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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ceyan<br/>
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I just recently found out about the BaconMod and I look forward to exploring it more, however after starting a game with 1.5 I noticed two problems, or at least one problem and one ...

<t> I just recently found out about the BaconMod and I look forward to exploring it more, however after starting a game with 1.5 I noticed two problems, or at least one problem and one annoyance.<br/>
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1) For colonize and retire missions (the only two I've noticed it happening on, although I ...

<t> If you have a basic understanding of WWI (basic being anything beyond what you'd find in a school text book) then you should be able to work out the key concerns of the game to focus on. From there read the manual once and jump in. It just isn't feasible to build a tutorial that can really break ...

That is the commander screw up mechanic coming into play. You too can emulate the great blunders of WWI via misplaced fingers on a map. Complete simulation down to the actual means in which commanders screwed up in the war itself.

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Manningham<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ceyan<br/>
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..If you're rolling in cash then go ahead and build one per system but by default the designs used by the AI are pretty expensive on maintenance and will cost you more than they will earn ...

<t> For star ports your major benefit, assuming you're not strapped for a fuel dump or building capacity, is the recreation/medical component benefit. If you're rolling in cash then go ahead and build one per system but by default the designs used by the AI are pretty expensive on maintenance and ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: I_Am_King_Midas<br/>
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Do games feel that different from race to race?
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Some are samey, some can be quite different. A race with a negative income or extra maintenance charge can be very different from an "average" race ...

<t> Any ship with a resource scanner can explore a planet as far as I'm aware, although the explore command is only available to ships classified in the "Exploration Ship" role. Either way, if you want your combat ships to scan planets for resources as you encounter them running around killing stuff ...

Must play Distant Worlds... can't play knowing Shadows is coming... in constant state of indecision...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mansen<br/>
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Well thankfully it is optional so you don't have to "become bored" if you don't want to. And by the time you've played a few games you've got a few specific designs you can easily retrofit for your combat style.<br/>
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And if you don't ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mansen<br/>
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I'd also love to see Matrix take some pointers from Stardrive. The combination of ship design (with module placement) and the subtle animations would look great in DW.<br/>
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It wouldn't be enough to warrant an expansion alone though. <E ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: TheDROCK<br/>
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If I have a race that is quite passive, is there any disadvantage to still becoming a warmonger?<br/>
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My situation: When I drew a passive race, I figured I would be in for peaceful game. It's been more than that because in a galaxy ...

If you research a new technology with a critical component to a design (sensors, damage control, etc...) that you didn't have previously then the AI will design a new version of the appropriate hulls with that new component without adjusting for size restrictions.

<t> I've been playing Distant Worlds off and on since release, and ever since the Shakturi expansion I've occasionally spent weekends playing games just to see them, like this one. Yet not once, after easily three or four dozen games, have I ever seen any event beyond the final from the original ...

<t> For some reason the Napoar race causes my game to stutter horribly when I zoom in on them (from the Sector/Galaxy level to the System level). Everything runs fine when I'm not changing my zoom level, but changing just one level (with the mouse-wheel) causes the game to stutter for 3-8 seconds ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: PKH<br/>
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I think it's the most covered front because it's the most interesting in terms of evolution of equipment, varied terrain, weather effects, evolution of strategy, big strategic mistakes done, quality vs quantity in terms of forces, and a long ...

You can upgrade bases from the Ships & Bases menu, regarldess of whether they're at a planet or otherwise. Select base, hit the retrofit button, select the design you want to retrofit to, and wait for a construction ship to go out and build the new components.

-9001 on the idea of covering the most over-used front in the most over-saturated war in all of wargaming history that is already partially covered by the series in question currently. +5 for Africa Campagins, China, or small chained scenarios covering the various Pacific Islands.

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Kayoz<br/>
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Destroyers are just too slow to close and kill the pirates, and escorts are too fragile.
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So what are escorts good for?<br/>
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And if you design your ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: DMan777<br/>
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The great thing about the internet is that each person can have an opinion. For instance, one might think that another's suggestion of altering the pricing structure of something as trivial as say, a video game, might be a terrible idea.<br ...