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Reply to Will Stardock get the 1.9 gig update bug fixed? in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Ok, it is nothing to do with install path, cool. Just throwing ideas out there.

Reply to Will Stardock get the 1.9 gig update bug fixed? in WOM Support Elemental Forums

[quote who="DariasDruss" reply="80" id="2862025"]For me from 1.10 to 1.11 requires a 1.4 gig update. Cmon guys you have had months to get this game up to snuff. This should be fixed ASAP. No excuse for this. [/quote] Well, there was a matter of a Christmas and New Years break that got in the way. I don't want to sound too much like an apologist, but Stardock were actually proactive in contacting me about this issue and Zar

Reply to Will Stardock get the 1.9 gig update bug fixed? in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Thanks Zargon I let it download up to 100MB then cancelled. Impulse reads the download as xx.xMB / 1.91GB It isn't a major problem my end any time soon, in a few more weeks I should be back home and able to reinstall from disc again. It is just odd though that Impulse wants to redownload the whole lot despite loading correctly.

Reply to Will Stardock get the 1.9 gig update bug fixed? in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Hey Zargon, if you're on holidays, then that's cool. If not, then clearly the boss is working you too hard. That said, I'm just wondering if there is any further updates to this problem currently? I've logged in and out of Impulse multiple times since I last sent you (I think) the email with the various bits and pieces requested of me. I'm still registering the 1.99GB update available.

Reply to Will Stardock get the 1.9 gig update bug fixed? in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Cool.. I can not reinstall from the DVD because that just happens to be sitting in a box quite some time away. And this bug is stopping me from trying 1.1 Also, Elemental did set out to download the full 2GB. Percentage wise, it was accurately reflecting how much had been downloaded, and the download exceeded 20MB before I cancelled it, trying to go from version 1.09p

Reply to serial number in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

On the manual. If it is digital download, then it will be automatically associated with your impulse account. You can get that stuff emailed to you if you have lost the keys.

Reply to HEY BRAD, do you know what would be awesome? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Surely after Demigod the Stardock team would be apphrehensive to tinker around with a massive multiplayer set up, at least in the short term

Reply to Metaverse down? in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="jacklv" reply="2" id="2204297"]the MV has apparently started its period. march, april now may. can't log in. is it just me? or does someone need to knock this bitch up?[/quote] 10/10 for the analogy. That made me laugh.

Reply to Class 62 Planet in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah, I had the Torians sandwiched in between myself and the Thalans, and the Torians should have been removed, but the danger was the other races declaring war on me while I mop up the Torians. I built a starbase above them to extend my range, but too little too late in effect. The thing is though, with my espionage spending, it wouldn't have made much of a difference, I found out my worlds were fairly safe from attack because most of the opponents had only a small handful of attacking craft

Reply to Asteroid Mines in ToA in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I found the asteroids useful for those lower quality planets to get the production of buildings out. At the start for instance, if I have a class 6 planet, I've got five squares to use, which typically means a farm, plus economic centres to make the planet a small part of the economy that is gradually turning over. No room for factories, generally not much money for rush buying, but redirect a few asteroids and I suddenly have a planet with its own factory working away. <p

Reply to Kzinti Empire - offical empire thread in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks guys. Yeah, I'm a little out of practice with Gal Civ II, still trying to find my way around with twilight. All in good time I guess, just need to push some of the aggro that sits in my ship design and naming, and apply against the other races in the game. From here on in, (after I got myself smashed with a tech victory) I'm just going pure evil. I hope the fanged god will find me worthy, or else, I expect I'll be devoured by you guys in no time [e digicons]:omg

Reply to Class 62 Planet in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Yes, it certainly is the Tir-Quan training centre. Perhaps I am showing my noobishness here, but I always believed that it was a useful achievement to develop, but in this case, it was already built for me. So, what did I do? Turns out I got an event which increases tourist income 5 times the usual amount, so in effect, I was gushing cash, which mean research labs were laid down. As I played this game tonight, I screwed myself over pretty bad. Thalans won by tech

Class 62 Planet in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

What do I do? I think I remember seeing a thread somewhere around where someone had a similar 'problem' To give some insight into how I got such a high quality planet, it was originally something like a class 16 planet, which then got, not one, but two events in fairly rapid succession where my people discover an Arnor artefact, or something like that, which doubles the planet quality. Once my weather zenith is built, it goes to class 65. So far,

Reply to Underdog Question in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I just play this game because I: 1. Enjoy it 2. Get a nice bit of satisfaction when the AI takes me by suprise, and in a fit of rage build the biggest, ship I can, with the most superfluous number of extra components, and label it with names that would make my own mother cringe. Posting to the metaverse is a bonus when I do it because I can have a long term tracking of my scores, even though I just cleared them to normalise

Reply to Turn button anomaly in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

Hit the find button, then move any ships that have left over movement points. Also, after disabling those options, restart the game and reload, possibly from an earlier autosave if possible. What sort of map is it, ie: gigantic, immense etc. Do you expect there to be a lot of starships present?

Reply to Turn button anomaly in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

It is still playable... I'd imagine the pathfinding is killing it, in part I'd say due to a large galaxy with an incredible number of starships and the AI is trying to move them all, or it is getting lost moving yours. What worked for me was to disable "Force AI to use Max CPU" and enable "Skip Moves Left Over From Autopilot." From there, hit the find button, it is possible there could be a few craft with outstanding turns then need to either be s

Reply to What are you doing while the Metaverse is broken? in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]We have a store here called JB Hi-Fi. Its all electronics/movies/music/computing and gaming. They are a one stop shop for me for just about everything i need. If they sold food and petrol i'd buy them there too.[/quote] Amen to that Anyway, while the metaverse has been down, I've been stuffing around playing a gigantic map as the Arceans, getting an idea of how they play. I must say it has been incredibly enjoyable too, especiall

Reply to Metaverse down? in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

I'm a little suprised people want to hear from Mr Wardell these days. To be honest, I like having Kryo as the voice of reason and wisdom. I can understand people have this 'connection' with Brad because of the way he operates Stardock by interfacing with the paying customers and I guess it is inherent in human nature to expect more. However, do the likes of Sid Meier talk to the gaming public; consider when it took as long as it did for the latest update to Civ IV Beyond the Sword, or Coloniz

Reply to The Knights who say NI!!!!! in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote](you wont get it unless you've seen the movie.)[/quote] Does that word not cause you great pain and agony [e digicons]O:)[/e]

Reply to So, noobie here! in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

It may seem lame, however, think of it like you. You have a planet like Earth. Now, on this planet, there are 40 billion people, rather than the 7?8? billion people on here currently. Could you imagine the commute to work each day in your hovercar? But really, the idea of having a population cap is because people get unhappy when there are too many people.

Reply to Metaverse down? in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Sign of things to come folks. You have to look a long way down Stardock's list of Importance to find GC2 . And wait till Elemental is released........[/quote] That's a little bit rough don't you think? Like anyone here, I do want the metaverse back up, especially seeing as I've just gotten back into the game again, however that's just bad timing on my behalf. Anyway, I believe Stardock were going to have another update for Gal Civ II in

Reply to Why does the AI seem to not put defenses on ships? in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

I have the AI build defenses on their ships. I do play challenging/tough, with "Force AI to use max CPU" enabled. Just the last game I played, the AI managed to counter my ships using lasers with the deflectors.Or, are you talking about later in the game, with larger vessels that are essentially all attack? [quote]Oh and one more thing. It would be awesome if self proclaimed "good" civilizations actually stood up for the weaker civs in sandbox mode instead of having low relationships

Reply to Metaverse down? in Metaverse GalCiv2 Forums

Still nothing :(

Reply to Announcing Elemental: War of Magic in Elemental News Elemental Forums

The way I see it, the art style is a good move. It does mean more can be done on screen without people needing to race out and buy another new graphics card. After all, look at Sins or Gal Civ II, which had an impressive art style, without needing the latest and greatest video card to run.

Reply to game doesnt work with flat screen monitor in Technical Sins Forums

I had a similar sort of problem once with a different game. It might be the refresh settings for the monitor. No idea as to the how's or why's, but adjusting that worked. I'm not exactly tech savvy though...