Does it still do the Gpu spike and problem with the lighting in the nebula for you? I also have the latest update as of march 3rd 2023 and My game completely stutters and lags when the lightning strikes inside nebulas.. I have a 1660 ti video card.. 6GB of video ram etc..

My save if anyone wants to see where I'm at.

https://anonfile.com/R4d1X1Ben2/shakwrstop_dwg

<t> Thanks, That is nice you gave all that info. I will take it into account. <br/>
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It's interesting how you consider the diplomacy a vital part to the scenario. I never did, mainly because it just ends up in an all out war with the shakturi.. those who are friends with them VS. those who ...

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In Game Editor I see the trigger is set for the destruction of Rekallios 5. Rekallios 5 was never destroyed in my game. I expanded to the North and that is where the Shakturi struck first. The ...

<r> Well, guys I decided to dust off my game and start it up again.<br/>
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I started playing Ancient Galaxies, which is ridiculously too much going on and hard.<br/>
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I need big help, I am doing ok with money, My problem is once the war starts, everybody just wipes out my mining/gas ...

<t> I know what you are saying, that can be very frustrating to have all your defense bases just change color and all the sudden destroy your fleet to defend your colony.. I personally create way to strong Defense bases and put like 4 around the planet and I lost them all one time due to an invasion ...

<t> if you aren't so great at generating income, Build 50 Mining ships, the cheapest you can get, costing 700 or less each with no armor,shields,or anything they don't need. (one thruster etc..) and let them have at it.. <br/>
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you need resources, and tons of them so the the other empires buy ...

Nice, give me a day or so and I'll watch these fully and have some questions and comments I'm sure..

<t> thats cool.. but man.. 99 colonies and only a few ships like that? that's interesting..<br/>
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You gotta see mine.. I have like multiple 100+ship fleets and only 9+ colonies or so.. I guess because I redesign the ships to exactly what I want.. <br/>
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<t> Ok well look guys, thank for all the replies.. <br/>
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Now, remember the goal here, I don't have enough Caslon and Hydrogen to fuel all my ships.. So that is why I am resorting to StarBases with 4 gas mining components and 20+ Cargobays with 40 Docking Bays sometimes... <br/>
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this is funny.. and exactly what happens to me.. you can't win unless you have 1000+ troops and 100+ ship fleets..

<r> My game runs alright.. I just want to have 300 ship size fleets late-game and fight the shaktur with smooth graphics framerate that's all....<br/>
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this is my cpu while running the game.. but i'm not that late-game yet..<br/>
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ok well I have windows 8 now, but where and how do I check to see if all my cores are working for a game? the task manager?

or is there something to type in command prompt to set it etc?

I'm running Windows 8.. 64bit



but when I get a new laptop it will be forced into Win10 anyway..

I need the best custom Laptop PC.. probably only 15 inches.. fastest cpu I can get for laptop though.. with no bells and whistles.. just fast ram, fast cpu, fast SSD... what else is there? (besides motherboard Bus speed..)

So basically I'm just trying to ask after the "defeat" screen, will all the events still occur in game as if I wasn't "defeated"?

Ok my next cpu will just be highest clock speed I can get without turbo boost or overclocking etc..

<r> So the Defeat screen popped up as I was playing my ancient Galaxy game and the kladians won dangit..<br/>
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But now what? I just hit the X and keep playing? <br/>
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I can't seem to turn into the guardians.. What is the event that triggers it? I see the research screen but they say ...

<r> Believe it or not, my point isn't to come here and argue with you but to help you start a game that way too many people have run into the same problem.. <br/>
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and it either involves IE,WMP, drivers, or Directx, or simply installing the redist folder programs..(XNA)<br/>
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<t> that is hilarious. <br/>
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Matrix, you already know you have an awesome game.. it's so awesome that you are making Distant Worlds 2.. but you know this..<br/>
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as for the dude who thinks companies are for serving customers.. wow.. you got a lot to learn there buddy.. companies make ...