Delphinian

Reply to Newbie help please! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I just want to thank everyone for jumping in with your expertise. I've played strategy games in the past, but they were all real-time, and this will definetly take some getting used to. But I also think it will be worthwhile because it makes the game more like chess in that you're not being rushed and you have the time necessary to really think and plan as you play the game. I started a game yesterday, which I'm now going to start over from the beginning, in which I chose the terrans, an

Reply to Newbie help please! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Okay...thanx...now I understand what I was doing wrong! I was clicking the Turn button after making every single setting change, such as when I chose a tech upgrade, or added a factory. I should go thru every menu and make whatever decisions I want on all of them first and THEN click the Turn button, right? Must I or should I wait any specific amount of time or for some type of event or notification after clicking the turn button before choosing my next series of changes/moves? Or doe

Newbie help please! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Having never played a game like this before I'm finding it a bit difficult to Grok what to do, when to do it, and why! I went thru the example games and the tutorials, but simple questions don't seem to be answered, such as when and under what circumstances am I supposed to click the Turn button? It seems as if I can just keep doing things without ever touching it except for moving my ships? I would greatly appreaciate anyone's example of starting up a game and the the logical sequence one sh

First-Timer needs help! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Having never played a game anywhere near like Calactic civilizations II I am quite intriqued by the depth that seems available as well as the possibilities it offers, however getting one's head wrapped around this game-playing style and the logical steps necessary to starting a new game is not documented very well. I've checked thru this site and looked at some of the scenarios offerred as examples of play, but all of them assume a starting position w