Tell me how galciv shocked you!

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I'd really love to hear some stories about what you're biggest surprises were in playing galciv... those moments when the computer came up with something you hadn't exspected at all.

For me, it was during my first game (medium, sub-normal) when I was going for cultural domination pretty easy. I allready controlled about 80% and was getting bored, just tried to end it as fast as possible, 100% military, one constructor after the other, nothing can stop me, raise taxes another time - and boom! My empire splits into two, the rebels taking some of my most important systems, and with much of my power gone, the other AIs suddenly rise again and the game which I thought was over just began.
That was the moment I really started to love galciv and at 4 AM I finally managed to win the first "easy" game (of cause I had to work the next day...)
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Without a doubt, the game in which the Torians get a 80+ Precursor corvette event. Not sure if that happens often, but it rocked the heck out of my game. I was at war with them.

~SDC~
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
When in one turn the Altarians offered Peace to me and I did not see the reson why. And then in the Next turn they demanded a lot of money to maintan peace...

Or the Arceans also making peace with me just to conquer an undefended planet in the next turn which I otherwise would have defended.
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Wow! Nasty stuff like that never happened to me... Maybe I'm just playing too nice...

~SDC~
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Two cases really got me going. Case #1: The Yor were getting pounded on by a three way alliance. I was at peace with all parties. The Yor, down to two systems, surrender to ME. Now I am at war with 3 civs, and out of position due to the suprise. That took some quick thinking to extricate myself from.

Case #2: I made four chaotic evil civs and one pure evil. I myself was going toward evil. The Fundamentalists show up, wiping out the Drengin and the Yor immediately. The Torians were down to one system, but lost it to the I-League a turn later. The resulting shift in power left the Altarians almost unaffected and the superpower of the map. The newly formed Fundie empire was very strong and a clear second place overall. I was a quite distant third. I was outgunned and outteched. That was a bloodbath!

I would definitely say this game does have its share of shocking moments. You can try to set up a nice situation, and then have it all fall apart when something doesn't quite fit in the plan. That makes player flexibility the #1 survival trait. Adapt, or die!
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Hmmm.....I like the event where every uninhabited world within 1 sector of a planet gets 14 added to their quality.

It happened to me with the Drengin, in the middle of his cluster, early on in the game. (on a Huge map)

Lots of 30+ quality planets!

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
I'm just totally shocked at how much this game is like the old STARS! game, and the never released STARS! Supernova Genesis. It seems these guys must of liked the Stars! game enough to emulate it almost to a T.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
I've actually played the demo of STARS!, and my brother asked me whether I was doing my homework. But seriously, STARS! is a good game, and I enjoyed it, but never found a copy of it...

I can't say anything here yet, as my copy of GC hasn't arrived yet.

P.S. I convinced a friend of mine (Who hasn't heard of this game) to go up against the hardest AI, set them on pure good and be evil.
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
STARS! was originally a Win 3.1 game, now thats oldschool for sure. But it was patched up and re-released as a Win95 game and sold as a double-pack (2 copys - 2 Serials) so long ago. I split mine with a friend back in '97 i think. It was a on the shelf game for awhile back then. But when it sold out it was gone. :(
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
So far, this game hasn't really surprised me. In fact, almost the opposite... I've been disappointed. But I'm still playing it until Stars! Supernova Genesis comes out.

However, this game is nothing like Stars!. It's more like MOO than anything else.

Bruce
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
Hola,

I appreciated the fact that i could play the 1.00 for 2 days and i didnt notice any bugs and the game didnt crash or act whacky.
In addition it was fun and challenging. This is what Computer Gaming World means by a 4.5 star game (out of 5)

Playing more, sleeping less,
Don Alejandro de Valencia