In that case, good catch maiden

I think this is the reason why you still keep hearing this background sound when playing with sound disabled while contacting the Yor. Seems like a bug to me. Would it be possible to remove the audio from the file and then check ingame if the sound normally rings if playing with sound enabled?

It surely is fitting, but the question is why only the neutral bik contains the audio? A happy or angry Yor doesn't make these sounds, and that seems a bit arbitrary to me.

Another thing is that if I uncheck all audio options and even put all sliders manually to 0 I would expect that the game stays silent in every regard. But this single screen actually forces me to disable the games' sound via the audio driver conbtrol panel (I don't like pleeps during classic music^^)

But your silent file works well enough for me - thanks

Nice!  I don't recall, if the other Yor videos have the flickering too (I usually play as them, so I don't notice it), but it would certainly be helpful if you could take a look at them to make sure.

I have to agree. Either all Yor videos have the sound, or none.

How much work would it take to include the sound in the remaining Yor videos, Spinorial? If it is too much, then we'll use the silent version of the neutral bik. Either way, as long as there is some consistency with the videos, I'm fine with it.

The Starbase Hull Repair Kit module only appears when the starbase is damaged, while the Repair System module is only available to military starbases.

That's not a bug, but an intentional design-choice by the devs. Originally, the Weapons ability did affect the attack stats of starbases. However, Stardock decided that starbases were too powerful, and changed that in one of the patches for the base game.

Sadly, it's not. You'd need access to the source-code, which we don't have.

There is actually one more thing. NewsRobot_Alien_Evil.bik has a serious clipping error with that heat exhaust (or whatever that is). Would it be possible to fix that?

They are the only sentient artificial lifeform in the universe. If that isn't special enough, what would be?

I originally thought of only adding the sound to the Yor videos. However, it would probably be for the best to keep the videos silent. Both because of Maiden666's point, and because the audio seems to have an error of its own. It cuts out for a moment a little over 1 second in.

When I'm in the trade screen I right click on a trade good, and it doesn't tell me what it does.

But that's how it worked in 2.04, too, I just fired up the base game. Was that ever different?

Let's hope this counts as my good deed for the day: TitleWnd.dxpack, TitleBack.png. These should work with anything up to 21:9, and lots of testing would be highly appreciated. The background is a quick-fix, mostly a proof of concept until I - or better yet someone artistically capable - can cook up a proper extension.

Now that I've joined the club of UI tinkerers, I'd really appreciate some help in tracking down the UI elements with stretched animations in them: anomalies, and the like. I'm fairly confident that there's some better solution than the current ugly stretching. Also, I'm still open for any tips about faulty binks that may be editable. Cheers!

I was afraid this might be the case. Still, thanks for taking a look at it. Having the Yor video fixed is already more than I hoped for after all those years.

Don't you worry. After Stardock is back from the holidays, I will send Yarlen a detailed list of what's changed, and where everything needs to go. I don't want a repeat of what happened with the original attempt of incorporating the CU into GalCiv 2.

It's actually a little under 1 second in. The audio suddenly stops for several frames, and then resumes. I find it highly aggravating. In any case, I've added the silent version to the files.

Thanks, I've added the HIVEFACTORY1.PNG and HIVEFACTORY2.PNG to the files.

No, the trade screen never told you what Trade Goods do. It's also not something we can change. Unless I'm mistaken, we can't add new tooltips. Also, there are only about a dozen or so TGs. I don't consider it that hard to remember what type of bonuses they all provide (the exact amount is another matter). If it is too hard for you, then use espionage to find out. Search for the planet where the AI has built the TG, and then take a look at it (either via the espionage screen, or, if your rating is high enough, the planet screen).

That works too, of course.   Unless the particular tech is untradeable.

That's not possible in GalCiv 2. All of this is hardcoded.

If it doesn't, then I'm going to be disappointed. They look good so far, though the seams in the title screen are a bit annoying. That's hardly your fault though. They have always been there.

I've gotten so used to the stretching that I hardly notice it anymore. The only exceptions are the videos and the trade screen images (videos for the majors, and images for the minors).

I've been wondering, would anyone have something against the following changes?

-reduce the Pop-Growth-bonus of Xeno Biology to +5% and Fertility Acceleration to +10% (Yor: +10%, +10%, +15% for Population Acceleration, Spark of Life Enhancement, and Extended Lifetime respectively)

-move Aphrodisiac to Xeno Medicine

-re-add the Fertility Clinics improvement (using a low AI value, so that the AI doesn't spam it on its planets)

The bonuses to the Pop-Growth-ability from techs feel a bit high (especially the +25% from Fertility Acceleration (or +30% from Extended Lifetime)). Aphrodisiac is currently limited to races with access to Fertility Acceleration, whereas in the vanilla game, it was available to everyone (via Habitat Improvement). The AI may not be able to make full use of the Fertility Clinics, but removing the building also removed options for the player to deal with population growth.

Also, could somebody please explain to me why the alignment of the Terrans and Drath got changed? I can deduce and understand the reasoning behind most of the changes (even if I don't like them), but this one just baffles me.

The Drath were Neutral in GalCiv 1, not Evil. In the campaign, they used the Korx as proxies in an attempt to regain their homeworld from the Altarians. By the end of the story, the Drath repented for what they did, and gave up their claim for their old home. Turning them Neutral again, and making them covet their homeworld once more, is undoing all of the character development they went through in the campaign.

In can understand why the Super Manipulator ability can be seen as evil (or non-good at best), but it does make perfect sense to me why a Good race would use it. Based on how they are portrayed in the actual game, all of the Good races in GalCiv are hypocrites. They all preach kindness and forgiveness, and helping each other out, but only when it applies to themselves or other Good races. The Torians, for example, go out of their way to harass the Drengin. Even though the Drengin couldn't care less about the Torians, and would be perfectly willing to leave them alone (based on the lore at least). Or how about the Altarians, who will go on genocidal crusades, if you only so much as show a hint of being evil. So, is it that much of a stretch to think that a Good race would make money from wars it started between the Evil and Neutral races? Or even the Good and Evil ones, for that matter? Sure, some Good people might die, but it was done for the good cause of getting rid of the infidels.

Also, the Terrans being Good doesn't make any sense at all. Sure, their behaviour might fit in with the other Good races, but that is more a disconnect between the gameplay and how the races are portrayed in the lore. For example, the whole concept of total war and annihilating the other race was introduced by the Terrans in the Xendar-War. The other races only knew skirmishes at that point. Sure, it was actually the Drengin who wiped out the Xendar homeworld, because they wanted to prevent their involvement from getting out. However, as far as the rest of the galaxy is concerned (even the Terrans and the surviving Xendar) it was the Terrans who did it. Then there is the end of the DL campaign. The Terran leader gets approached by the Thalan, who warn that the planned Terran Crusade will bring about the destruction of all life. Yet, the Terran went into the Pocket Universe to prepare for the Crusade anyway. Does this attitude of "you hurt us, and we will annihilate you" sound "good" to anyone? No matter how they are portrayed gameplay-wise, I seriously doubt that any of the Good races would actually consider taking revenge on the Drengin, if it means destroying all life in the universe (including their own) in the process.