Mage246

Reply to What am I doing wrong? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Thanks for all the advice, but what I'm wondering is how I can play like the AI, not necessarily how to work around the AI. I've already played a few games where I've achieved diplomatic success, but at all times I seem to be at the mercy of the kindness of alien civilizations. I guess what I mean to say is that I want to be more proactive, I want to be the guy that gets to do some invading, not the guy who is constantly being threatened with invasion.... Does anyone know how the AI manages to s

What am I doing wrong? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I'm an experienced strategy gamer, but for some reason the gameplay for this game just leaves me at a loss. I've looked around online and read all sorts of tips about what to do when you first start out, but short of cheating I can't figure out how to beat the AI at anything above normal. The governmental style that I've been trying to use is speed +20 Pop. Growth +20 with the Industrialists +20 Mil +20 Social. The way I generally start out is that I pump up my spending rate and priori