<t> SOTS2 has a fantastic combat engine, but I find the strategic part of the game difficult to get into (especially compared to the first).Most of that is because the UI is unresponsive and sluggish. It also seems to lack the 'feel' of the first.<br/>
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However it's definitely miles ahead now ...

I tend to play as Democracy/Republic and I find I'm mostly in the red income wise.

However, yeah, Wonders make a huge difference.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: pipewrench<br/>
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DaveDash<br/>
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Respectfully...<br/>
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Stop throwing mud. <br/>
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You have 7 posts under your belt and Elliot even addressed your concerns. I am running an I5 R850 Toshiba laptop with no problems from start to finish. If ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: JosEPh_II<br/>
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@DaveDash,<br/>
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Have you posted this in the Tech Support/"Bug" forum/threads?<br/>
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And maybe give some practical advice to Elliot on your views for optimization?<br/>
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That is ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: feelotraveller<br/>
You get used to the interface. In fact, in general, it is quite good. There are so many options that it takes a while to figure them out; this is also true for the gameplay/automation ...

<r> I am a big strategy fan. Space 4X in particular, but I also love my Paradox games. I really enjoyed GalCiv2, SOTS1, and dabbled with Star Ruler, Sins, and so forth.<br/>
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I kept hearing about this game and how great it was, how it ranks highly on many peoples list. So I bought it and ...

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Hi Dave,<br/>
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It runs very smoothly here on a similar system, though perception of what is smooth could also be subjective. We have seen instances in the past where a particular driver or third party software could slow down ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Raap<br/>
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Unfortunately it's something we all experience. The best way to increase performance is to increase CPU power; the game uses mostly just one CPU core, so the faster that core is the better the game will run. If you were to, say, overclock to 3 ...

<t> Hi all. <br/>
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I just picked up the game and I enjoy it, except: <br/>
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The game for me runs in an unsatisfactory manner. It is still playable, but rather choppy and laggy. <br/>
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Specs: <br/>
WIndows 7 X64 <br/>
Intel i7 2.6ghz dual processors, four cores each <br/>
12GB ...