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Reply to This is NOT Star Control. in Star Control Stardock Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="11" id="3654959"] A lot of what has been discussed here has been discussed a great deal before. It boils down to whether you think Star Control is a story is a story about the Ur-Quan, Spathi, etc. or whether you think Star Control is a game about the Earthlings exploring the galaxy and dealing with a crazy cast of alien characters. I am in the latter. I didn't like Star Control 3 but it is, most definitely, a Star Control game. &nb

This is NOT Star Control. in Star Control StarControl Forums

I don't mean to be a killjoy here, but this game is, quite clearly, NOT a reboot of star control 1 and has thrown the old fluff in the trash. Humanity did not manage hyperspace travel until the Chenjesu encountered them and recruited them into the war with the Ur-Quan. The alien we saw looks like a reject from Gal-Civ 3 to boot. Why not remake Star Control 1 while honoring the original game and it's backstory instead of pretending that you know better? &

Planetary extermination in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Is there any way to just nuke planets from orbit and forget the whole invasion part? i would rather exterminate my foes instead of dominate their planets.

Howto: Win an influence victory in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I just won an influence victory. I thought i would share how i did it to everyone. First of all the first rounds count bigtime. I Usually research Xeno labs first, then go right for advanced propulsion until i get ion drives. I constructed a custom colony ship (called Shock Colony) that travels 2x the speed of normal colony ships and carries the same number of people. While doing this research, i bought one factory on the very fi

Minor race Influence starbase spam in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I am sure many of you know that some minor races spam the map with influence starbases, and the only way to get rid of them is by blowing them up. Frankly its annoying as heck to try and build starbases in your systems when they are surrounded by minor race bases