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Reply to Steam or No Steam? in Ashes of the Singularity GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="tatsujb" reply="17" id="3531437"] I said why : because of the second-long installation that works whether on windows or emulating it on linux. [/quote] Never had FA. If you already had the files when Steam did the "second-long installation" then you must have gotten them before, either from Steam itself, or from another source. Whatever it is, saving time on follow-up installations is a rather weak argument for Steam in my eyes.

Reply to Steam or No Steam? in Ashes of the Singularity GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="tatsujb" reply="11" id="3530237"] Quoting JamesM1053, reply 9 I don't like how I need to sign in/start Steam in order to play the game I purchased. you don't. if the game in question is offline DRM-approved you can start steam in offline mode (thus without really

Reply to Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 5 changelog in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

Changelog sounds really cool. Looking forward to try this version :)

Reply to How to make a bink in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Would be a pity if the there's only bnk2 support indeed and no chance for modders to toy around with game vids (or add their own) unless they run a gfx or gaming studio and spend extra money.

Reply to Someone tell Stardock there are no contrails and no smoke in space in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

While we are at it, pls. someone also tell Stardock that there is no evidence of Drengin or other space aliens and that they better abandon the whole GC III thingie. *ahh, no

Reply to [0.70.5.0] Carriers are over powered in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="DivineWrath" reply="16" id="3518529"] Hmm... Maybe if we went with drones instead of fighters, we could down size the ships that the carriers spawn. Less hit points, less room for weapons and defenses, make them faster... [/quote] Drones seem more plausible from a tech POV, but IMO using them also takes away a serious amount of coolness.

Reply to Honest Beta Feedback in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Hehe, people give honest feedback now. On a more serious note - I have to agree with Seilore here - the whole point of making sequels is that players did enjoy the original game and want more of it. Sure, with new features, additions and enhancements, but in essence still similar. Of course, if people feel there should be more new or more different stuff in GCIII, that's certainly always debatable. Personally I'm looking forward to having carrie

Reply to 3 questions from Stardock to you in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

[quote] 3. Consider all The 4X strategy games that you have ever played. How do you define what is a good strategy game or a bad one? To you what makes one strategy game good fand another one bad? Consider different memories you have of those games can you remember the parts that made you enjoy that game the most? [/quote] I skip the other 2 questions since I don't remember turn numbers of past games played, and in case of diplomacy what comes to my mind f

Reply to Dev Streams Start Again In 2015 in GalCiv III News GalCiv3 Forums

I'm too late for x-mas/holiday, but Happy New Year everyone. Can only be happy indeed with the great release of GC III of course :)

Reply to Moving Starbases in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

Personally I'm not in favor of enabling starbase movement. When it's too slow most people will hardly use the feature or start complaining that it's too slow to be useful. Like with terrorstars in GC 2. In general it would blur the distinction between ships and starbases, which I think is an important aspect of the game.

Reply to 1st Impressions, my turn in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

O yeah, I absolutely agree that rearranging the queue can be a pain. Re the rally point issue, I would like it better indeed when espionage/diplomacy or similar efforts reveal those. A little visual prob I had with rally pts.: the anim over it sometimes also seems to "hide" an enemy ship present there, at least with zoomed out map view. Wondered why my fleet could not pass this hex - after zooming in turned out there was another ship

Reply to 1st Impressions, my turn in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

Yeah, had another case recently. Actually, when you know what's going on it's not really a serious prob, but still I think it would be better to have the ship's icon visible. Maybe slightly shadowed in a nebula or semi-transparent. However, had some time to play 0.61, still feel a bit overwhelmed, but love it already. Played ca. 200 turns as Earthlings, so a few more points: 1. Ship Designer Saving as template does not work for

1st Impressions, my turn in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

Got the game ca. 2 weeks ago, want to give a bit feedback too. So far it's limited to certain aspects, mostly handling/interface since I have not played soooo much yet due to lack of time. Also, I guess I don't have figured out everything so some "issues" might just easily go away once I get a better hang on this :) But here we go. 1. General Impressions Everthing looks way more shiny than in GC2, which is great. No stability issues so far, not e

Reply to One Day Left for 50% Off Everything Stardock in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

I used it to get GC III, which I had planned for a while, but I needed a better system first. Now that I upgraded this offer came just right for me :)

Reply to Just got GC3, but how do I... in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Thx a bunch, that worked :)

Reply to Just got GC3, but how do I... in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Ok, is there some sort of improvised helpfile or early manual I could read to figure out new things? I played GC II a lot, but would like to have a better understanding of GC III stuff. For example right now in the ship designer I can zoom or drag the ship around by mouse easily. But turning the whole ship to another angle does not seem to work. I'm watching the "walkthrough" stream in the back, and there it seems to be done just by mouse. Yet

Reply to Just got GC3, but how do I... in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I see, didn't realize that in fact it is the end turn btn down there. Thx :)

Just got GC3, but how do I... in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

...actually get the game to progress to the next turn? Took advantage of the Stardock -50 % sale, dl & installation went well, game starts fine. But I'm not sure how to end a turn and move ships beyond the 1st time. Options > Input indicate "Enter" is for a new turn? Is there something else I need to do? My ships followed the first move order just fine, advanced a couple of hexes and stopped (expectedly). Just that the game does not appear to start th

Reply to Stardock Sale and Steam in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

OK, thx for the reply :)

Reply to Stardock Sale and Steam in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I'm planning to take the 50% deal this week too - so I understand getting from Stardock is basically leading to a Steam-based installation? Or separate? Just wondering about future updates patches, addons or so, whether everything is identical...

Reply to Starbases in Galactic Civilizations III in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

Nice info on starbases. I hoped for unique and customizable starbase designs for individual races, now learning this is in the game indeed. Thx! :)

Reply to GalCiv III visuals in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

FBX export is certainly a nice feature for anyone familiar with 3d modelling. Good news for me :) ( Ericridge: you need a 3d modelling software that can handle the FBX format. Professional Autodesk stuff like 3ds MAX will work, but it's very expensive. There are alternatives tho...) edit: no idea why this line appears as hyperlink...

Reply to In-game/install language selection in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I didn't know that, thanks. Hopefully there's a similar way for GC III.

In-game/install language selection in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

It's great that many games come in localized versions these days. However, there can be several problems with those: 1. Without wanting to bash anyone, some localisations are simply bad. Doesn't have to be the case with GC3, but... 2. Even when it's not bad, with multiple patches, addons and whatnot the potential for messing something up in the process rises. IIRC in some cases (non-Stardock games) the main game was localized, while some of the additional content w

Reply to Should I buy this game? in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

[quote quoting="post"] I've been playing Star dock's titles for some years now. I first started with SoSE and Demigod, and later moved to Elemental: Fallen Enchantress and Legendary Heroes. I've tried only one other space 4x Game and that is Endless space. I felt that the game felt rigid, traveling using space lanes in endless space felt really awkward in the sense there was no way to intercept ships without staying in orbit around a planet. Pirates felt hor