I notice the steam overlay still doesn't work. Any chance that will ever change, or is it just one of those things?

Ah, cool. Font improvements! [&o]

<t> Ya, turning them off for exploration ships and civilian ships is a must, even in the early game. In the late game I often wish I had specific settings for fleeted and un-fleeted ships, because I always have swarms of un-fleeted escorts flitting about my Empire doing whatever it is they do and ...

Nice list of improvements!

Glad to help [8D]

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: OzoneGrif<br/>
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Numbers in DW lack a temporal unit. We never know if you are speaking of days, month, or years.<br/>
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Also statistics would be amazing to have.
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Actually, it does. The income in the upper right corner ...

<t> Its pretty good. Not only is the AI decent in enemy Empires, but its also pretty decent in your own Empire if you don't fee like micro-managing. The biggest deficiency is in Ship Design, but since I don't particularly care for Ship design and the enemy AI is just as wasteful in its designs it ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: FireLion1983<br/>
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I upped my fonts from small to medium in windows and the galactopedia and research button have adjusted, but I think that's it.
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I've found that small (100%) is nigh on unreadable but medium (125%) is ...

<t> Cleartype helps a ton, and also going into your display settings and adjusting the text/icon sizes will also adjust the text and UI sizes in Distant Worlds, while allowing you to keep a higher resolution. This is cool, because until I realized this I was always lowering the resolution just to ...

While I was never great at DW, it was certainly fair to characterize its AI as... less than challenging once you got the hang of it.

Its certainly much better now. [8D]

<t> I've got it on Steam, but of course I'm rather a fan of Steam. Say what you will about it being intrusive, you really do reap the benefits of a massive library and handy digital distribution network, and an awesome multiplayer platform for all kinds of games--the pros far outweigh the cons.<br ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Breet<br/>
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Could a solution to this be some type of UI Scale slider
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Yes, something. Anything. In order to get it to the point where I can play without giving myself a headache or needing some kind of magnifying glass I ...

<t> As long as the latest version is a beta patch, I think its important to remind the community that you're still working on things.<br/>
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That said, we as a community should also remember that the Distant Worlds team isn't your typical developer studio either. Things'll take as long as they ...

I have Space Rangers 2: Complete and I love it. That's awesome news about an HD version coming.

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: onomastikon<br/>
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Would there ever be a reason NOT to produce troops? Does producing troops actually cause some kind of constraint? They don't seem to cost anything but a wee bit of credits, and I have those in overabundance. Producing troops is hence ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Rtwfreak<br/>
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1. More aggressive and better playing AI.<br/>
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2. Better playing AI that is more aggressive.<br/>
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3. More challenge out of a better playing AI that is more aggressive.<br/>
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4. Buttons to increase AI performance to ...

Distant Worlds is very much about exploration and discovery. In my mind, that's where this game really does stand out.

If steam means more people buy the game, and that means more updates (especially in regards to difficulty) then I say its a good idea.

Certainly the high price of entry is the biggest reason I've had difficulty convincing others to give this game a shot.

Good mod! The lack of difficulty has always been my only real beef with this game. I'll be sure to give it a run with your mod here.
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