseless numbers, is what war is all about. Otherwise, it is just chess with exploding pieces. More than just a game mechanic, that truth should stay there at the core. (Gotta agree about the Iro
So, we are touting GC2 as the tutorial for GC3. Interesting tactic. I do agree, though. If you like GC1 and are interested in GC3, it is very probably worthwhile to get a copy of GC2. There is a lot of fun to be had there while waiting for the Alpha developers to tell us it is okay to think that GC3 is fun, too. (They are so strict!!)
@OP Good comments on everything else. There seems to be a strong vocal contingent here on the forums fanatically in favor of the humor levels of GC2. I am definitely one of them. You may find it a point even more contentious than tactical battle or cinematic battle. Or any other of the contentious points available. I don't remember a discussion on a cringe-worthy DLC, but would gladly buy one. Wait, I get it for free! Oh wow
Sorry DARCA, but econodrum1 has this one right. Scale of size makes giant robots impractical at best. Physics is not easily bluffed, and sizing rules are part of that obstinance. (As another factor, tactically speaking, big things in combat are big targets.) You can posit sufficient tech to break physics and duplicate the visual effects of sci-fi fantasies, but then again, you could apply the same technologies to create little miniscule force bubbles that packed nuclea
I immediately thought about the opener for Star Wars. It established scale like few space scenes achieve. I got to see it in LA during the first week. Nobody had any clues yet what was in that movie. So, without any warning from previous movie effects, the emotional impact of that huge ship was amazing. I had been doing the whole stand-in-line-around-the-block thing and in those few seconds I knew it had all been worthwhile. I find myself strangely unable to co
I go for option 2. Your political borders start and stop with your planets. There are no other physical borders possible. You could possibly claim to enforce political borders in space, but it would be more expensive in border patrols than it would be worth. You end up with the same general unenforceable "my claim is better than your claim" chaos that defines current air- and sea-based border claims. (Then again, it can get immediately enforced upon declaration o
I have to say Influence makes intuitive sense to me. We can (and will) argue about balance mechanisms, but the concept works. The space you can control enough to claim and tax is yours. The physics of star travel makes those borders very porous, but they still have economic and political effect. I like that the boundaries exist and that they are so porous, it is part of the gameplay and character of GalCiv I enjoy.
I never went to a concert. From everything I saw and heard from folk at the time, the Beatles experience was execrable. Screaming beatlemaniacs ruined any live experience for musical purposes. At least, it was so here in the US. In performances on TV and such they were charming guys who sang and played all right if not great. Their strength was always in the quality of their writing. They produced high quality albums for the time, but I won't deba
Just caught the replay Lots of very good stuff! You can tell there has been a lot of good work in a lot of places. The shipyard looks great. Many wonderful toys to play with. I am going to love gizmos. Exporting parts is a real good idea. I enjoy the planet textures, especially the really arbitrary combinations. As I watched, a couple gamer family members came by and caught the planet textures being shown. They say, "Sweet" in unison.
I thought about pushing for a place to trade ship files, possibly the founder's vault. However, I expect that changes in the Shipyard may put present designs at risk. Once it settles down, though, I think that would be a fun idea.
Manual placement of the initital colony is a good gameplay option. Sounds like a fun decision to make. There does need to be a heuristic default for the lazy or the learners. I think that is a different topic than AI placement of tile improvements That is something that needs attention in GC3, made even more important with the adjacency effects. But that has more to do with how well they function as opponents than what I might or might not inherit from th
[quote who="FenrisLokison" reply="17" id="3468109"] could you please develop why you find it annoying? Is it because of the features themselves which kind of "cheat" the regular rules (like stealing a tech instead of researching it normally)? Or because of the usual increase in micromanagement generally involved? Or something completely different? And if there were to be a espionage feature, what would make it less annoying in your opinon?[/qu
Here is a ship with pumping guns. I call it the Gunboat Diplomat. The pumping action is the turrets from 4 Cannon parts, so this is with functioning weapons, not just moving bling. There is much use of the offsets here. Yay, offsets!! It invol
You are encouraged, nay challenged, to try for yourself and find out. Also, to show off your results. [e digicons];)[/e]
[quote who="Wetballs" reply="22" id="3468352"] I understand the delay and believe it'll be good for the eventual beta. However, I think the longer the Founders Elite Edition is available (and it's all that's available), the more Stardock will be hated on Steam by those who see you as evil money grubbers. Personally, I don't give a toss about most of the vermin like that who frequent the Steam forums, except that I want as many people to get into Gal
Agreed!
Immersion comes from liberal doses of gameplay and eye candy and lore and who knows what else. Yes, you can get immersed in a good game of chess. It is even better when the pieces wake up and hack at each other with laser swords, or if the pieces all have your opponents face on them.
[quote who="ParagonRenegade" reply="1" id="3466780"] The AI is already slated to be able to learn strategies and ship designs from players, and it actively surfs the internet to do so.[/quote] It will use Steam tricks to learn from players. That is not the same as actively surfing the Internet.
I think that "rock, paper, scissors" is not accurate for GC2's weapons/defense scheme. But I do have to say that whatever you call it, I love it. It is interesting and fun for me. I am curious to see how it gets translated going forward, but I am in the camp of those who are hoping that something that is working doesn't get broken in the name of progress.