Only if you are as bad as the computer AI playing on Easy Random. 
I’m having a hard time beating the computer on the easiest level though I’ve managed to win 2 games in a row the last 3 nights. I’m planning to up the AI to Normal Random this weekend and see how that goes.
I’d be game for a match next weekend though, just to see how it works. I’m interested to see how the game would play out with other players and I suppose a couple of computer AI’s thrown in to add spice.
-XT
Yeah, sure, like that kid who lost three marbles in a row to me and at the next recess said, “Hey, you want to play for lunch money?” :rolleyes:
I picked it up on the way home from work tonight.
I think I may or may not pick it up this weekend.
I wonder if it’d run on my laptop or if I’d have to run it on my desktop.
As a warning: I’m usually pretty good with RTS games.
I’ve been playing the game for a little while now, and I have the interface down, along with some basic starting statagies. I haven’t really gotten to the end game, I keep restarting to see how I can use what I’ve learned.
I think I might be ready for a multi player game. I know I will probably get my ass kicked, but thats the only way to learn. Plus, I’m intreasted in seeing how the multi-player works out. So, if anyone here wants to play a multi-player game, just let me know. I’m up for all kinds, be it a 1v1, 2v2, FFA, or even an us vs. the computer game.
Oh, and in case anyone didn’t notice, Stardock released the first post-release patch, which includes premade maps without pirates.
Crap. I’ve gotta get on my horse and get this game, it seems.
As long as we don’t play for lunch money.
Just updated, let me know if you guys want to go a round this weekend.
I have to work tomorrow and possibly Sunday as well so I’ll probably bow out of this weekends games. I also want to play a bit more to get things down. I’ve won on the easy levels but I haven’t tried to play on the harder level…and my experience with RTS is that humans are always harder than the computer AI, even if they totally suck at the game. They are much less predictable.
And no…I won’t be playing for lunch money either. 
-XT
I have a video card driver problem. :rolleyes:
What kind of video card do you have?
Magnum/Xpert128/x99/xpert2000 from ATI.
Personally, I got nothin’ for ya. Someone help a brother out over here.
Here are the drivers for it (windows XP): http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/legacy-xp.html
I’m not sure if that integrated chip is going to run the game though 
Hopefully updating the driver will work.
Thanks, those are what I’m running now. Looks like I’m getting a new video card. I realize you get what you pay for, but is anyone running this guy?
Just completed my first game - phew, 3 and a quarter hours! Seriously though there needs to be a setting between easy and normal because normal is extremely difficult and easy is just a walkover. There really should be a way to turn the pirates off as well because they are FUCKING annoying. I think I read that Ironclad is going to nerf them in a later patch - we can only hope. Oh, can someone explain to me the bounty system because I’m not sure I fully understand it. It seems you just chuck money at the pirates increasing the bounty on your opponent and yet they still attack you.
Also I’m sure there’s a better system than the one I’m using to fleet building, right now I’m just throwing together lots of different ships in the hopes that the mix is right. Still, good game though, definitely glad I bought it.
Did you download the new patch? They included copies of the random maps that have no pirates in them. If you haven’t, you can get the patch through Stardock Central.
As for the bounty system, the way I understand it, you place the bounty on someone, and anyone (not just the pirates) can collect it by destroying that person’s ships and equipment. I don’t believe you can collect a bounty you placed on a player though. You can tell how much bounty destroying something is worth by hovering over the unit, if there is a bounty on the player (that you didn’t place) it will show the value for destroying that ship.
Man, I have no idea how to play the Advent. I’m trying a normal level game and I have zero funds. I can’t expand, can’t even build defenses or upgrade the planet. I have one capital ship and I’m trying to fend off pirate raids and watching the resources come in VERY slowly. I’ve been playing over 30 min since I got home and I still don’t even have a lab up. 
-XT
I’m running it very slowly on the laptop and haven’t figured out how to move ships in the tutorial. My lunch money is toast. :rolleyes:
The 9200 you have posted above is below the minimum specs a 9600 or above is what you need. The X1650 is probably the best AGP card for under $100 (~$65).
If you had a PCI Express slot I’d mail you a left over Radeon HD2600 I have lying around.
Hey, we are all having trouble… Why don’t we make a doper game to learn? That way you can play with other people, who you know (or at least hope) won’t take advantage while you try.
Lets make a doper learning game… I know I could use it. Heck, all of us learning can’t be harder then a normal AI (specially with Stardock’s history with AI’s).
If anyone is into starting tonight, (Saturday night/ Sunday Morning Eastern Time) post a message or PM me. Lets start a game to play.
If there is any SDMB lurkers out there that wants to play, but can’t post, email me: hirkatbawa@123456gmail.com Just remove the numbers in the address.