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YIN-

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Reply to Still can't submit to Metaverse ???Frogboy help in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I should just say that my problem is now fixed after realizing that the "Register Your Player" link isn't just for the head of an Empire setting up players (this is how I first saw the message). In fact, that link is to register YOURSELF with Metaverse! Again, why one has to register separately with Metaverse was even more counter-intutive. Anyway, this is just an FYI that others might have this same problem.

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Reply to I just may be the greatest GalCiv player of all time... in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

"Did you register your player with the Metaverse? It's a seperate step from registering the game and/or the forum. Go to the main metaverse page... near the top is a link that says "Register your player..." Give it a name and your CD key and try submitting your score again." Ah, crap!!! That's all I was missing this whole time??? 'Register your player' is just about the most counter-intuitive way to phrase this ... and it's tucked at the top! This shouldn't be 'your player'; i

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Reply to Most useless tech - nominations please in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Starhawks don't have a maintenance cost, right? Can be a good way to amass tons of ships to at least scare the AI when looking at the military graph... Yes, Stellar Cartography comes to mind. To be honest, toward the end game, I stop paying attention to what the particular tech does and look for trading opportunities (yes, this is my impatience).

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Reply to How does AI 'learn'? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

From what I've seen, Brad looks at the various loopholes and killer strats human players are using and then goes back and reworks the AI. So it's not the AI that's learning. It's Brad! ... who then goes back and revamps the game, God bless him!

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Reply to Start Position Determines Outcome? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Yes, starting positions are hugely important, but I actually really love that you simply don't know what you're going to get. In my last game, I could only colonize *1* planet besides Earth. So I had to do some thinking: How do I possibly win this? The Alterians (sp?) had no fewer than 6 planets, 2 of which at 25+! So, I made my neighbors (the Yor) my absolute best friends. To make sure, I even made all the evil choices, which is something I wouldn't normally do. And since I knew

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Reply to First game yesterday in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Problem is Brad programmed the darned thing so well that the turns resolve too quickly...unless you are stuck watching 81 precursors move, in which case I click on another part of the map and it resolves right away. But perhaps I will use those moments for sleep instead!

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Top Tips Wanted! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

#1: "Buy in lump sums ... sell in leases that run 50-100 turns." Buying in lump sums forces you to manage your cash flow better. Selling in long leases helps to ensure that you'll have a reliable cash stream throughout the game (and also helps keep you from getting too much cash on hand to blow through too early). Exceptions abound, of course: What if you absolutely must by those techs or ships just to keep pace or stay alive? Sure, in cases like that, buy on a lease plan ...

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Reply to Bored of Gal-Civ. End Game needs work in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Ah, metaverse. Yes, since that doesn't upload for me, I ignore it. It is true, though, that smaller maps get far, far fewer points. My only question there is: What's more important? Metaverse score or an enjoyable gaming session? In Nirvana's case, he gave up submitting the score because the end game was too tedius for him.

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Reply to Bored of Gal-Civ. End Game needs work in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

My answer to this issue is to play on small maps (tiny is a bit too small). I think the problem on larger maps isn't so much the actions themselves but the length of time it takes to execute them because you've got to send units across significant distances. On a Small map, I find *everything* runs at a faster pace, including the endgame, simply because you are so much closer to all the action. Sometimes this means its easier to attack, other times it means its easier *to be* attacked

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Reply to Does AI trade techs with Minor Civs? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Hmm, interesting. Yes, I've seen them do some of their own research, but never have I gone to them with a handful of techs that they wounldn't buy otherwise. Brad: Are minor civs there to help the humans on trading techs? Or does the AI not trade with them on purpose for strategic reasons?

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