<r> Yep I think this an issue with the refuel & repair button (blue barrel), haven't had this happen with the context menu commands. I followed my ships around for a few mins and they really were on their way to what I presume is 0,0 cordinates. At one point they hit the map border and continued ...

I haven't activated the editor on this one though, I rarely do because I'm afraid something like that will manifest itself. [:)] Individual ships on automation seem to be refueling fine.

<r> When I select a fleet and click on the refuel command, the fleet will be sent to the extreme top left corner of the galaxy. The command reads as "Refueling at" (missing the location). If I click on the button a second time the fleet will be sent to a valid refueling location. <br/>
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Hanny<br/>
Reminds me of when i went to GW1, 2 friends got tattoos with *dessert rat* underneath a Jerboa (mouse/gerbil from N africa) on their shoulders.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Is that like a rat on plate with some whipped cream on it?<br/>
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<r> You don't necessarily need to move to 3D to have more depth, you can have stuff like dynamic lighting and shadows with 2D too.<br/>
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<LINK link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AwJb0lz5nk&feature=related"><s>[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AwJb0lz5nk&feature=related]</s>http://www ...

<t> Many others have realized this too, homeworlds are simply too valuable in their current form.<br/>
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Increased migration rates has come up during these discussions, in effect the homeworld would offload its population to colonies, making many smaller targets instead of a single big one ...

<t> Adding music is easy, just drop mp3 files to \Sounds\Music folder. They will play randomly during the game, with the exception of the title song which you will hear everytime you start the game.<br/>
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I don't think anyone has made a music mod yet, copyright issues can be problematic (ie ...

Invasion difficulty is one thing, but should the player really be able to own enemy capitals? They just give so much income boost that any kind of balancing effort on behalf of invasion difficulty goes out of the window once you manage to capture your first homeworld.

<t> How about instead of taking ownership of the enemy capital, you would gain a sort of vassalage of it. The planet would remain in the hands of the enemy empire, but you would gain a small income/research bonus from it. There should also be a chance that the planet would try to break free if they ...

<t> Out of curiosity I did the scenario again, but this time I monitored my cpu and gpu usage. I was expecting to see either gpu or cpu at 100%, or something simple like that. Unfortunately that wasn't the case.<br/>
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Single core usage seemed very high, even while paused. Gpu got occasional ...

<t> It's not just AoE weapons specifically, however they seem to cause the worst kind of performance hit for me. Like you said, maybe something to do with so many hit calculations happening at the same time. My game also ran smooth when nobody was firing, and then below single digits.<br/>
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<t> It does seem kinda cheat-ish to offload research costs to private sector that way, since they usually have way more income than the state has. 100 labs with all the reactor, hab etc. modules factored in have upkeep of ~8500. That's quite significant if you execute this kind of strategy straight ...

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Strangely, no. I always play 1400 stars, and zoomed in to system view everything is smooth here no matter how much stuff is happening or how many ships are fighting. This even at 4x speed, which is my default. I only get slowdowns/choppiness late in ...

<t> That's correct, your empire can only make use of so many research modules.<br/>
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I think what Shark7 is going for, is to eliminate need for specialized research stations. That way when your constructors build a mine at a location with a research bonus, you will hit two birds with one ...

Sweet, community power ftw! [:D]

I hope to get some invading done this weekend.

<t> Since this is somewhat of a general performance thread, is anyone having extreme slowdown issues when there is lots of stuff happening on the screen?<br/>
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One specific case might be the kaltor infested base you need to investigate along the storyline.<br/>
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Or just large scale ...

Automating diplomacy gets you more trouble than it's worth, however it might make an interesting game. Put diplomacy on full auto and control everything else, and pretend you're following the orders of higher-ups. [:)]

<r> I have agent automation turned off. This is with the latest beta btw.<br/>
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All the agents with a completion date have been doing counter intelligence since I recruited them (it sets a date for some reason). The ones that have 'until cancelled' I've used for deep cover missions, and are ...

Considering my counter intelligence agents have been gaining experience every now and then I would say yes, but I don't really pay attention to that stuff and it's really easy to miss. Most often they get caught for stealing maps or research.

Yeah, I think I'm going to put all of those at no stance, just to be on the safe side. Didn't realise the effect it would have when I messed with it. [:)]