Great Game but ruins ruin it for me!

[Rising-Sun]

My last game around 20+ years, this species manage to travel/explore three or four clicks away from their home world. That pretty good for my point of views, it also depending on how the universe is setup. For example if i set rare earth like or colonizable planets lower than default or the lowest one, would make a different. We all know the AIs is not very bright, i hated how the private sectors planning on their trips.

So i had to get around that problems by building my own resupply ships as explorers and construction ships for resources need in forward areas. You can also mine resources on your State Ships, but need a orbital base above the planet to collect them. The game is tricky and you will have to start over til you get a hang of it.

[Icemania]

It is possible to find almost all of the key ruins first, every game, on almost any setting (unless you start with other empires more advanced or mature). This is not "pretty good" AI performance.

Can you say more about settings and your approach to exploration? I tend to play 10x10 1400 star maps on expensive research, pre-warp start, extreme difficulty, and find everything of interest by about the 12-15 year mark.

[Rising-Sun]

I had my research on maxed or very expensive, believe 15x15 is the highest on 1400 maps and i think i had mine on normal difficulty. The difficulty, the higher the easy for AIs to cheat, so you been warned. Yes it is possible to beat hardest difficulty, wont be easy. Make too many mistakes, you ended up in cat litter box.

[Icemania]

There is nothing remotely challenging about extreme difficulty, but we digress.

If you are going to postulate that the AI is "pretty good" at exploring, some evidence should be presented.

[Darkspire]

ORIGINAL: Icemania

There is nothing remotely challenging about extreme difficulty, but we digress.

If you are going to postulate that the AI is "pretty good" at exploring, some evidence should be presented.

You have read way to many of Kayoz's posts, either that or he has a new Padawan [:D]

Darkspire

[Icemania]

ORIGINAL: Darkspire
You have read way to many of Kayoz's posts, either that or he has a new Padawan [:D]

[Icemania]

Been waiting days for that opportunity!

[Rising-Sun]

Seem that you take this game too seriously lol.

[Icemania]

ORIGINAL: RisingSun

Seem that you take this game too seriously lol.

[Icemania]

LOL

[aaatoysandmore]

ORIGINAL: slukenwarrior

meh, none of this is an really an option. Thanks for you help though m8! Looks like I have to wait until matrixgames fixes this. bummer...

You'll probably be waiting a longgggg longg long time then because not everyone has a problem with the 'ruins' in the game or overpowering weapons of war. It's what makes it fun. I'm pretty sure they aren't going to change or take out core elements of the game just to apease a few minority customers who don't like it. Best you go play or get another game like Galactic Civilization II so you can just play your tactical boring game and not have anything unbalanced entering your life.