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Reply to Carrier Balance Idea in GalCiv III Future Ideas GalCiv3 Forums

What Chibiabos said... The problem is that carriers are considered support ships and are not the top target priority for any ship class. One of the first goals of tactics is to reduce the eyes and ears and voice of the opposing force. That means support ships that improve attack, defense and any other operational support for the fleet. That is what interceptor or assault ships should be going for. They should only be concerned about escorts or guardians as they fly by on the way to

Reply to Why don't missle ships stay out of range. in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

The Ship's Roles seem to work fairly well. You just have to remember to set them to how you see the ship behaving in combat. Multiple ships are being targeted by each side, and each type (assault, escort, capitol and support) ship seems to behave according to the target/defend priorities listed. Spotting the defense actions has been a bit tougher, but the missiles are being stopped. The ability ti make a custom roll would be interesting. The roles govern target/defense priorities

Reply to Unit Experience&Espionage and other stuffs in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Can I request a way to sort ships and fleets in one of the updates/upgrades? It's tedious trying to organize my wars without it.

Reply to Maybe, maybe not so new idea in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

What I'd like is an Option to turn off the auto ship design.

Reply to 2 Game questions in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

When you select a fleet (more than one ship) the info window lower left has it on the far right. I'm still looking for it everywhere else.

Reply to Ships still overlaoded at start in Release in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

And until they do, there is no point to MP.

Reply to Custom Ship Data Not Loading in MP in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

In single player the list of custom designs is showing designs that fit the available tech, but they're old versions using more space than the hull allows. These designs are buildable -- the dock cranks them out on command. These are hulls with double the weapon loads available in the final. I'd say fix that first; otherwise "cheat" designs of superships may show up.

Reply to Regarding Fleet Warfare in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="outlawcarlcjm" reply="3" id="3524861"] Also ill just mention it here, there should be a way ships can retreat.... [/quote] An out gunned or out numbered ship(s) should attempt to break contact and escape. At least those with faster tactical speeds should.

Reply to ship will not eject in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

With two modules, each with two upgrades, Ii you accidentally hit three instead of two upgrades, would that have the effect of not letting you move on? That would mean you were already using half the second module, so you are already dismantling it, yes?

Reply to Balancing Combat thoughts in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

I'd say missile accuracy is a bit off as well. In three battles I lost 7 ships ranging in size from small to large to a single corvette class -- the same corvette. The last fight was between my 0/112/0 : 131/32/0 HP 250 fleet against an Altarian 18/0/0 : 32/0/0 HP 50. My biggest ship was a large hull equipped with Harpoons (4) and -50% cool down time. In this fight One missile hit the enemy for 16 points before my last ship exploded. It was the only hit the enemy took in those thr

Reply to How the hell do you play this game? in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

When single ships stack in the same hex the number underneath is the logistic value. Since stacked ships automatically become a fleet, you will see the total. Disband the fleet to see individual values.

Reply to Weapon Ranges??? in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

I think I would switch out the cost of the Energy and Kinetics weapons. I know that messes with the +5 symmetry (sorry) but slug throwers need ammo storage too. The relative damage as currently set is reasonable even if the numbers need tweaking. Missile damage should be high, I think: Nukes really do a lot of damage and armor really wouldn't do much to stop one. PD systems to stop them reaching the target is really the only answer (like aegis defense systems against somethi

Reply to Mixing and matching the 3 weapon/shield types in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Engines are important; how much depends on the size of your galaxy. On the smaller end a couple or three levels will do, but on immense -- you may want to spend some time researching up. Otherwise a few extra movement points may do. You really need to research out to some of the bigger guns in whatever specialization you go with. I found myself facing off two neighbors both using Beam weapons and (obviously) shield defenses -- same as I did. So after I got a reasonable beam weapon I s

Reply to Patrol Routes in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

Yes! With set waypoints. It is a pain trying to cover the borders with stationary sensor posts.

Reply to New Colony behavior issue and CTD in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

Thanks. sent.

New Colony behavior issue and CTD in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

Working in a huge galaxy, with all races as AI except Humans. Running 70 ships, 22 colonies, 5 ship yards, and seven starbases. At turn 195 I was going through the idles list (ships, shipyards, planets) when I got a CTD while adding a building to the planet's que. I managed to repeat this four times. It was usually the second or third planet each time. I moved a ship, went to the planet where the music would stop, the mouse pointer would move but not respond to clicks. If I waited

Reply to Ships skipping turns in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

I'm running as those untrustworthy human in a huge galaxy. After about turn 100 (or near there) I noticed a colony hip that appeared not to be moving every turn. It at still for what seemed like two or three, but it isn't easy to judge. I hit the turn button at least three or four times before the ship went back into motion. It feels like a ship that finished moving before the turn cycle ends causes a pause for you to give orders to it -- or a variety of other areas such as tech and i

Reply to Starbases are uneffective vs ships??? in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

Military star bases are command centers for fleet operations, maintenance and repair. They are home to a local "fleet" which IRL, unlike the wide definition used in GalCivIII, refers to a formidable collection of warships. Like most prepared stationary fortifications the military SB can be simply avoided, but it means leaving a fortified position behind you to serve Fleet Ops for the enemy, as well as leaving whatever the base protected in enemy hands. A fully developed SB at equal tech level

Reply to Post Your Gal Civ III Ship Designs! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

If anything the nacelles might be one section too long, but they are supposed to be bright and blinggy... It's the Federation, for crying out loud.

Reply to No Habitable Planets in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

I rather like having a certain amount of imbalance in a 4X game. It encourages variation in play. When you have only a few planets, terraform tech, ship life support for range, and engines for speed become major research priorities. When you have a good number of planets you develop other tech first. Keeps the game from getting too predictable. That said, I was a bit surprised to see that there were only two habitable wolds withing range of the starting scouts (as the Yor) at the unco

Reply to Post Your Gal Civ III Ship Designs! in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Love the designs, even the Federation ones. While I do think the Feds have the most boring design concept in the entire Star Trek universe, the ones here are very well done. Now the question... How? I find it hard to believe you work through the game to max out the available sizes and components, especially since save games go away with each iteration of the Beta. Since I don't have a designer available from the main menu, I'd like to know what you're using so I can play t