humorguy

humorguy

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Reply to SOA Mod problems. in Sins Modding Sins Forums

I just got the Space unlimited Collection, here in the UK. It has Sins, Gal Civ II - Ultimate, Star Assault and Dark Star One I bought the game from a retail store and it was sealed, and yet there is only 2 serial number stickers on the inside of the case (with the words "serial number" in German as " Seriennummer"). Neither are recognised in the registration page (they do not show what game the serial number is for!) and when entered in the Serial Update option in game, just leaves t

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Reply to Display problems in the game in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I have a problem with the graphics. After the planet screen it goes to the space screen but the screen still has a bit of the planet screen on it. When I move the screen around, the planets, ships, etc leave a trail of their own graphic, so a string of planets or a string of ships. Anyone any ideas? I have the latest Direct X and ATI Drivers, etc

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Reply to A quick tour of Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition in GalCiv Journals Stardock Forums

Act I: Dread Lords where the galactic civil war puts the humans from Earth and their friends up against the powerful Drengin Alliance. Act II: Dark Avatar puts the player in the role of a commander of the Drengin Empire on what to do with those civilizations they have conquered. Act III: Twilight of the Arnor brings back Jena Casey from the outer rim who must work with the last of the Arnor to put a final end to the Dread Lords menace. So if I star

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Reply to Space Rangers 2/Reboot clarification in 1C Stardock Forums

It should have just been made Gold Version with SR1 and SR2 reboot, and a free upgrade for owners of the original Space Rangers 2. That would have led to a lot less confusion and been fairer to gamers who supported the developer by buying the original game, thereby supplying them with cashflow while they produced the reboot version. For what reboot offers, it is not worth even the $11 Impulse sells it for as a patch to add to your original Space rangers 2!

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Reply to Regarding Used Copies of GalCiv II in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="taltamir" reply="246" id="2599306"]speaking of fauly CDs... a huge portion of my legit disks don't work anymore due to read errors. I have to resort to downloading a copy (often the game is no longer for sale) and then I install using my legit key. However, where CD emulation doesn't work or simply the DRM is incompatible with newer versions of windows, I have to use a non legit key and crack... There are tons of games whose DRM simply doesn't work with windows 7 64bit.

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Reply to Introducing: The High Resolution Graphics Mod by LogicSequence in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="DethAdder" reply="203" id="2639081"]Logic Sequence hasn't been around for awhile to update the link. The mod can be found at ImodProductions Site now. I think you have to be registered(simple process) to download there though.[/quote] No because if you go there you do not have authorization to go to the download page, so you register thinking that will help, giving the site your email address of course, and it STILL says you are unauthorized to access the download page!</p

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Reply to Activision to Hold Independent Games Competition in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Well responses to my post seem to point out that nothing will change and AAA Mainstream gaming will go the way if the Dodo with only games like World of Goo etc type of games being available, which is not my cup of tea, Hence last year about 70% of my PC gaming was retro when the previous year I doubt it was over 50% meaning next year it could be 90% and the year after...... I repeat, with over 5 million DOSBox downloads, PC gaming is already looking backwards for it's future PC gamin

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Reply to Activision to Hold Independent Games Competition in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

This is a good idea. his is about the survival of PC gaming for God's sake!!! Indie developers need funding, major publishers need original PC titles, if indie developers keep their heads together and look at what they sign, I think this can be very good for PC gaming. Would you rather have an excellent game like Space Rangers sell a couple 100,000 when an Activision has the muscle to get the game into the public eye, where I am sure it would have sold a couple million! <

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Reply to Shogun II Total War Announced in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

I paid full price for all the Total War games up until Empire Total War and Napoleon Total War. I was right to do that, as in both cases, as within 6 weeks of the release of both games, I was able to buy the Special Editions for less than 1/3 the full price. Given that the Medieval II Total War expansion Kingdoms had more content than both Empire Total War AND Napoleon Total War COMBINED, shows how for Creative, just like Valve, Bethesda and Bioware, its become all about the money. An

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Reply to Regarding Used Copies of GalCiv II in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I am sure that situations like this is why there is so much piracy. You think games companies care about you? Well, let me tell you, I am a PC games collector and have collected over 600 games since 1992. Recently, due to lack of quality PC titles being released I have been playing my older games - and you know what I have found? That starting around 2002 games companies started using cheaper CD's/DVD's compared with the past, because almost half the games I own from 2002 to 2

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Reply to I'm new, and i have a few questions. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Just got the Ultimate Edition in a store yesterday. Bit confused. As each game/expansion has it's own exe, does that mean I should play DL then DA then TA via the exe's? I notice if I choose the TA exe I get the 'Ultimate Edition' screen, so do i miss anything if I just play via the shortcut that start the launch exe, am I missing out on any story or anything? Thanks for the help!

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General game improvement mods in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Hi all! Just got the GalCiv II Ultimate Edition, and have discovered there are 100's of mods. Problem is, they do not seem categorized in anyway. In any event, first off, I am looking for game improvement mods. to that end I have found the hi-res 2.0 mod, the Galactapedia mod and the mod that makes the ships bigger, etc, Can anyone recommend any further mods, or better mods than the above, that improve gameplay or graphics or UI, etc, as opposed t

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Reply to Survey feedback in Stardock Support General Stardock Forums

I cannot rate Stardock as highly now due to this survey. They need damage control on this. A) an apology needs to go to every email address the survey went to, and B) they need to state publically they will dicount any question that did not offer a 'none of the above' option that any reasonable survey offers, in order to get the most accurate information possible. Due to the above problems, this survey is now null and void in many respects and the cost of giving 20% t

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Reply to Piracy & PC Gaming in GalCiv Journals Sins Forums

With the success of the Wii, DS, casual, independent and retro gaming, and the lower sales of AAA titles, a revolution is taking place in video gaming. People want simpler games with simpler graphics that run on their current machine with no expensive upgrades needed. They have been 'wowed' enough, and graphics are of a standard that gamers have been happy with since Far Cry and Half Life 2. We are destined to have a very different video gaming market in as little as two years.

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Reply to Galactic Civilizations II, Copy Protection, and Piracy in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

This system is still DRM. It may not be on the disk, but it is still DRM. In effect Stardock is saying 'you can only buy this game new at full price, because if you see it at a low price in a bargain bin, or $5 less than retail on ebay or wherever, you cannot be sure you will not get a 'serial number already exists'. This was exactly the problem Steam had with HL2 and there was an uproar - why is this any different? You still need to log onto a site you still need to enter a valid serial and any

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Reply to Regarding Used Copies of GalCiv II in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

....But this is the reason why Space Rangers 2 Is selling 3 times the number of copies of Gal Civ II.... This is just another form of DRM. Why do I not have the right to sell my copy of the game once I have finished with it? Do I not own it once I buy it, to do with as I please? No. Because Stardock says I am paying to 'borrow it for a while' without ever owning it! Then we see all the hoops you have to go through because you bought the Italian version or the special Walmart vers

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