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Reply to User Interface Suggestion -- don't include Scout Ships when box-selecting fleets. in Technical Sins Forums

I'd reckon it would be nice if it worked that way... No big problem for me, I just move the scout ships over into a corner away from my rally points and where my ships gather. I can see where some folks would want scout ships included with their fleets and/or groups of ships when playing multiple star systems. Regards, WC

Reply to Help a n00b out, I don't have a cursor!!! in Technical Sins Forums

psugar raises some good points. Your installed version of DirectX may be earlier than the one required for SoaSE. This would definitely affect the cursor video problem you are having. I'm only guessing here, however, sre you using transparencies on your desktop at all? If so I'd recommend that you disable them to see if this solves your problem in this game. Also, this can be a problem with decreased (video) hardware acceleration - I'd suggest you try turning that up to max.

Reply to Absolutely pathetic in Technical Sins Forums

nice point of contention there bonscott... I agree 100 percent. Easy solutions are always the best ones. :) WC

Reply to No Galaxy Forge maps with v1.04 in Technical Sins Forums

If you made those maps in v1.03, they won't work in v1.04... sorry, but apparently that's "working as intended" Best Regards, WC

Reply to Extra capital crews / less severe upkeep scale a possibility? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Greetings all! It would seem interesting that if you had (say) two capital ship crews in reserve, your tax rate would lower itself by some reasonable amount. If you were at the 38 percent (whatever) tax level, and after two of your capital ships were destroyed, that you found yourself at the 35 percent (whatever) tax level... Just a thought Regards, WC

Reply to Single player AI alliance lameness in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I absolutely agree with the above two posters. In that kind of situation, you need friends [U][I]now[/I][/U]... not later. Hopefully, your new found friend is your next door neighbor. You can wait a while before you tell him his cat is digging up your precious tulip garden. :) Regards, WC

Reply to [Proposition/Request] Real time clock in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote]Actually that wont do. What we need is an in-game clock so that one can work out how much "in-game" time has gone by.[/quote] Interesting thought. :) However, it would seem that in the spirit of all the various management goals that need to be watched during the game, "[I]Time Management[/I]" would be just an added factor. If you need to watch the time, a $5.00 cheapie stick on clock placed on or near your monitor would seem to work well. :D And also,

Reply to Dear Ironclad folks in Technical Sins Forums

[quote]512MB DDR RAM[/quote] Just as a thought... the amount of RAM you have does seem to be a bit on the low side, even for running basic WinXP. I'd suggest either adding more, or changing your RAM for a total of at least 1 Gb. Your machine may be spending all it's time swapping pieces of the game between the disk and memory trying to keep up with you. Regards, WC

Reply to Can u help me I have a problem in Technical Sins Forums

I finally got my custom avatar working by reducing the image to 50x50 pixels. My original version was about 4 times that and I kept getting "Bad Request" or something like that. On my profile, there is two places to put your avatar... with it not being totally clear which one is for the forums, I put mine in both places... I also noted that it wasn't an instant thing to have it start showing... after a while it started showing. Regards, WC [I]Build

Reply to Tech Tree in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Greetings... If you are talking about Fleet Logistics where you get more capital ships and fleet points, then yes, you can research those independently of either Military or Civilian Tech Tree items. Regards, WC

Reply to A plethora of Suggestions for balancing the game. :] in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I'm highly amused by this post from the OP... "If it doesn't work like [B]I think it should[/B]" then it must be broken for everyone. Well innociv, you most definitely and explicitly posted your suggestions. A wonderful effort indeed... well worded, intelligently typed, and way way too many personal statistics from your personal experiences involving the game. I've read your many posts throughout the forum. A LOT of them are informative, useful, and even making me say "

Reply to where is the directory for saved games? in Technical Sins Forums

Thank you very much Blair Fraser :) Best Regards, WC

where is the directory for saved games? in Technical Sins Forums

Please? Best Regards, WC

Reply to Sins makes computer turn off in Technical Sins Forums

Out of curiosity, have you tried reducing the Sins in game video options? I've seen where some video cards end up (in some situations) trying to access memory outside of what Windows expects, and this causes Windows to shut down. Although it seems significant that none of your other games crash your computer, it's difficult to compare games when looking at the actual demands put on your video card and drivers... Regards, WC

Reply to Waiting for your game to arrive? Info about our shipping process here! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Yay!! My Collector's Edition arrived today... Lots of very cool stuff inside too. Thanks a million! ([I]Although I see that you made $5.10(USD) on the shipping charges. Guess I can live with that, beings as Melissa and Kim probably deserve the tip[/I]) :) 6.5 days from online order and download to receipt of the actual little brown box here in southern Louisiana. Not bad. Wonderful game, and well worth the time taken to get to (and figure out) the Noobie Levels. <

Reply to Minimum Requirment: Graphic Card has Enough MB but is older than Radion 9600 in Technical Sins Forums

I've got a Radeon 9200... and it works fine with all the default graphics settings. Which I believe all default to maximum. I've been playing for a week now, and have seen no difficulties at all. Regards WC

Reply to Newbie tips? in Strategy Sins Forums

I would think something (that others have touched on) is that you need to be able to multitask in this game. For example, when you get into a fight, don't micromanage the fight, try not to watch the fight (even though they are fun to watch)... instead go improve a planet or scout out a planet you've not been to, or build some more ships. The AI in this game fights well - both for you and the baddies. Don't click several things to research or build and then sit around a

Reply to Can anyone give me some tips or strategies? in Strategy Sins Forums

I would think something (that others have touched on) is that you need to be able to multitask in this game. For example, when you get into a fight, don't micromanage the fight, try not to watch the fight (even though they are fun to watch)... instead go improve a planet or scout out a planet you've not been to, or build some more ships. The AI in this game fights well - both for you and the baddies. Don't click several things to research or build and then sit around

Reply to Fleet Supply Points in Strategy Sins Forums

doh :)

Fleet Supply Points in Strategy Sins Forums

Greetings all.... I've kind of searched around the forums, and I can't seem to find how you get more fleet supply points. I'm pretty sure (being a noob and all) that this has to do with some form of research, but I've not got a clue how I can make my current 7 fleet supply point amount be a bigger number. Can someone kinda point me in the general direction of that please? Best Regards, WC