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Reply to Replays of good starts, beta 1.095? in Strategy Stardock Forums

Where can I find some of those replays, and will they run correctly on the 1.095 beta?

Replays of good starts, beta 1.095? in Strategy Stardock Forums

I have read the "Viable strategy" thread, but unfortunately, the replays seem to have been removed, or maybe they're just obsolete with the new beta. I would like to see how some expert players gear up. Would anyone be willing to share a replay or two that I could run through on the beta 1.095 Sins?

Reply to Size of Sins Big Games? in Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock Forums

Indeed. Chasing down the last of the holdouts can be very tedious.

Reply to Size of Sins Big Games? in Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock Forums

Multi-star maps are possible. You have to research the tech to be able to jump between stars. A Huge multi-star random map is five stars with a total of 102 planets/asteroids/etcetera.

Reply to How big is the SoaSE download? in Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock Forums

I think it was in the neighborhood of 850 megabytes. I have a similar connection, and it was a few hours.

Reply to Entrenchment with 20% off in Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock Forums

I got the survey email and used the coupon to buy Sins for $9.99 off.

Reply to Did I order the wrong package for download? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Ah. Thank you very much, I'll do that right away.

Did I order the wrong package for download? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I wanted to purchase the game, Galciv2 "Gold edition" *plus* the expansions, but I seem to have got serial numbers registered for *only* the expansion pack(s) for my $49.95. Galciv2 itself shows up on my Stardock Central "Tools/register products" page, but no serial number included. My order reply email says "expansion bundle", did I push the wrong button on the order page? If so, how do I get this fixed up?

Reply to Latest Poll Question in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

The poll isn't letting me vote at all. I get the "results" box without ever seeing the "vote" box. ~SDC~

Reply to Upgrade GalCiv to Drengin.net? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

"I recently purchase the drengin.net upgrade from Gal Civ." You need to update your keycode in the Metaverse to the drengin.net key instead of the galciv key. ~SDC~

Reply to 1.04.59 in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Thank you, Brad. ~SDC~

Reply to Trade Goods - what happened!?!?!? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

What happened to the big fancy claim that the Metaverse could be used to give the AI the ability to use some human players' strategy? Why isn't Frogboy working on how the AI could do the same exploits instead of just nerfing them for the human? ~SDC~

Reply to Trade Goods - what happened!?!?!? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Why is this nerfed on *NORMAL* settings, anyway? ~SDC~ [Message Edited]

Reply to Trade Goods - what happened!?!?!? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Fine, then limit all the nerfs to Masochistic and higher. ~SDC~

Reply to Trade Goods - what happened!?!?!? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I'm with Code Monkey: make the AI handle it better, don't just "nerf" everything that humans come up with to win. ~SDC~

Reply to How do you get a major power conquered before it surrenders to your enemy? in Strategies Stardock Forums

Hit his last two or three systems all at once. ~SDC~

Reply to Do any of the races in GalCiv look like someone you know? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I keep thinking that the Altarian looks like this snotty rich kid that I knew in high school. ~SDC~

Reply to Selling Trade Goods in Strategies Stardock Forums

"sell the aphrodesiac to the other 5 majors + minors for $200+ apiece (or maybe some tech)." If you go for 20 bc/turn deals, you should get around $1000 for any of the Trade Goods. More if you get Diplomatic Translators first. ~SDC~

Reply to Getting Aliens to Break Alliances in Strategies Stardock Forums

It might be possible to bribe the bigger one to attack the smaller, or you might be able to pick off some systems through culture and destabilization. ~SDC~

Reply to Hanging Chads... in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I bet he's got one big planet that is below 50% and a bunch of small colonies. ~SDC~

Reply to The New Forum Features (part 2) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

"You can view just the posts you've posted." How about just the threads that I've responded to? ~SDC~

Reply to Early game economic strategy in Strategies Stardock Forums

You're probably overextending on colonies. Keeping spending at 100%, try using about a third of your initial bank in "colony ship" mode, then switch to heavy research spending for another third and finally to Social spending to finish some basic improvements (Soil Enrichment and Habitat Improvement, at least) and some Trade Goods. Once you use up the $1000, you'll have to scale back spending, but you can sell the Trade Goods for tribute until you get some Trade going. ~SDC~

Reply to Easter Eggs and such in Gal Civ in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Samms = Virgil Samms, the First Lensman! Though Palain Seven is a planet itself, not a star. ~SDC~

Reply to The ancient art of rush-buying in Strategies Stardock Forums

Just don't overdo it. As you noticed, you can rush-buy too much and stall out your economy if you hit a setback. ~SDC~

Reply to Evil starbase rush strategy in Strategies Stardock Forums

I've been picking off Altarian influence bases that way. ~SDC~