Tod Jones

Reply to Creative too powerful for points? in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Of course it's hard to make a direct comparison as to creativity's power because we are always aware of when creativity triggers, we usually don't keep track of how much time conventional research bonuses save us though. The randomness of creativity and the fact that both research bonuses scale to your empire or your project makes it even more difficult to figure out how good creativity really is. I think you'd almost have to time some of the tech tree advancements with and without crea

Reply to Newb Questions in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] However in DA, playing with the Drath messes that up because they're always inciting wars against you. You either need to take the Drath out of the game or make a special effort to waste them as early as possible. You can also disable super abilities, but that takes a lot of fun out of the game. [/quote] Or simply don't play an evil race and make a special effort to setup trade routes and make treaties with the Drath and improve your diplo

Reply to Thoughts on Drengin as of beta 3d in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I haven't play tested the Drengin, but looking over their tech trees, shouldn't the Drengin have some sort of mind control technology to quickly subjugate alien civilizations (possibly giving a morale, economic and/or production bonus)? This should be a nice reflection of the difference in strategy between the Drengin and the Korath.