Cost of upgrading

Seems that when upgrading ships, the BC cost doesn't seem to be taken out of my treasury.  Can anyone else confirm?

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Yeah, It's a well known issue, I think it may even be left that way for testing purposes. 

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This and some other features of the Betas have been intentionally left in (according to the live streams, for example) so that players can test stuff that would otherwise be difficult.  But come release, the Galaxy is going to get a lot colder....brrrrrr!

 

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Aw man, don't spoil it for everyone.  :grin:

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Quoting Franco, reply 3

Aw man, don't spoil it for everyone.  :grin:
End of Franco's quote

LoL, I would add my corollary, which is that developing detailed strategies at this point, or trying write a manual, etc., are not good uses of time.

 

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Developing detailed strategies are of utmost importance. 

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Developing strategies is shooting at a moving shape-shifting incorporeal target at best.  I keep reminding myself not to pick up any habits or assumptions.  A good deal of what is true now just won't be so whenever new mechanics or adjustments come along.  From what I hear, that is likely to be true for years.

I picked up GC2 long after it was finished .  I have been playing it for a couple few years in my own semi-inept way.  That was with a system in final design and balance.  I worked my way up to crippling through effort. 

I can't see putting deep analysis into this game just yet.  I understand that deep analysis is the way some people will enjoy themselves with the game.  I understand you can't resist.  I understand you are all crazy.  I have gamer family members with the same character traits and they are crazy, too.  But have fun with that!!  I will certainly watch the conversations for pointers!

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I was wondering why I could upgrade 12 ships for free from the UPGRADE ALL X TO Y menu, but when I did it manually it was bankrupting me

 

The bad news is this means that every game seems to be a ridiculous arms race, with units gaining huge increases in capabilities every several turns :( 

Reply #10 Top

This should be resolved in the beta 5 release.