[Steam] Thread XIX: It's a Kritzmas miracle!

[Gamerlord]

Now, GalCiv2 planets have ranks. Quality, if you will. 4 is mars-like (you can live there but would prefer not to), 10 is earth-like, and 16, as the example given in the manual, is pretty incredible.

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Yep.

Wow. Say hello to every tourist's dream.

Also, for those who want to know what SS13 is like, look at what someone said in the radio communications, then look at my reaction:

Orlando Picard [135.9]: Spike Shafer is breaking into the Genetic's Monkey Pens via North Maintenance tunnels

As a Geneticist , I know that some CRIMINAL SCUM has violated my supply if test subjects. At the moment I am at the chapel waiting for a magic show. I rush towards genetics to defend my supply of guinea pigs. But what shall I fight this intruder with, my bare fists? I then remember I was carrying a syringe full of Mutated Monkey DNA, which I planned on injecting someone with at the magic show. I take it out of my backpack and prepare to inject the thief with enough DNA to forever render him harmless. Of course, by the time I get to Genetics I get to enjoy a view of a security officer dragging a unconscious, recently beaten, man out of the tunnels. I love SS13.

And the only reason this is related to steam is because people talked about it earlier.

[Cogwheel]

Cog, you just found the garden of Eden.

Technically, I just colonized it.

And am making a beeline to heavy gravity colonization. Means I get dibs on a class 14 and class 18.

[Jibar]

Now, GalCiv2 planets have ranks. Quality, if you will. 4 is mars-like (you can live there but would prefer not to), 10 is earth-like, and 16, as the example given in the manual, is pretty incredible.

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Yep.

I am fully prepared to walk across the country back home to pick up my copy of the game so I can then recode it so I can invade your galaxy and take that damn planet.
I didn't even know planets could go above 20.

[Cogwheel]

I am fully prepared to walk across the country back home to pick up my copy of the game so I can then recode it so I can invade your galaxy and take that damn planet.
I didn't even know planets could go above 20.

That's a price I'm prepared to pay for multiplayer in this game.

[Gamerlord]

I am fully prepared to walk across the country back home to pick up my copy of the game so I can then recode it so I can invade your galaxy and take that damn planet.
I didn't even know planets could go above 20.

That's a price I'm prepared to pay for multiplayer in this game.

Then I will use my Yor to take over both your galaxies, then ransom them back in exchange for free steam games.


Would the slaughter and suffering of billions of innocent 1s and 0s be worth free steam games? Yes .

[Cogwheel]

Then I will use my Yor to take over both your galaxies, then ransom them back in exchange for free steam games.


Would the slaughter and suffering of billions of innocent 1s and 0s be worth free steam games? Yes .

At what point did the Yor become innocent?

And hey, if I could still afford anything, you'd hardly need to go as far as a ransom for free stuff

[Gamerlord]

At what point did the Yor become innocent?

I mean everyone else who would suffer under the Yor War Machine.

[Cogwheel]

I mean everyone else who would suffer under the Yor War Machine.

Yor machine?

Honestly though, they're a bit bipolar in attitude. My first game? Granted, I was of the same alignment, but they were really falling over themselves to help me out and couldn't have been much friendlier/generally great neighbours.

Second time, I open communications with them and N-1 goes "Talking meat. An amazing accident of the universe." Diplomacy is an art that has obviously escaped them.

[Fawkes]

I just unboxed a Dr.'s Dapper Topper. Was anyone looking for one?

[shadow_archmagi]

space brindles out-teched everyone and then destroyed all the stars

[Gamerlord]

space brindles out-teched everyone and then destroyed all the stars

Whowhatwherewhy?

[Cogwheel]

Whowhatwherewhy?

I don't know, but that reminds me of how badly I need to get Terror Stars.

[NeoVid]

See, I can honestly say that I don't really have a problem with this. It adds a metagame component to an already awesome game.

Also, hats.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I probably wouldn't still play TF2 if they didn't keep adding more stuff. But it's funny cuz it's true.

[chiasaur11]

space brindles out-teched everyone and then destroyed all the stars

Ha!

I know that trick. This is either going to be undone by a plastic roman, an astoundingly attractive woman, and The Doctor OR it's all a plot by psychic cops to convince me to confess I murdered my father.

Either way, it won't work!

[Zeful]

Hi I got Magicka today because what I saw looked really fun, and I've run into a problem, the game runs very badly. Slowdowns, graphical glitches, occasional random crap that is just bizarre. And I don't know how to fix it. There are only a hand full of options and most of them don't even do anything, so I'm wondering what I can do to fix any of this.

Thank you in advance.

[Tavar]

Making a custom magical video card profile can help. It'll turn off some options. Though, I'm not sure if the shadow option works at all.

[Zeful]

Making a custom magical video card profile can help. It'll turn off some options. Though, I'm not sure if the shadow option works at all.

What is a "custom magical video card profile"? And how can it help?

[Tavar]

Depends on the card, but on my nvidia card, going to the computer's control panel, then to the video card control panel. Then manage 3d settings, and you can create specific overrides for given programs. This allows you to, for instance, disable Anti-Alising. Can diminish the load a bit, given what tools you have to work with. Also a good idea is to lower resolution as much as possible.

[Cogwheel]

So. The Yor? Slowly inching their way towards an ascension victory. Halfway there, actually. I bribed the Drengins and Korath to go to war with them. They both did very little and eventually made peace. At least the Yor suspect nothing.

So I have to take matters into my own hands and exterminate them. To this end? I did nothing. Nothing at all. Can't be seen getting too military, after all. No, instead, I researched. I researched big time. 250 turns later, so they're now halfway to ascension?

Research is finished. I painstakingly designed my empire's first capital ship, the Dominion. Pictures are in the spoiler.

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Front.



And here's the back. This probably doesn't mean much. You need a point of comparison for these things.

Well, here's one.



The blue rock there is Aquarii IV. That is a planet.

Tomorrow? War.

[tyckspoon]

Hi I got Magicka today because what I saw looked really fun, and I've run into a problem, the game runs very badly. Slowdowns, graphical glitches, occasional random crap that is just bizarre. And I don't know how to fix it. There are only a hand full of options and most of them don't even do anything, so I'm wondering what I can do to fix any of this.

Thank you in advance.

It's very, very buggy right now. You may just have to wait until they patch it to a point where it works.

[Worira]

Also, check that your computer, and your graphics card in particular, meet the game's bafflingly high specifications.

[Tavar]

It's working pretty well now.

But, yeah. The game has...ridiculously high graphics. If you can run Crysis, you may not be able to run this(may not be true, going of what was posted on interweb forums, so, you know). WTF.

[AlterForm]

Setting up a custom graphics profile for Magicka let me go from "Slows entire computer to a crawl" to "Plays rather well at 1280x800." You really shouldn't have to jump through hoops like that to make it work on a reasonable system for such a seemingly simple game, but you can at least.

[memnarch]

Is the demo better or worse in terms of system reqs? Cuz I played through the demo at 1600x900 (native) and didn't notice that make of an issue. Could be that I don't mind funky graphics if the game play is good though.

[chiasaur11]

So. The Yor? Slowly inching their way towards an ascension victory. Halfway there, actually. I bribed the Drengins and Korath to go to war with them. They both did very little and eventually made peace. At least the Yor suspect nothing.

So I have to take matters into my own hands and exterminate them. To this end? I did nothing. Nothing at all. Can't be seen getting too military, after all. No, instead, I researched. I researched big time. 250 turns later, so they're now halfway to ascension?

Research is finished. I painstakingly designed my empire's first capital ship, the Dominion. Pictures are in the spoiler.

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Front.



And here's the back. This probably doesn't mean much. You need a point of comparison for these things.

Well, here's one.



The blue rock there is Aquarii IV. That is a planet.

Tomorrow? War.

Ever read Tom Francis's journals for Gal Civ 2?

They're very informative regarding diplomacy.

[tarbrush]

Is the demo better or worse in terms of system reqs? Cuz I played through the demo at 1600x900 (native) and didn't notice that make of an issue. Could be that I don't mind funky graphics if the game play is good though.

Not noticeably. I had no problems running the demo, and only the faintest traces of slowdown in the main game. What multiplayer does to your poor graphics card I don't know though.

[shadow_archmagi]

I believe "Game runs really slow even on high end computers" is on the "known issues" list

Expect it to be fixed by tuesday or so.

[Cogwheel]

Ever read Tom Francis's journals for Gal Civ 2?

They're very informative regarding diplomacy.

I have, actually.

I tend to stick with the "I have no idea why, but everyone, even the Korath, approve of me" route with diplomacy. What can I say? It works.

Of course, they then, uh... vent their aggression through other, non-player-based means.

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Not pictured: Arceans, Terrans and Korath declare war on the Vegans.

Seriously people, calm down.

[mightymonarch]

I just unboxed a Dr.'s Dapper Topper. Was anyone looking for one?

I have a few hats I could trade 1:1 for it. What class are you looking for? I have (x2) Magnificient Mongolian, Pyromancer's Mask, v. Professional's Panama, and a German Gonzilla

[Fawkes]

I have a few hats I could trade 1:1 for it. What class are you looking for? I have (x2) Magnificient Mongolian, Pyromancer's Mask, v. Professional's Panama, and a German Gonzilla

Hmmm... maybe the Pyromancer Mask.