Reply #251 April 7, 2006 6:39 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

In Beta 3 one of the planet clusters around a sun had no sun, just a blank space in the middle. Maybe the new color coding of the starts includes a "black" start

WarEagle reported the same in chat this morning. It was meant to be a yellow star, but it wasn't shown properly.

Reply #252 April 7, 2006 11:54 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

and I got more than 850 habitable planets!

I hope you've got some serious hardware

Lets see, if you are playing with no tech trading, then the Drengin will get 85-90 planets as an average, and not be able to do anything but build ships (seeing as they won't have anything except military tech). Say one ship every 3-5 weeks per planet on average (maybe faster on Suicidal with their production bonuses). So thats at least 10 ships per planet per year, times by 85.. by the end of year 2 they're going to have well over a thousand ships to control each turn. Will continue to grow until their economy bottoms out, at which point they won't be able to build anything and will be stuck with lots of outdated ships to move around every week.

Could be a long game.

Reply #253 April 7, 2006 10:02 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I finished a game with latest beta and the biggest problem that I had was random CTDs. Hopefully they can get these ironed out.

Reply #254 April 8, 2006 2:21 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Howdy Diplomats.

Just finished my 4th game, using Beta3, Large, abundant everything, fast research, custom race, challenging.

Time to step up the difficulty, cuture win in 3 years was too easy.

Hope to have game 5 done by Sunday.

Edit: Curious, my medals aren't showing up, any ideas?

Reply #255 April 8, 2006 3:44 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Good Morning Diplomats!

Hi GDS! Good to see ya! You need to go to your character page and make the GDS your default chatacter.

Reply #256 April 8, 2006 1:59 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Thanks Damoose, now testing.

Reply #257 April 8, 2006 10:22 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Greetings Diplomats.
Just saying "hello". I joined this empire earlier today. Looking forward to the discussions about how to diplomatically and politely take over the universe using tact, persuasion and the biggest dreadnaughts with the deadliest beams, missles and guns ever seen.

Cool game, ain't it!

Reply #258 April 9, 2006 5:36 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Welcome jwquinn!

Indeed it is a very cool game.

I'm also please to see that you have embraced the 'diplomatic' methods we prefer to use when dealing with alien races.

Reply #259 April 9, 2006 5:37 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Good moring Diplomats...

Hope you all have had productive 'diplomatic missions'.

Reply #260 April 10, 2006 3:45 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Hello Diplomats...

Another work week begins...

Reply #261 April 11, 2006 3:45 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Good morning Diplomats... Been quiet here... Off negotiating with the alien races are we???

Reply #262 April 11, 2006 7:08 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Dum de dum de dum

Reply #263 April 11, 2006 7:54 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Bull Winkle? Is that you?

Reply #264 April 12, 2006 5:41 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

No one to snack on. Hmmm, DaMoose, your reputation has preceded you and they all ran for cover. I wonder if I created a custom race and named it DaMoose that that name would have the same effect on the Alienx?

Reply #265 April 12, 2006 7:15 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Yes ED... It's ME!!!!

Wyer... What a phreakin' excellent idea! You better believe that the aliens would be researching a way to leave this dimension.

Reply #266 April 12, 2006 9:05 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I was noticing that the Diplomats now have 4 of the top 10 rated players and the empire is rated 2nd. I have an idea that the change in scoring is going to make some big changes.

By the way, what is the plural of "DaMoose"? "DaMeese" or "DaMeeses"?

Reply #267 April 12, 2006 2:50 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Actually the plural is Da Moose. There's only...

BTW anyone up for snacks???

LUNCH!

Reply #268 April 13, 2006 6:38 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Hello diplomats. I have given my small contribution to the empire

Reply #269 April 13, 2006 1:14 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Peace!!!! Good to see you!!!!

Reply #270 April 13, 2006 1:16 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Well... It's a long weekend... I expect you all to enjoy the "hunt"... and I'm not talking about Easter eggs!

Reply #271 April 13, 2006 6:23 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Hey Peace as the resident math wiz. What's your opion on the new scoring formula? How do you see it effecting game play?

Warning: The Moose is on the loose all weekend. Hide your buns.

Reply #272 April 13, 2006 9:14 PM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

What's your opion on the new scoring formula? How do you see it effecting game play?

Not as much as the new AI tweaks - this game just got a lot more intense with beta 4. The Torians have just become the most annoying AI.

Fish soup anyone?

Reply #273 April 14, 2006 4:45 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Oooo... Don't like fish...

Reply #274 April 14, 2006 6:45 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Hey Peace as the resident math wiz.

thanks

What's your opion on the new scoring formula?

Well, itI would be better if I have the complete correct formula

How do you see it effecting game play?

Well, I don't really know as I haven't yet any idea about the best trade off between submitting lots of small scoring game and submitting few high scoring game.

I think lots of tests are needed, especially given the fact that habitability and planets have a huge impact on the empire population growth per turn

Reply #275 April 14, 2006 7:48 AM from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I am sure that there is going to be a lot of ongoing changes with the scoring. No one will be happy with the low socres that they are going to be getting.