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Reply to 2.0 update must be made available on Stardock Central in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Here is a direct quote from the recent "Stardock Customer Report 2008": 2) Protecting its platform – Stardock develops for Windows. Period. It does not, nor does it plan to, support the Mac or Linux markets. Our focus is to help make the Windows platform as successful as possible. Stardock’s entertainment group may eventually make console games as well, but when it comes to application software, Windows is the platform. I think that's p

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Reply to manuals and games for windows in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I remember the days when it went like this: new full price game = chunky manual, maybe a poster and maybe even some little "gimick" cheap budgets game = on-disc manual in cheap box I would be disappointed with my budget game but accept it as the "price" of getting it cheap. Now a few things have happened that have changed things: games have, on the whole, got a lot shallower so the need for a manual has diminished <li

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Reply to Brad's November Impulse wish list... in Personal Computing Sins Forums

How about "Marketplace", "Emporium" or "Treasure Chest". Here are some of my thoughts (mostly related to the "Store"): Compressed view (ljust small icon and name on one line) - so you a can see more items Fill the space that is available better (i.e. auto-fill the content to the window size) Hide things you already have from the "Store" Wish list in the "Store" Web/image links from Impulse should stay in Impulse and not open anot

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Reply to Wish list in Fences Beta WinCustomize Forums

A "hot activation" of icons option - single click or hoven+single click might be nice. Assign a hotkey to individual fences to bring them to the front (like Windows-D but for just that fence). Double click on a fence title to open all icons within that fence (hmm, could get messy). What I'm aiming for here is Fences as not just a better way of organising your icons but a better way of activating them too. (Oh, and steal the icon-grow code from ObjectDock or Ico

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Reply to Bug & Feedback in Fences Beta WinCustomize Forums

I second the scrollbar idea - or perhaps have them only appear when you put the mouse over the fence. And/or maybe use a custom one - the system ones look a bit out of context compared to the fence.

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Reply to So Many Games, Such Little Time in Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote]How to choose between all these?[/quote] You need ... "Gamer Manager" First, design you gamer ... from the boxers all the way up to the non-slip wrist band and the screwed up eyes. Then take control of his environment ... from the carpet all the way up to the bedroom wallpaper and permanetly closed curtains. Are YOU man enough to build him the ultimate gamer rig? Finally, you're ready ... but have you enough money left this month ... to choose the gam

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Reply to Mechanics 4: Integrating the UI in Gaming Stardock Forums

Nice article and I agree - a good user interface make a big difference to a game. Add in good camera control (for 3D games); simple, logical, flexible (in other words intuitive) control systems; and a flexible (i.e. not checkpioint based) save system and I'm much happier. Strangely its not so bad when the underlying game is not so great but if you have a really good game spoiled by a bad UI its really irritates. To be fair to the industry a little - it's only re

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Reply to Should Stardock provide alternative IP protection? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote]The reason is that the game is yesterday's news.[/quote] Many years ago I realised that buying new games was a waste of cash and switched to waiting until they dropped in price, realistically only a matter of a few months. This started to slip a few years ago when I was fortunate enough to be earning sufficient to make it less of an issue - so I fell back into the bad habit of buying games on or soon after release. I was still a lot more selective in what new game

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Reply to Should Stardock provide alternative IP protection? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

As Vanderburg says - it's psychological. It is blatantly obvous that draconian DRM works no better than the old "type in word 7 on page 23" method - and it hasn't worked since it was introduced, so coming up with something else that wont work, wont change anything. It's the "extended warranty" scam all over again - pay 1/3 the cost of the thing you buy each year for "full cover" only to find it lasts more than 3 years and you could have bought a new one. It gives them fals

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Reply to Should Stardock provide alternative IP protection? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote]Wow. Not the kind of service I'm interested in to be frank.[/quote] That's what I thought until I tried it out - your talking £13 (GBP) - maybe $9 (USD) a month for full access (cheaper for older games). At that price you can even use it as a "try before you buy" deal. Lets you mess around with games you might otherwise ignore too - found some gems that way. If a games crap you haven't lost any cash on buying it. Geez, sounds like an advert - sor

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Reply to Should Stardock provide alternative IP protection? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

@Spartan: From what I can tell GamersGate and GOG both work on the same principle as services like Direct2Drive and TryGames, Metaboli offer that service too. They seem to call themselves Games on Demand but are in fact more like Impulse & Steam - purchase and play individual games. Main difference being reduced or no DRM. Metaboli is true Games on Demand - monthly subscription based acccess to the entire catalogue from anywhere, on any machine based on your personal l

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Reply to Should Stardock provide alternative IP protection? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I have a cold so some of this may come out muddled. [e digicons]:erk:[/e] I no longer buy any retail games, most of my gaming is via a Games on Demand service called Metaboli (who recently bought GameTap), some through Startdock/Impulse and the rest (though not much recently) Steam. Metaboli and Steam both require an internet connection to play - Metaolbi always, no offline mode; Steam has an offline mode. Both of Metaboli and Steam are at least as secure in and of th

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Reply to question about UK price for Sins: Entrenchment in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote]Eh, you should be blaming Kalypso since it's their price that Stardock is forced to match.[/quote] No, I'm not happy with this - not that there is a lot I can [b]do[/b] about it. I am a great fan of what Stardock are doing and have a lot of their products. This is a Stardock / IronClad game which I purchased through Stardock Impulse in USD and got the prevailing exchange rate. Now we are being told that they cant offer the expansion at fair exchange rates because [b

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Reply to No Uploads in WinCustomize Site Issues WinCustomize Forums

The upload.aspx link seemed to work for me last night - the upload appeared in the "Awaiting Moderation" list. However, I received no emails and today the upload has vanished from the list entirely. No hassle - just f.y.i.

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Unable to upload to WinCustomize: Error on page in WinCustomize Site Issues WinCustomize Forums

I have been trying to upload something all night and all I get is an "Error on Page" as follows: Line: 582 Char: 1 Error: 'Stardock' is undeifned Code: 0 URL: https://www.wincustomize.com/uload2.aspx/ProcessUpload.axd?guid = I've upload stuff fine before but haven't trued for a few weeks. Any help gratefully received. Thanks, Brian &n

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Reply to Object Desktop 2009 Preview in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]You can't get much more minimal that double-clicking the desktop when Fences is running.[/quote] Agreed - and the -D trick to pop the icons to the top is a rather nice twist too. [e digicons]:)[/e]

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Reply to Object Desktop 2009 Preview in Personal Computing Sins Forums

[quote]Personally I don't see the big deal with Fences.[/quote] It's horses for courses - I'm a minimal desktop type of user too but I'm trying out Fences to see if it changes my mind. It's certainly a lot better than a bog standard desktop. It might be nice if it incorporated some of the features of the now defunct IconX but then maybe it's those features that Vista can't handle. Some of my favourite toys are getting attention, so I'm happy. Is there going

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Reply to I need help.. in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] So a new GPu could net you a 100% gain in FPS and new ram 1-5%![/quote] True but you are already fairly close to the top of the chart on GPU according to this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,1987-6.html So it'll cost you a fair whack to get that gain - at the moment to get that sort of gain you might even need to go dual-GP

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Reply to I need help.. in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

No single application can access more than 2GB of memory in 32bit Windows XP. However, you will currently be losing some of your existing 2GB to the system - so adding an extra 1GB could allow games to get their full 2GB - if they actually need it. You may get more benefit from checking what memory your motherboard can handle and upgrading to faster/lower latency RAM. Also - check the BIOS settings for your RAM - do not trust the "auto" setting on your motherboar

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