How will GalCiv react to the Moo3 delays?

[Harry Seldon]

Originally posted by Tytan
A few tweaks here and there and this thing will be positively vicious

They have a system in place called the Metaverse that will allow you to upload game data to a central repository then download enhancements to the game AI. It learns from human play, analyzes it, then incorporates it into future game strategies...

[Tytan]

That's good because it will make the AI better, but bad because I'll probably have to abandon my 'culture rush' strategem. Ah, well that's half the fun of Galciv......A constantly changing AI that adapts to your strategies......

I would like to note I have won 12 games and destroyed a total of 5 ships in all 12 games. That's how good the culture strategy is on this......especially when you combine it with destabilization and paid henchmen-empires. I had a large 15-25 system empire surrender to me because he just couldn't take it anymore......heh,heh.....long live the Terran Alliance!

[Harry Seldon]

This game is wearing the knees in my pants out...

[Draginol]

The influence system is being tweaked a little bit. Now it's based partially on your popularity.

Here's how it works:

ulTotalInfluence = ulInfluence * fPopularity.

If you're at peace with everyone, fpopluarity is 1.0. If they really like you (i.e. warm relations) it can be 1.25.

But if you're at war with everyone, it's libel to be like 0.1 which can really zap your influence quite a bit.

But you can still build star bases to magnify your influence. You just won't be able to walk over everyone with it like before.

[Tytan]

That's good, especially if they go after resources aggressively and wind up splitting the cultural resources between them, in addition to backlash.......it will make it a real bear to win................

[Asmodean]

Seems to me that a lot of people out there are going to have to change their strategies a bit. Yours truly included. (Allthough I also like to use the trade tactics...they are just as powerful)

Asmodean