I would rather have 300 "events" as say 100 "events" at launch, then add a few with each patch, so there's always something new, and have events with different rarities. AI should get events as well.
+1 to above suggestion is a rough outline of an interesting system. Would like to see things like flanking be dependent on speed, so not just weapons/defense matter in battles. For Targeting the AI would have to realize if it is likely to win or lose a battle Maybe All-Around defense could be changed to tactical retreat chance to end a battle. (otherwise I see no point to it, you're only delaying the end) </p
[quote who="Elyandarin" reply="98" id="3405734"] I'm personally for more of a "gratuitous space battles" approach. (I still remember putting MOO2 on Auto in a big fight and checking up on the computer every five minutes or so to see how the battle was going...) That said, I'd like battles to have a bit more choice. I'd be cool if a typical mid-game fleet-to-fleet battle took two or three game turns, with different options available to me each turn: <br
That's why we have case law. Living constitution does not supposedly allow you to contravene previous SC decisions on the same amendment unless you can come up with another argument. (though this gets ignored on occasion by the SC) There are limits on the living constitution.
[quote who="Chibiabos" reply="24" id="3405184"] Steam is an irritation. I was pondering foreswearing it altogether at Civ V's original release, but I finally caved. There are some things I will not tolerate, however, obtrusive DRM coming foremost to mind. Thankfully its been promised from the getgo that an internet connection will not be required ... that seems silly to be thankful of that, considering Brad wrote the Gamer's Bill of Rights, but Brad did seem to
A more recent example that could be used was the 24th Amendment in the 1960's, which is how Southern Dems became Dixiecrats, then Republicans, then Tea Partiers. That said, in that case, the other 39 or so states did have the votes. That was a more modern example of the majority imposing its will on the minority, for a good reason. (It can be for bad reasons as well- see Egypt and what the Muslim Brotherhood tried to do over there, or Erdogan
Actually I remembered what got rid of it for me wasn't me messing with the BIOS, but upgrading it from Vista to W7.
[quote who="Fezziwig" reply="4" id="3403526"] I agree that allowing the AI to upgrade them is the best solution. However, I kind of wrote off the idea of the AI being able to upgrade outposts at this point since it has never been implemented even after our repeated requests. If the AI can't do it, I'd rather that the player can't too. Giving a fixed bonus within the zone of control for an outpost seems to be a decent fix.[/quote] My i
Even if you did that, the reaction wouldn't have changed. Most of the negative reaction is a combination of folks who just saw the original allegations, and didn't see the conclusion, folks who just hate you and are trying to spread crap, and folks who just believe you got your way on this because you're rich and she isn't and you lawyercudgeled her into giving up. There's really nothing you can do about it now. I'm unsu
1) I forgot how I did it exactly, but it's doable, I think it's in the options when you enter BIOS. 2) Just run it over with some compressed air and follow the instructions. That said, ASUS gaming latops are very resistant to overheating, it's not going to be a big problem. They're practically desktops when it comes to overheating.
Happy this is out. I would have been earlier, but I was a bit reluctant to buy before the website was fully up, was afraid of some glitches.
http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/nuclear-fusion-achieves-massive-energy-breakthrough/ One bit of good news. first net-positive fusion reaction this week. We need to try racing to get this practical- when we do this, the environmental problems will peak and then start to diminish, not to mention the vast economic benefits. Our bes
The Republicans really missed a big opportunity to get their one-year delay. If they had been a little smarter and punted on the whole shutdown stuff, they would have come off as reasonable, and this would have been the big news of the past two weeks. Then, they probably would have gotten their one-year delay of the mandate. Instead, they really shot themselves in the foot. Personally, I think the failures with healthcare.gov have been
[quote who="Chibiabos" reply="50" id="3403706"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 48 Sigh. I'd enjoy conversing with you more if you didn't keep trying to disprove a general truth by showing exceptions and then act like the other person was somehow unfamiliar with those exceptions. By and large, the states determine gun control laws. If you disagree, then say so. Say "most gun laws are made at the federal level" (which is provably false). quit with the "look at me, I
You are absolutely right that would be wrong. The thing is, it could already be put up to a vote. There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents you from passing a Constitutional Amendment that invalidates something previously in the Constitution. If 95% of the population wants your right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness destroyed- it's going to happen. It can take much less than that, all you need really is 5 Supreme Court justices, the Presi
It was bungled pretty badly. Even as someone who thinks the ACA is a net positive (though it's bad for me on a personal level), I'll admit it was bungled.
[quote who="elmuneco235" reply="47" id="3403124"] Quoting Draginol, reply 46 There's a number of tricky things with regards to the lairs. For example, the AI does tend to leave lairs because it gets XP from farming them. But in 1.4, I've made it more aggressive about going after them since people assume the AI just doesn't know what it's doing rather than doing something that's actually pretty smart. I haven't run the math,
I know Brad said he didn't want to discuss this with me, but I gotta say something, so I'll make it general. I do understand where Brad is coming from- and I do understand his concerns- we have Egypt and the MB as an example of that, so I get where he's coming from , even if I don't agree with it, and find his position as scary as he finds mine. 1) Maybe 60% is too low a threshhold. That said, what is the proper threshhold, 100%? 90%?&n
That's why I suggested 60%. At some point the majority has to be able to impose its will on the minority. As for gerrymandering, it's worse at the State Level than the Federal Level. The NC State Legislature, it's estimated for the Dems to get it back, it has to go Dem+10 for that to happen. (and this is why you've seen NC go radical the past few years) It's not like NC is a hard-right state either, it was Ro
[quote who="Kazriko" reply="7" id="3403122"] Quoting Wizard1956, reply 6 P.S. Please rethink your latest logo. IMHO, even the one from 1993 looked better. The only thing I noticed about it is that it looks too Windows 8-ish. As for people leaving the company voluntarily... Jon Shafer? Or was he on the tail end of the prior era?[/quote] I think Jon is still consulting so unsure if that counts as leaving. &nbs
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="24" id="3403394"] Quoting Alstein, reply 21 It would be used more if it was easier. It should be easier. I'd like to see amendments become passable via plebiscite, with 60% needed to get it. Each President gets to propose one amendment per term which gets voted on when the election for the next term begins. An amendment can be proposed by the states with only 2/3'rds of them (67%) agreein
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="20" id="3403367"] Quoting alaknebs, reply 18 Quoting Frogboy, reply 14 It's really a shame so many people seem to think that everything should be done by the federal government. The states still have the power to do all kinds of things. except there's the slight problem. 1 state allows certain guns, other state bans the same guns. people go from 1 state to another to buy it. not like you have
The interstates were actually formed under "provide for the common defense"- it was originally designed for troop movements- after Eisenhower saw how effective the Autobahn was in Nazi Germany. The fact that they provided an economic boost was secondary (and some states really did neglect their roads in comparison to other states) Personally, I think you can disagree on what the constitution is, even heavily disagree- though there are some points that are solid.&n
[quote who="Cruxador" reply="133" id="3401460"] Quoting XWerewolfX, reply 128 Noticed the very obvious GalCiv3 artwork was removed...GalCiv 3 is canceled![/quote] I know Stardock looks up to Valve, but emulating Half-Life 3 as a business model with GalCiv 3 is not a good idea. ^_^
Challenging is best AI gameplay, but no cheats Insane AI cheats like a mofo.