Hey Joe!


I use the NTCore 4GB Patch - Google it to find it
(patches 32-bit (x86) executable files so they can use up to 4GB of virtual memory instead of the standard 2GB limit on 64-bit (x64) Windows)

These are the mods I like to use...

Das Chrome UI (Blue) if playing vanilla

Extended AI ...

Hello
Are you using the Steam version?

Try this
Go to the game directory and find the file
Startup.ini

Open it with Notebook
and change the playmovie line from 1 to 0

thus...
playmovie 0

This will disable the opening movie which I think wants an old player to run
Anyway try it and lets know

Thank you for creating this guide & keeping it up to date

Same for me... I cannot get Mediafire to download the file
Just some dumb little game about generating a download key

Thanks you for making these resources

There seems to be something wrong with the Save Designs feature
I begin a new game and make a set of starter designs and save them
If I start a different new game and load the designs what I get is a copy of the default Explorer marked NEW
Also if I design a Construction ship and save it and then ...

Yes I read earlier on a recent Steam post that Republic and Monarchy are bugged
I tried a Democracy start and it was ok
I used the fix offered by Alduran on Steam and started a new game as Human Republic which worked
But god knows why or what else might be amiss... lol
I expect when they get around ...

I begin as humans with Republic government...
My planet quality at game start says 93% (I chose Agreeable in start options)
A couple of days in I get a notice that due to be being a Republic I have completed Planetary Governance Research...
And I now have a Planetary Administration Centre on my ...

If the designs are set to automatically retrofit I expect they will or should..... eventually
.... ie not immediately or when you think they should

I have never set combat designs to auto-refit so I cannot be sure this is the case....
I have mistakenly left other designs (eg mines) on auto and ...

For every 4 modules each research increment lets me load one extra troop
So it makes sense - to me at least - to think of it in that way spread over over multiple modules

Presumably your construction tech is also increasing so you can also add more modules
which also amplifies the carrying capacity ...

Sorry for delayed reply - I didn't get a notification
In my games I found that diplomats can make a big difference. With a decent diplomacy bonus they can lift your rep with an empire quite a bit; often enough to get them to agree to what you want.

Are you using your diplomats?

Brill...thank you

Excellent
Thank you

I think if you switch off their automation that should do it

I dont use W10 but I know there are many players who do....so there are solutions
You may need Windows Media Player & DX9
Use google..... also do a search on the Steam forum.... I know there are threads that contain W10 solutions
Hope you will be able to figure it out

I never pre-order games and I never buy new releases either but this is different
I'm very pleased with the price I paid and impressed with how the game looks in the preview playthroughs

Yes the price is good imo

Each race has certain racial bonuses - which you can check in the Galactopedia
Having them in your empire can give you some level of those bonuses
You can see any bonuses you have listed in the Empire Summary screen

I wonder did they capture one of your ships in which case it would become their ship?