Terrans easy?

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I'm new to this game, first played demo then got all, inc. TA aswell, bla bla...

 

I started with Yor Collective, found it really hard then got used to it. I was able to build an immense economy at the very beginning, soon needing some tech trading as I wasn't able to obtain any economy improvements... Anyway, then I wanted to try Terrans.

 

I started with these bonuses: Influence and Diplomacy maxed out. Then I started playing a really BORING game with Terrans. I focused on yellow techs (generally +diplomacy, +morale and +influence). Now I think I have over 230% diplomacy and I just trade techs for ridiculous prices, even I wasn't able to research at the beginning, I traded techs over and over (I was giving 1, taking 3+money :D) and now even I was the worst at the beginning (economy-research-etc) now I'm dominating the world. My question is, is it all the time same for Terrans? I mean, max diplomacy, start trading. And I've made alliances with 8 out of 9 major empires. So, no one is attacking me aswell. Even I conquered 2 of my allies with influence starbases (with 290 influence on them, was putting a fleet of constructors next to their planets, then creating starbases, within 5-10 turns, they were falling to me, even they weren't getting aggressive???).

 

By the way, difficulty is crippling. Fortunately, I started nearly at the center of the universe (immense universe, rare habitatable planets, many stars, abundant asteroids, etc... also max minor races), so that I was the central trading civilization. Even, my tax rates were lower than my trade, so when I researched master trade etc, I gave them to other civilizations to boost my trade indirectly (I was their best partner :P).

 

And finally, my final question is, I found Terrans easy, is there any recommendations for Terrans to make game complicated? Also, to have fun&struggle, which civilization should I choose? Thanks!

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Have you beaten the game with the highest difficulty? General difficulty + the most advanced computer AI, etc.

Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I also read from someone that diplomacy has made the game a breeze for him. I hope it can be tweaked to be on par with other methods of winning.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

If I remember correct (probably wrong), after maso or something, AI gets bonuses to their production etc, I don't like that style of game to be honest.

But diplomacy is absolutely horrible for now, in my opinion. I started and went as the weakest for like 100-150 turns, barely able to keep my economics green. Now as I've told you, I traded everything, and there are just 11-12 techs left to research. Even I forced people with treaties to attack each other and got their treaties for 1k-1.5k bc, one sided agreements.

Though, for now, there are 6 civilizations left (inc. mine), and an event forced my ally to attack me. Though, no problem at all, I managed to get a fleet of 5 huge + 1 large ships (large ship is tank, rest are full attack) and I just destroy anything I want. This is a different issue though, AI attack priority.

Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Haha, reminds me when I played Morrowind.

I got my mercantile skill so high, that I can buy something from someone, and sell it back to him for a higher price. The merchant didn't even blink.

Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

:D Nearly exactly. I have a save game before I started tech trading. Suddenly, I had 2x-3x more techs than everyone else. Let the bidding begin! :D

Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I always disable tech trading for this very reason. Its too easy to get all the technologies and keep every other civilization almost totaly broke. You effectivly get ALL of their income going to YOU, you can keep your taxes to nothing and keep rush buying EVERYTHING while your populations all max out, then just buy some transports and send wave after wave to all the underdeveloped worlds, invade, and win the game=P

 

Its more fun to play as a total isolationist honestly, but thats very hard to do (probably impossible?) in the higher difficulties.