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Reply to Does population affect production? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I believe, in addition to Metaphase's list, population also affects Influence.

Reply to Best and worst buildings in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Indeed, and Influence Starbases represent a much larger investment than an Embassy. As far as the defensive structures, I think they're more intended for the AI, to help them in defending their planets more effectively. Personally, I never build them.

Reply to Sniper ship and starbase ship assist upgrade questions in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

1. They work as you have guessed. And yes, overlapping Military Starbases can make even a humble 1 attack 0 Defense fighter into a force to be reckoned with. 2. The 'sniper turrets' for Starbases are just the Mass Driver version of the 'attack assist' options for Military Starbases. They are identical in function to the Laser and Missile versions, adding +1 to the Mass Drive attack of friendly ships in their AoE (Area of Effect). As far as I know, 'sniper' ships just have

Reply to Help anyone? Upgrading ships in and out of fleets? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I think it depends on where the ships are - I seem to remember it having something to do with distance from the nearest friendly world or whether they're in your 'sphere' of Influence. Bear in mind that while being upgraded, a ship only has 1HP, as far as I know.

Reply to Observations about the patch in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

2: As has been pointed out to me, weapons research is strategic. Beam weapons are the weapon for the early game. They have low tech costs, so you get more bang for your tech buck. But they're get really big when they go into large ships. So, in the early game that is dominated by small and mid-sized ships, lasers are a good idea. In the long game, missiles dominate. If you

Reply to Observations about the patch in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

i started a new game, and after I hit the turn button for the first round, came a GNN breaking news, that the Drengin has built a Manufacturing Capital, w00t! Do Drengin start with the tech to build these (am away from my home PC, so can't check right now)? If so, they just purchased it on their first turn...

Reply to Does "Guard" N "Sentry" work..? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

its just stupid since with sentry available then guard is redundant No, it's not. Guard and Sentry do different things. If I remember correctly... When set to 'Sentry' a ship will reactivate when any ship from another race comes into sensor range. When set to 'Guard' a ship

Reply to SKip Button in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I think that, at present, the button only appears after you've finished your turn, a ship finishes its move with some remaining, and you have the relevant option (can't remember what it's called right now) unchecked. I believe Space does the same thing during your turn.

Reply to What exactly is the AI building? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

What version of the game are you playing, how large (how many planets) did the Tor have, had they been at peace for most of the game or constantly at war, how long had they held the planets you're talking about (had they just captured them, or held them for years)?

Reply to Stardocksucks!?! in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Or, to put it another way: Please don't feed the trolls.

Reply to So whats the best way to run your economy????? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I use this combo because high population has so many other benefits that I like: Increased industrial activity on a planet... ...increased resesarch output (even without labs) Erm, are you sure about these two? To the best of my knowledge and experience, military/social production capacity and research are

Reply to What difficulty level does everybody play? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Tough, with the 'randomise AI' option at the moment. Having fun, but may try the next one up soon.

Reply to Approval intervals in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I'd really like somebody to throw up some numbers they're positive are correct. It's really quite essential knowing whether it's important to keep happiness above a certain level. Are there no break points between 30 and 75%? Not for pop growth, as far as I know. But if you switch to one of the more advan

Reply to 1.1 Beta 4b Thalian Incursion in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

They are essentially forcing me to declare war over two influence starbases. Or to build your own Influence (via starbases or planetary improvements) to counter theirs...

Reply to The races should not all be alike! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Strategist, please don't take this the wrong way, but how much have you played Civ IV and GC2? As far as I can see, while the Civ AI is impressive, the different civs all use the same one. The only difference between the civs lies in the bonuses that they each recieve, which in turn influences how they play. In GC2, each race has a completely unique AI, and the more I play it, the more impressed I become with how differently they

Reply to AI development: More focused, working with friends.. in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Journal entry seems amazing even though your start settings (eg planets, map size) were pretty crappy imo. I believe, based on previous Journals, that he specifically chose them to give the AI a hard time. If I remember correctly, the AI generally does best on Medium maps with lots of planets. By limiting t

Reply to Serious Gameplay Bug in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

It's not a bug - it's how the system is designed to work. I think it's kinda confusing until you get your head around it, and can perfectly understand why some people don't like the mechanics, but it's working the way it's intended to.

Reply to Do I understand the economy? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

If you have production allocated to both military and social, and you have no improvements to build the production is funneled into military (in v 1.1) yes? If you have no military to build, it's dumped into social, yes? If you have neither to build, do you still spend money on useless production that does nothing for you?

Reply to Do I understand the economy? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Ok I think you're right about that. But there's one thing i don't understand. Why is full research funding mutually exclusive with full military or social production? I can understand military and social having a tradeoff because they're using the same factories, but if I have the funding why can't I run both my factories and my

Reply to Do I understand the economy? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Correct me if I make a mistake here. I think you have... It starts off with a tax (or trade routes). My citzens are taxed a certain amount based on my

Reply to Wheres my production gone? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

My guess is it is a population issue. As far as I know, population has no effect on production or research. While I don't know the specifics on his game, I had that proble

Reply to Game Piracy: A Moral Choice in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Never, ever buy PC games through Ebay. If they're cheap, there's a reason for it, and it's rarely a good one.

Reply to Economy Still Confusing in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I know where you're coming from, DethPete - it took me a while to get my head around it. The key for me was to understand that the output listed for an improvement is its 'maximum capacity'. Your research facility doesn't provide 5 units of research - it provides the 'capacity' for 5 units. If you set your spending to 100%, so your entire workforce is actively employed, and you set your research slider to 100%, so all of

Reply to Toggle between ships ???? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

When you say 'going in different directions', are they already heading to a destination? Tab only selects ships without move orders. To find all your ships, use the planet/ship list.

Reply to Great job on Beta 3A --- but one serious bug still needs to be fixed... in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

This is a bug that should be addressed. It'll probably help if you post your debug.err for the Stardock guys to take a look at...