The future of RB GalCiv

[LKendter]

I think the future of GalCiv has been answered - there isn't much of one for team level participation.

What I have found is something about the game isn't getting my attention - I can't figure out what. My play time has dropped to almost zero, and am I not sure why. Part of it is solo gaming doesn't do as much for me. Comments like below aren't helping either. I was already getting a limited scope feeling...

I have figured out the “formula” to beat it at maso level and there isn’t really anything more do. I would defiantly be into a succession game if one got setup though, particularly if it had some interesting rule or maps setups.

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Alas, the fixes are not coming in the near term. I have played and submitted about a half a dozen games (played some more for testing) and have found that the AI is not improved. Stardock has not been very open to mucking with the GalCiv 1 AI, even for the expansion. They have repeatedly stated that major AI changes will not happen until GalCiv2.
This is exact opposite of why Civ3 has keep going. The early game had abuses such as selling cities to Civs, fast units never die attacking, etc. Many other abuses were removed. The AI got improvements such as culture flipping AI cities has gotten much harder.
How many games add new difficulty levels (demigod and Sid) among other things during development of expansions?

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MOO is my favorite strategy game. Aren't you even a wee bit curious as to why?
Well anytime a person whom I can't seem to catch up on skill level with makes a statement like this, of course I am curious.

Well it seems weird to ask this question in the GalCiv forums, but what version of MOO? I think there is 2 and 3, yet you seem to be referring to the original? Maybe you can point a link to something in the MOO thread to continue this conversation.

[Zed-F]

You could look at just about any link on the MOO forum, lots of people have been asking recently.

http://www.lurkerlounge.com/realmsbeyond/f....php?act=SF&f=6

A thread on getting MOO to run:

http://www.lurkerlounge.com/realmsbeyond/f...act=ST&f=6&t=13

Another thread about the first Imperium, with also more info on how to get ahold of the game and get it running:

http://www.lurkerlounge.com/realmsbeyond/f...act=ST&f=6&t=12

You can also find various MOO resources at Jon Sullivan's page:

http://www.jonsullivan.com/misc/moo.php3

[LKendter]

I think the answer is clear - NONE.

Before this post, the last activity was April 4 - over a week ago. We still are only at two threads, and some of the talk was about the MOO tournament.

[Bam-Bam]

I have to take a bit of an exception to your portrayal.

My training day game is still going--generally with two to three active players still in the mix (barring computer problems). The RB community is not very active with the game, I'll grant that.

I am probably one of the few still relatively active over on the GalCiv boards. When the current TDG completes, I plan at least one more GalCiv activity, whether it be another TDG or a beyond-maso challenge game.

To quote from Monty Python's The Holy Grail
"He's not quite dead, sir"

[LKendter]

Originally posted by Bam-Bam@Apr 13 2004, 09:00 AM
I have to take a bit of an exception to your portrayal.

Ok, I will concede none was to strong of a word.

However, it is clear that GalCiv has gone to the backburner for most people.