But we'll never know for sure....because, instead of taking a calm level headed approach to the problem, he turned into a child.

I'm glad they didn't make it all flashy just to score extra points with the graphics-tards. It's got a nice little style.

I never knew the English language could be mauled that badly until now

Truly horrible. I had a headache after reading it. Apart from the obvious struggle with the language ( no problem with that, I hope at least you also are no native), structure and correct manners, he missed out to put some sense in his post. No description under what circumstances his game crashes, no posting of his debug.err.

The poeple at stardock should be taken out the back and shot just to be nice!!!

So here's some advice for you, before you get shot for insulting the english language and posting such a useless ranting gibberish:

Sell the game and buy / read some good books instead - you really seem to need it

Its just occured to me that the OP may have been talking about the demo, rather than a warez copy, in which case I apologise for calling him a pirate.

Would you rather the game had brilliant graphics but crappy AI with multiplayer filled with idiots? This is Stardock, not some EA studio.

I like this game. It is good.

Has some problems on really big map sizes. I report them as and when they occur.

The developer support is good. Would like to see some more organic ship components (hulls, jewels, equipment) though.

*comes back after a long sojourn due to flaming wastrels posting inane crap on this forum*

*clicks the first post at the top of the page*

*reads inane crap from flaming pirate wastrel*

*goes back to sojourn*

This day and age you think with are new game for PC it would have some kind of power behind it ?

Now that's just a plain ignorant remark, because this game stresses the video card so much that if you've overclocked your card, it will probably overheat, leading to the crashes that you've mentioned in your original post. The patch and the betas address this by adding an option to throttle back the video card so it won't get so stressed out. I experienced crashes all the time that disappeared when I used this option. Also, if you play on the largest map, the game will eat up ALL your available memory. Also, this game was made to take advantage of multiple core technology. So it pushes the envelope, yet it is entirely playable if you have an older system. Not many games can boast THAT...

The poeple at stardock should be taken out the back and shot just to be nice!!!

Why? You think that since you've just shot yourself in the foot that someone else must experience the same pain?

Bill

Note: edited to remove fat-finger option.

Personally, I like a game that doesn't rely on graphics. I hate upgrading my machine, due to the fact that I cannot create money from nothing, and my plans to rob city banks always seem to fall through at the last minute. I enjoy a game with GAMEPLAY. If you want graphics, go search art sites and stop playing games, in my opinion. Sure, a graphical representation of what is going on is nice, but personally, I don't want to have to upgrade my video card just so I can see explosions so glorious and detailed that I can zoom in and see every single atom speeding away from what was once a ship at incredible speeds. Nah, spend the time, money and development on an AI that can surprise you, and can plot against you behind your back, all the while making you think you've got a grip on the game. That's what I want in a game.
But thats just me. And I could be wrong.

Well the latest beta does crash fairly often on my computer too. A bit too often.

I am big fan of graphics in PC games especially sci-fi but I dont see a problem with the graphics here. I certainly consider the ship builder graphics to be plenty good enough. Yes alot of the other graphics are lacking somewhat but I dont really care once I am playing the game. I think the graphics range from "functional" to "great" in various parts of the game.

I understand the trade-off that has been made and I think the results are more than worth it. But then I am not a complete gfx-whore that some people can be. I would prefer them tweaking AI rather than pixels because I know the difference it can make to the game in the end.

Comparing the graphics between different genres is boardering on the ridiculous Regit. Compare GalCiv2 to Dawn of War graphics? Any surprise at the winner? What about Doom3 or Half-Life2? Still surprised?

Compare Doom3 to Half-Life2 and you'll have yourself a conversation. Just not on this forum.