Rainbow7

Rainbow7

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Reply to Downloading updates through Stardock Central in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

So, why would I have to download the entire ~800megs for just an incremental update? There must be some better method than this. Is everyone ignoring them? When bigger changes are implemented, will I have to re-download the entire thing again? This smells funny.

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Downloading updates through Stardock Central in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I just noticed that there are small incremental updates on the media and tutorials. But to update them I have to download the complete - several hundred - megs worth of files. Is this normal? Shouldn't the update just download what was changed?

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Reply to Why this game bores me silly, yet I can't stop playing. in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I'm enjoying the game, but I also think that a lot of these criticisms are spot-on. That said, having played GalCiv1, I knew what to expect. I think that there are several types of 4X games: those with more abstraction, such as GalCiv and Reach for the Stars; and those with a higher 'quotient' of detail for grognard-like players, such as in Space Empires. They fill, I think, slightly different needs.

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Reply to Easy Fix = More fun in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Quite the opposite. In my experience with other 4x games, exploration can still be going on well into the game. But in GalCiv2, the stars/planets/influence being revealed from the beginning is coupled with VERY long range ships ... and that these two things together rob the game of its 'exploration' experience.

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Reply to GalCiv2 retail in Canada? in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Zip in Ottawa. We should change the name of this thread to 'the plight of Canadians.' No one knows anything at Bestbuy (their website doesn't even list it) or Futureshop. I don't ask at Walmart because they could be holding it in their hands and not realized it. EBGames 'says' Monday, but who knows.

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Reply to WRRRRRRRYYyyyyyyYYY in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

And do you think Canadian Walmarts will be getting the game (and the collector's edition, at that)? So far, it doesn't seem like it's arrived in Canada. EBGames and Bestbuy appear to have only ordered the regular edition.

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Reply to WRRRRRRRYYyyyyyyYYY in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

And do you think Canadian Walmarts will be getting the game (and the collector's edition, at that)? So far, it doesn't seem like it's arrived in Canada. EBGames and Bestbuy appear to have only ordered the regular edition.

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Reply to North of the border in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I think some places, like Bestbuy or Future Shop will have the game for $40CAN+tax. I'm a bit surprised at the lag for the Canadian release, though it's in line with what appears to be happening in some place in the States.

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