Phaedyme

Phaedyme

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Reply to So, uh, that steam sale in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="Darkrenown2" reply="6" id="3512637"] Do all of you have a reading disability? I am not bothered that Steam sales happen - I am bothered Stardock told me the Founder's edition was the last chance to buy a discounted GC pre-order and that turned out not to be the case. But no, continue to ignore that part and be needlessly hostile in your knee-jerk defences. [/quote] No, I just think your complaint is ignorant. Stardock saying that was about Stardock sell

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Reply to I just experienced the dark side of Steam in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="dragoaskani" reply="61" id="3512566"] Would you prefer no family share? Cause thats the other option. [/quote] While I doubt that this will spark a mass exodus from Steam, your logic is wrong. One option is to choose not to use the family share option. One option is to go offline as needed to allow both to play at the same time. Another option is to express dissatisfaction with Steam's service.

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Reply to So, uh, that steam sale in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

Oh my glob I bought the game for $15 more than today's sale price three weeks ago. Everything is ruined. [e digicons]:|[/e] Well, it'd be nice to have that $15 back but whatever. OP, anything goes in Steam holiday sales. Never assume. If you want to buy a thing in December, wait to see if Steam puts it up for sale. Usually, the prices will stay at least somewhat discounted until January 2, and you'll still have a shot at the better discounts that

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Reply to Beyond Earth in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

I purchased GalCiv 3 for 20% off during Thanksgiving. A game going on sale isn't a sign of bad things. Although it's true that Beyond Earth is kind of a disaster at the moment.

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Reply to Starbases Suck (Defensively) in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

I also have to admit that all starbases seem nerfed to me. I mean I remember taking maxed out culture starbases, turning them into terror stars, and flipping the entire map through cultural domination. In GalCiv 1. Nothing in GalCiv 2 or 3 comes close. Thank god. Or Brad. Whomever works best. But their offensive and defensive power was more in buffing the ships near them than in defending themselves.

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Reply to Starbases Suck (Defensively) in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="ClaytonHollowell" reply="5" id="3511953"] Yes, they do, but those modules are not cost effective, and even if they were value effective, you can't add enough modules to allow a starbase to be anything more than a speed bump. [/quote] You misunderstood my question. I was talking about the starbase support modules that boost ships near them. I found in earlier games it was better to do that and have ships defend them than to try to arm starbas

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Reply to Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 3 Changelog in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="XWerewolfX" reply="63" id="3511437"] It's the way in which he reported it that rubbed some of us wrong. Read his post. It's full of entitlement. Obnoxious and asinine? Right, okay. [/quote] Eh, he's upset. While this is not something I would get upset about, it's a valid thing.

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Reply to Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 3 Changelog in GalCiv III Dev Journals GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="charon2112" reply="58" id="3511286"] Having an update during the beta process break a save (or in this case a saved ship design) is the nature of the beast, it happens. It's not a flaw in the game. If Paul indeed said that, he probably shouldn't have. [/quote] I currently have no invested interest in this particular topic, but... what the heck? "It's beta, not a flaw in the game" is completely inaccurate. Those two ideas s

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Reply to No Habitable Planets in GalCiv Beta Feedback GalCiv3 Forums

[quote who="mormegil" reply="7" id="3511160"] We are still working on the map generation, it is very hard to balance, but we will continue balancing, for now if you run into this a lot you can up the habitable planets option to abundant. [/quote] On abundant, I've found two habitable worlds out of 10 stars. One was a 6, the other a 10. These were out of all the systems within reach at the start of the game, on a huge map. The 6 was also weird because the fl

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Reply to I just experienced the dark side of Steam in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

Not necessarily, just not everyone's impacted. I do not think that makes your complaint invalid, though. I don't see the point of the Family option if only one person can use the account at a time. You should be able to have simultaneous usage, like with Netflix. Also, I did in fact see what you did there. :D

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Reply to Galactic Civilizations III Beta 3 Now Available in GalCiv III News GalCiv3 Forums

Seven years ago, my computer at the time blew out half its RAM and began succumbing to the capacitor plague while I was playtesting the new Yor tech tree in Twilight of the Arnor. Yesterday, Stardock releases the Yor for GalCiv 3 and my computer breaks, forcing me to do a full reformat and Windows reinstall. Coincidence? Yeah, probably. Also, the computer is working fine now.

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Reply to How Long Has Your Current Gaming PC Lasted? in PC Gaming GalCiv3 Forums

My current desktop is three and a half years old. The previous computer lasted for ~3 years before it stopped working entirely. The computer before that had the infamous "capacitor plague" and had its first hard failure while I was playtesting Twilight of the Arnor, although I think Hellgate: London had more to do with the breakdown. I hope to get a new machine next year, since recent games are starting to overpower my video card, and I don't have enough ram (6 gb).

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