They did solve part of it already. Originally one could ask for a tribute during hundreds or thousands of turns, now it is maxed on 50 turns. Further it seems to me that the galactic bank guarantees these payments, it is not in their best interest so they should stop it. On higher level though they have already built defenders before you have (even with 100% research) impulse drive. But minor civs are not so smart :)
In VGA Planets you had multiple resources to manage. Every race used different ships (which could be modded btw). In GalCiv the model for planets and shipbuilding are much easier. Also turns take are much shorter. In VGA Planets a turn could take at max 2-3 hours, when playing three turns a week. In GalCiv often les than a minute per turn. Alltus, you are right GalCiv has lots of character. bye, Tventano VGA Planets is really "the good old times".
I second the request But I really hope the information is there. Because when I squeeze out lots of money for a long time from a civ and attack them the next turn again, they just keep on paying. I would expect that they would stop paying, as it was with Civ. Now it seems that the galactic bank handles all transfers.
Reading your message again. Do not always trust autopilot, troop ships I normally move in manually, just by the keyboard.
A troop ship will only approach the enemy planets when all defensive ships are eliminated. So first attack with some other ship. When the shield symbol is gone move your troop ship. How good are your troops, how good are his? You get to see the numbers when the fight starts, based on this you can change your tactics. And you can use the number for future attack plans. I am not able to predict the numbers.
Generally all bonusses just add up. So having multiple planets with a star is a big advantage. Same with multiple stars and multiple star bases in a sector. At least that is my impression.
when making peace with a civ and getting a tribute for several hundred months, when after some time war breaks out again, the money just keeps coming, it even seems that they are not paying, the money is coming from nowhere. Tventano
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