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Do you still think GalCiv 1 is fun even with GalCiv II out?

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1- Yes

2- No

The Prancing Pony (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread)

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#1400 by Citizen Matthew Downie - 5/18/2004 1:18:33 PM

I guess I'll leave 1400 to you.

No, you help yourself.

Oh, too late.

#1401 by Citizen Lothmorg the Black - 5/18/2004 1:24:02 PM

#1402 by Ambassador Ray the Wanderer - 5/19/2004 7:32:02 AM

I will try the campaign, vincible. The standard game no longer hold any attraction for me. I don't even feel like completing that Tiny game now that Metaverse points are rather pointless for me.

Was just chatting with Killa yesterday about how it is a pity that there are few Galcivers over at Star Chamber and that we are unable to continue this kind of camaraderie over there.

Our Galciv D&D game was fun for a while but I think the DM is getting too busy for us so it's more or less died off.

Anybody think it is possible for people here to band together to continue our adventures with another interesting game?

#1403 by Citizen Matthew Downie - 5/19/2004 8:32:18 AM

Pointless points? My recent games, I've kept interesting by timing myself and trying to beat my own record.
I was trying out a free Massive Online Game called Runescape today. Looks like it might be good fun, but I think it would be difficult to band together a group of Galcivers on something like that, unless we were all living in the same country. The same applies to any live-action game.
So what we really need is a strategy game - we all like them - with a good community built around it. Or one without a community, and we build the community ourselves.

#1404 by Veteran Theoden of Rohan - 5/19/2004 10:32:25 AM

Anybody think it is possible for people here to band together to continue our adventures with another interesting game?

There's always the Political Machine...but it's still a little while off. There will be an option to create "empires" and compete, once they've got the PM Metaverse done.

Just a thought.

#1405 by Citizen Matthew Downie - 5/19/2004 10:39:02 AM

There's always the Political Machine

Played the beta, didn't enjoy it.

#1406 by Veteran Theoden of Rohan - 5/19/2004 10:40:59 AM

They're still working on it. Even Froggy thinks the AI needs serious work. I think they're just trying to get the mechanics working right now.

#1407 by Veteran vincible - 5/19/2004 11:05:16 AM

Yeah, I'd say it's got potential, but it's not a fun game yet.

I don't think the atmosphere of the Political Machine forums is conducive to community building, though.

#1408 by Citizen Genghis Hank - 5/19/2004 11:07:59 AM

I don't think the atmosphere of the Political Machine forums is conducive to community building, though.

Maybe they just need us to show them how.

#1409 by Citizen Matthew Downie - 5/19/2004 11:30:58 AM

Even Froggy thinks the AI needs serious work.

I hadn't noticed the AI. My problems with it were (a) Everything was a hassle to do; nothing seemed to happen automatically (imagine if in GalCiv every time you wanted to do some research you had to click on a planet, then click on a Do Some Research button). (b) Nothing I did seemed to have much obvious impact.

#1410 by Veteran Grand_Admiral_Thrawn - 5/19/2004 12:28:09 PM

The only way I notice something is when the place turns blue. Yeah blue!

#1411 by Veteran Primipilus Alexus - 5/19/2004 3:16:57 PM

Our Galciv D&D game was fun for a while but I think the DM is getting too busy for us so it's more or less died off.

Megan's still around... I'll give her a nudge if you want....

Alex

#1412 by Citizen musicfan55 - 5/19/2004 3:41:00 PM

For Internet game competition, I prefer cards and play spades several times per week at

Link

You can build up a lot of comaradirie (sp?) playing cards. The two folks I partner with have been my spades partners for years but live thousands of miles away.

The few times I have gotten bored with Gal Civ was when I didn't have music on. One thing that makes Gal Civ so great is the sound is irrelevant. So shut off the sounds and put on some Mozart concertos or whatever you like and playing Gal Civ becomes a lot more fun.

Hope this helps people enjoy Gal Civ even more, plus it gives the computer a bit of a break if the player gets distracted now and then listening to music. It takes longer but so what. Just have fun. The empire is fun even to see if we can stay in fifth. We certainly were number one for quite a while so let's share the wealth. The personal goals are also fun like getting fleet admiral or a million mpts but we don't want to take this too seriously.

Ray and vincible, it is great to see you post. Sorry about Weyrleader going to the Guardians, but that is his choice. Thanks for being a FotR member, Weyrleader. Matthew, are there others besides us currently submitting games for the FotR?

#1413 by Veteran vincible - 5/19/2004 3:58:30 PM

Nothing I did seemed to have much obvious impact.

I agree. My hope is that once someone writes a instruction manual/strategy guide that things will be clearer.

As for online gaming, I'm not much of a card-player, but I play chess intermittently on Yahoo, and Starcraft even more intermittently. A lot of people I know are getting into poker, but I'm violently allergic to losing money, so that's not for me.

#1414 by Citizen Matthew Downie - 5/19/2004 4:46:14 PM

Are there others besides us currently submitting games for the FotR?

Not that I'm aware of, but I can't remember how to make the statbot tell me.

#1415 by Veteran Grand_Admiral_Thrawn - 5/19/2004 4:59:16 PM

Statbot at

Link reads a Gibbie99 who has submitted two games this month. But besides that person and the two of you, nobody has submitted.

#1416 by Veteran Primipilus Alexus - 5/19/2004 4:59:21 PM

I can't remember how to make the statbot tell me.

Use the altmeta.galciv.org -

Link - look at raw scores by empire...

Alex

#1417 by Veteran Grand_Admiral_Thrawn - 5/19/2004 5:00:18 PM

Beat you by five seconds Alex...

#1418 by Citizen Matthew Downie - 5/19/2004 5:06:17 PM

Gibbie99... Looks like he's played a couple of games recently after a nine month break. I wonder if he reads the forums. If you're around, Gibbie, say "Hi!"

#1419 by Citizen Matthew Downie - 5/19/2004 5:18:02 PM

On the plus side, my plan to destroy the Guardians is going quite well. I've got half of them convinced that being a Guardian is incompatible with playing for an alliance victory unless you first eradicate the Yor. If I can leverage this into irreconcilable split, who knows how many recruits we could attract?

#1420 by Veteran Grand_Admiral_Thrawn - 5/19/2004 5:23:37 PM

Are you forgetting that they probably read this?

#1421 by Citizen Greldon - 5/19/2004 5:53:02 PM

Are you forgetting that they probably read this?

Oh, he knows! It's just another aspect of his fiendish plan!

#1422 by Citizen Weyrleader - 5/19/2004 8:18:12 PM

If I can leverage this into irreconcilable split, who knows how many recruits we could attract?

Some people seem to always believe their own hype, or as we say in government contracting business - drink their own bathwater

But that may be an assumption I shouldn't make

#1423 by Veteran Theoden of Rohan - 5/20/2004 10:17:19 AM

The new beta of Political Machine has fixed a couple of gameplay issues. It's not such a pushover anymore. It still is crashing on my machine though...wish they could figure out why.

Just have fun. The empire is fun even to see if we can stay in fifth. We certainly were number one for quite a while so let's share the wealth. The personal goals are also fun like getting fleet admiral or a million mpts but we don't want to take this too seriously.

Rick, this is a great attitude to have! It's exactly the way I think (although we're in first now). Of course, without another empire within lightyears of us, we're all just playing for personal goals. I just got my 100 win medal, which was one of my personal goals. I also think the Guardians will reach 15 million points sometime soon...that's a definite goal. And we're still contemplating a Good vs. Evil Guardian competition, which will shake things up a bit.

I hope the Fellowship gets hopping again. I'd especially like to read some more stories...like the ones we used to write.

#1424 by Citizen damoose - 5/21/2004 5:04:42 AM

but I'm violently allergic to losing money

Oh yes... Now that I understand clearly. Much like being allergic to exercise.

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