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Xeno Ethics' effect on Alignment events?

March 23, 2006 8:35:36 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
I noticed that in several of my games, I stopped getting alignment shifting events once I picked a side for xeno ethics. Is this meant to stop once you pick an alignment?

Because that makes me want to research xeno ethics pretty late. I like funky events.
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Reply #1 March 23, 2006 9:04:16 PM
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Yeah, once you select your alignment, you trade away the random events in favor of the civ-wide bonuses afforded by a particular alignment.

It doesn't negate all random events, just the alignment-shifting ones.
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Reply #2 March 23, 2006 9:12:38 PM
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It's worth it though for neutral (All planet tiles upgraded, extra trade routes) and Evil (new weapons), along with the fact that the wonders are amazing. Steal other civs tourism money, free invasion tactics etc. I only leave it out if I'm good, not really enough bonuses to warrant it
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Reply #3 March 23, 2006 9:13:39 PM
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Sounds like a reason to research xeno ethics quick if you're good. Most of the alignment events are pretty harsh on good. Alternatively, you may want to wait to research xeno ethics if you are evil.

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Reply #4 March 23, 2006 9:17:19 PM
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no u want to get it asap if ur evil because evil gets the best bonuses somehitng that i hope gets fixed cause i think that evil getting all the bonuses isnt balanced enough the good ppl need to get some good bonuses to!
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Reply #5 March 23, 2006 9:17:26 PM
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You have it all wrong harper. Evil gets th emost out of Xeno ethics earlier is better. First time you see psionic beams in effect you will understand. Twice the damage as non evil weapons at same tech lvl? Sign me up papa!
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Reply #6 March 23, 2006 9:24:33 PM
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It is balanced. Good and neutral gang up on evil (7v3), and goods defences complety block out psionic beams. And psionic missiles. Neutral, of course, is busy using it's extra upgrade tiles and trade slots to fund the destruction of evil.
But the point harper is making, is that evil random events give very good bonuses. If you wait a while for evil xeno ethics, you can get some nice bonuses out of the soldiering, starship, research events etc, where good need it quickly because almost all good decisions cost you production/economy/soldiering etc. I always leave xeno for a bit, till maybe +20% soldiering (and tir qaun training, and all the techs which noone else), so I have an advantage comparable to dread lords. Something like 90 v 2.

Evil does own
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Reply #7 March 23, 2006 9:49:13 PM
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Shouldn't the events only stop when you PICK a specific alignment?

I might research it, but while the jury is still out on what I want to be, I should still be getting random events that lead me down a particular path.
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Reply #8 March 23, 2006 9:59:22 PM
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I thought you had to pick straight away, thats the point. How did you avoid picking?
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Reply #9 March 23, 2006 10:01:13 PM
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Reading all the random events I would choose good or neutral every time. Because you can't really run an empire and be killing your own kind with radiation and all that shit, they'd just rebel. But game wise I like evil. Money is one of my problems although I'm starting to get the hang of it now, you need good populations to get decent tax. And the short trade routes are a waste.

I love the way the research robot changes depending on your allignment.

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Reply #10 March 23, 2006 10:11:32 PM
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I thought you had to pick straight away, thats the point. How did you avoid picking?


I meant what I thought should happen, not what does
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Reply #11 March 23, 2006 10:30:12 PM
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I find that picking evil early on in the game is a sure fire way to get flattened. I'm playing on all the AI's on Bright, as a good Terran I crippled the Dregin and now the rest of the good civilizations are helping me pick apart the Yor. Who cares if they are the strongest? They can't take on 3 races at once.
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Reply #12 March 23, 2006 10:37:24 PM
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Who cares if they are the strongest? They can't take on 3 races at once.


Bunch of robo-wusses
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Reply #13 March 23, 2006 11:05:19 PM
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I love the way the research robot changes depending on your allignment.


Oh, is THAT what makes the robot change what it looks like... I was wondering...
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Reply #14 March 24, 2006 12:24:39 AM
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I meant what I thought should happen, not what does


Yeah that's what I want to happen too. The random events add so much variety to my game, I don't want to see them go away right when I research Xeno Ethics! And then I end up researching pretty much everything else..
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