Yeah, the manual leaves much to be desired, but I did finally get the game to run (no crashes so far!). It looks to be an updated Alpha Centauri...jury's still out if it's awesome. It's certainly decent so far, but it's tough to follow a Sid Meier design and not have at least a decent game.

<t> Even with Avast completely and permanently disabled, I still can't get the updater to work.<br/>
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And...it's not Avast. I decided to DL it to my desktop computer (which also has Avast), and it updated fine. I'll be playing soon. YAY!<br/>
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But I still wouldn't mind a fix so that I ...

Any other hints where I might look for the error log? Nothing there in the two places you gave.

I have Avast, and can't get it to run...says Problem with the updater.

Can I get a clue how to disable Avast to see if that's the issue?

<t> Ok, so I have a huge fleet, and sent it to attack a spaceport.<br/>
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Things start out ok, then my fleet sort of gets bored, and instead of attacking as a fleet, just sends one ship in, to be destroyed. Then another ship limps in, to be destroyed. Then another ship limps in, to be ...

<t> Hmm, maybe that's yearly income, that would explain things better.<br/>
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My finances are pretty simple--game just started. I have 1 colony right by homeworld, a 95% er...I think it's making 1k. I just had the few ships I started with, plus one extra destroyer (much of it got destroyed by ...

<t> Ok, very new to the game.<br/>
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I start out, get pirate attacks on all fronts, everywhere.<br/>
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I pay them off. Then they offer an alliance, for like 3k a month.<br/>
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I have 12k in the bank, and a monthly income of 5k, so I go for it.<br/>
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I start losing money, and ...

It seems like I've seen a reference or two to a Titan database, where they're upgraded to slightly better versions.

Where IS this thing, if it exists?

Thanks,

Rick

Hmmm....by hitting F4, I see my message detail is set to 'high'...there's no 'all' setting.

What's the CC and where can I find it?

Thanks,

Rick

<t> When I first got the game, I had a mech with meson guns...he'd score critical hits (eg, gyro hit, or heat system hit, etc), and I'd get notification of such damage.<br/>
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Now, it's quite possible to score critical hits with other weapons, but, except for ammo explosions, I never, ever ...

<t> Yeah, they need more possibilities in the 'random fight' missions.<br/>
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Try:<br/>
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1) Retrieve the satellite. One side must grab a satellite placed (and hidden) randomly on the map, and move the titan off the map with it. Suddenly, hiding isn't such a good idea.<br/>
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2 ...

oh, f1 in the factor module, perhaps that will help.

Thanks!

Rick

<r> Where does one find out what the acronyms and system specs for weapons are?<br/>
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I gather SRM stands for Short Range Missile...but NMH? Is that guided or unguided? Similarly, I'm kinda curious about all the weapons and any unusual capabilities I should know.<br/>
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There doesn't ...