OT: Galatcic Civilizations (GalCiv)

[raynor]

The developers over at StarDock are trying to provide regular updates to the game. Using the StarDock Central program, they are distributing updates every couple of days. Recently, they added a really useful "feature" that assists with trading.

Unfortunately, this "feature" also results in a crash to desktop every turn it is used. (Adjusting slider for money/influence trades.)

Also unfortunately, this "feature" that they added to the game is pretty much a necessity in order to compete with the supposedly non-cheating AI. (The human player must adjust the slider back and forth to find the optimal trade while the AI automatically knows exactly what to offer.)

Once again, I repeat my warning to those of you thinking about trying out Gal Civ. I would wait two or three months while the game continues to be beta-tested by all of us who purchased it.

Of course, I'm only saying that because the game has crashed 30 times in the Last hour. By tomorrow, they may already have a patch that will let me keep playing.