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Reply to GalCiv II: Beta 2(a) released in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Congratz on the baby !

Reply to Dark Avatar: Which features do you want the most? in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

True. About one of those features, the environment categorization of planets one: I really like it, but why not a full blown terraforming feature? As in: making a zero level planet habitable? Would it affect game balance too much?

Reply to Dark Avatar: Which features do you want the most? in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I noticed a few posters would like to see more "galactic events": Voidcon: I'm a big fan of GalCiv2, think its the best 4X since the first Master of Orion. Littlebit to addictive perhaps. What I miss however in the current build of GalCiv2 is the sensation that outer space is dangerous. And then I don't mean dangerous in the civilized way (Drengins, Dreadlords

Reply to Game Features for Everyone in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I agree!

Reply to What weapons do you use? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Mostly beam, because it's the most sci-fi .

Reply to *Sob* And i was so looking forward to it... in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I got lucky in the campaign during that darn hard scenario, somewhere halftrough. Forgot the name, but I'm sure you know which one I mean. When I captured a Dread Lord planet I got the third best laser in the game. With that, I was able to build ships that could match the DL's ones. I researched up the logistics tree and the warpdrive tree and was able to make fleets with lots of lasers on lots of medium hull very fast ships. With that I was able to kick their buts. After that my luck ran out, b

Reply to upgrading my flagship in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Yep. You can also give each individual ship a name. Just select the ship and click on that small square icon behind it's name.

Reply to Newbie Question in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Research the 'Alliances' tech. It's somewhere in that yellow diplomacy line at the top of the technology tree. Then be on very good terms with the one(s) you want to ally with. You could give them presents, like tech and ships for that, or perhaps attack their enemy. Once they really like you, you can ask for a alliance in the diplomacy screen. If you want to achieve an 'Alliance Victory', you must make sure that you're allied with al

Reply to Thursday review round-up in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

The fact the reviewer was able to see that the AI plays differently at different difficulty levels is just so cool. I read many user reviews on various sites, both positive and negative and it really drive me nuts when I see someone say "The AI in this game is overrated, I played at normal and the AI did dumb things." When in fac