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Is Sins any good solo? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I have ZERO interest in multiplayer. I have no plans to ever play multiplayer again in anything. I love strategy games like TOAW, EU III, Crown of Glory and Forge of Freedom. So, although I do not like RTS, I will tolerate it for a decent game, but only if I can pause the game to issue orders. Given the above (pretty typical for many strategy gamers), the question about Sins boils down to this: Is the AI up to giving me a good, hard fight for a looong 100

Reply to Running Sins on a Laptop in Technical Sins Forums

[quote]In this context 'sound card' doesn't mean a physical card, just some device capable of playing back sound. So your integrated HD audio is fine, no problem. And your laptop will have speakers (or a speaker) built in.[/quote] THIS is the answer I was looking for. The way the FAQ was written it sounded like I needed a third party audio card (Soundblaster, etc.) and stand-alone speakers to get the game to run under Vista. This sounded odd to me, since most laptops come equipped

Reply to Running Sins on a Laptop in Technical Sins Forums

My system specs are not the problem. I've got a Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 4M L2 Cache w/ 3 gigs ram and an 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT. No, the problem may be this: the Tech FAQ in Tech section says specifically: " I try to start Sins but I get an "Audio Engine Failed To Initialize" error. This is an indication that your sound card drivers are out-of-date, that you don't have a sound card, or that you don't have any speakers connected (Vista). Please try installin

Running Sins on Two PCs in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I travel a lot and for extended time spans. I bought Sins direct (download & boxed) from Frogboy et al. I want to play on my gaming rig at home and on my laptop while I am traveling for 2 or 3 weeks at a time. Can I legally do this? And yes, it does matter to me. If it did not, I wouldn't be asking.

Running Sins on a Laptop in Technical Sins Forums

The FAQ says the game runs only on a PC with a sound card and speakers. How can I run it on my laptop?

CPU Questions in Technical Sins Forums

Several of us were discussing the rigs necessary to run this game well and I came across a post over at the Wargamer concerning this topic. The designers suggest a dual-core CPU for best performance (IE and Intel Core Duo machine). One gent has: 3 MB RAM, nVidia 7800 XT 256 MB video card and a 3.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 I have a 2.8 Ghz Pentium D 820 (Smithfield) that has "dual core technology" but lacks the "Core Duo" label. Will my rig run the game any better

Reply to Sword of the Stars in Game Discussion Stardock Forums

After playing the game for a couple of weeks I have mixed views. I like the game much better than Galciv II, but it is a bit light on colony management. The emphasis is on fleet/ship design and management. It has a "spacier" feel than BCII, which plays a lot like a land game. SWOTS lacks some things but it has some good stuff. It's fun, mostly. However, its information system is AWEFUL. They have a silly ticker for current events. The alternative is a listing that is fluffy with graphics, not co

Reply to Great Game Comes to an early end in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

"have a way to disable the victory mid game... I know it is sort of cheating, and I do not think this should be an option for Metaverse but I am dying to know what might have happened if..." Absolutely. I have quit several GC2 great games because I forgot to change the victory settings. It really put me off about the whole game. That is not fair to the game, but nonetheless that is how I felt.

Reply to Can't launch empty transports in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I launch mine with 1 person loaded. I guess some cheap, empty transports would make good bait...or arm them as Q-ships.

Reply to Features Desired (or I can't Find 'em) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Those colors are for controlled areas (i.e. borders) not for planets or stars. As a result, you could have a number of alien planets inside your border that generate insufficient influence to show up on the map. They are a pain to find. Hence the desire for planetary control colors.

Features Desired (or I can't Find 'em) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

There are a couple of things that I would like added. First, I cannot find a way to upgrade ships in a stack or fleet or at a planet. I have to get a ship into a tile by itself to get access to an Upgrade button (unless I upgrade a whole class). Can't you add a way to get around this cumbersome method? Or clue me in if one already exists. Second, there are some screens that leave me a little disoriented. For instance the planetary production screen - how about a mini-m

Deluxe GC II Registration in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

When I registered my Deluxe Galciv II I used the serial number on the disks and downloaded everything I could. Since then I have never been asked for or allowed to use the "special" collectors edition serial number. Does this mean that I will not get the special collectors edition "stuff"?