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Reply to No Alliance Option? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Crush them. They won't be allying with anybody if they're squirming under your heel.

Reply to Can you build multiple buildings on a tile? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

You're just replacing the existing building with the new one.

Reply to Bugs, bugs and more bugs in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Let's all play nice. There are enough dips#!t threads as it is. I'm still curious about the starbase issue. So you have a starbase. It gets toasted. Another civ builds one on the same spot, and it's showing up as being yours? I'm also assuming these are resource-mining starbases?

Reply to Bugs, bugs and more bugs in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Then there is the issue of starbases that were once mine and captured by the enemy show up in my list of starbases, . I could go on but as many of you know, the list is quite exhaustive. This game feels like a beta. Starbases can't be captured; they can only be destroyed. You can sell/trade/give

Reply to I NEED HELP!!!! in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

According to their website, your local Best Buy has it.

Reply to When do Alliances become available? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Your relations have to be 'Close' before the Alliance option is available.

Reply to Frustrated with ship management in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

There's the planets/ships window you can bring up with the left-most button on the control panel. It will give you a list of your ships -- click once on the ship to jump to it on the main map. When a ship is selected, its destination is shown on the control panel.

Reply to planet numbers in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I think I remember the 'official' numbers being between 0-26, but they can theoretically go higher.

Reply to Hex grid much better than square grid.. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

If this were a more tactical game, I'd also push for a hex-map, 'coz I'm a big fan of those. I don't think they're really necessary here, though.

Reply to Questions about the game: things that are not clear. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

1. The spending rates change because you have different capacities for each emphasis. An example would make more sense. Say your main economy slider's at 100%, which is giving you 60bc spending. Now each planet generages its shields, hammers, and flasks, and each one used costs 1bc. So let's say your planets have a capacity of 15 shields, 25 hammers, and 20 flasks. If your emphasis sliders are all set evenly, you're allocating 20bc to each path. Since

Reply to Starbase in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Nope. You just need to build them and upgrade them with new constructors.

Reply to Get rid of the insanity in this game in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I have not tried it yet but can you add two contructor modules and then upgrade two parts per contructor ship? No. Only one module per constructor will do you any good.

Reply to What are military bases for? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

You do have to research certain techs before you can build specific modules.

Reply to Do you like new ship design upgrade ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I like the 'remove functional elements' button idea. Seems like the most flexible solution without overcomplicating the interface. 2. Clicking on component installed should open on the relevant "tab" on left (like clicking on "Laser V" installed thould open weapons etc... Gotta disag

Reply to I'm SO confused in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Why should they have to tell you they're declaring war? A sneak attack is a perfectly legitimate tactic; I use it all the time.

Reply to I'm SO confused in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

You didn't notice when they were attacking you?

Reply to Give me my tax money or I'll brake your knees! in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

My guess is that people aren't residents of starbases; they're stationed there. They pay their taxes at the planet they "live" on.

Reply to gifted ships where never used in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

MGagne and Skillet -- were the races you gave ships to minor ones? I haven't seen this problem, but I've never given ships to minor races. All the posts here, though, have been dealing with the minors. Maybe there's something in the code that keeps them from expanding that also keeps them from using gifted ships.

Reply to Stardock: Will the glitches be fixed?. in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

As the last patch's changelog shows, they are fixing glitches. Link

Reply to How do I keep playing after I win? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Because you're playing a scenario. The point of the scenarios is that you're playing under certain limitations and/or conditions, and you have preset goals. If you don't want to play under those conditions, you should play sandbox games, where you are allowed to decide what makes a win and what doesn't. If you could only play scenarios, coding something like a 'keep playing' option might make sense, but when you can customize your playing experience i

Reply to What racial abilities / political party do you use, and why? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I always get luck. I try to usually get planet quality, too. After that, I tend to choose my extra abilities and party based on what kind of game I'm in the mood to play.

Reply to How do I keep playing after I win? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Because the whole point of a 'victory condition' is that you have achieved victory when you've met it. As was posted earlier, if you want to play a game you can continue until you've wiped everybody out, start a sandbox game and deselect the other victory conditions.

Reply to where are my freighters!!! in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The campaign runs under certain conditions -- no trade techs is one. I haven't played through the entire thing, so I don't know if it's like that through the whole campaign, but I assume it is.

Reply to How do you repair Starbases? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

You don't. Repair for ships and starbases is automatic; you just have to give it enough time.

Reply to Do I still use my serial number that I received when I D/L the game or the one I now have???? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Use the one that came with your box. The one you downloaded is meant to be temporary, so you could play until your box arrived. I think it'll expire after 30 days or so. To update, hit the 'Update Serial' button on the splash that comes up when you start the game.