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    [GS] Emergencies have become an unavoidable exploit

    I liked emergencies in R and F. They didn't happen all the time. I warred early to mid game, sometimes an emergency was called against me, sometimes it wasn't. More often I joined emergencies against the AI to liberate CSes or get a DOW against a runaway without penalties. Sometimes I'd lose...
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    [GS] It's Been a Few Weeks, GS Thoughts?

    The whole expansion is toothless. It has nice ideas but does nothing with them. Global warming? Ignore it and win easily. The world congress? Ignore all votes and how they turn out and still win no problem. Trade away all your favour and it makes no difference, you still win The more minor...
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    [GS] The Climate Change is Irrelevant in My Game

    I am afraid its less relevant at higher difficulties. I havent tried at deity yet but at immortal i can completely ignore it. I complete an sv before it even manifests. When it does manifest it takes out a couple of coastal hexes. Nothing that would hinder me at all. The idea of putting it in...
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    World Congress Needs More Bite

    The world congress is a complete waste of space. I can completely ignore it every game, lose every vote and it makes absolutely zero impact on my game. There is no single good reason for it to be in the game. If it wasn't in the expansion you wouldn't notice. The problem is, like climate...
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    [GS] [POLL] most urgent / important mechanics that need to be patched

    Personally the whole expansion needs a damned good rejig and rethink. The two big features - climate change and world congress have absolutely zero impact on a player if he/she chooses to just ignore them. ZERO. What's their point? What's the point of the expansion?
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    [GS] Why are people saying that tier 3 buildings are a waste of production?

    On my phone so just a short couple of comments First thanks for all the really good analysis. Second my original question was from the perspective of a player who is no expert but who is interested in the way other folks play. No judgement either way. I was genuinely cutious how better players...
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    [GS] Why are people saying that tier 3 buildings are a waste of production?

    aha. So it's projects then. Thanks for the replies. I might try it out next game and see how I like/dislike it
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    [GS] Why are people saying that tier 3 buildings are a waste of production?

    I have been reading in many posts on the forum that tier 3 buildings are a waste of production. I guess, I’m either doing something wrong or missing some aspect because I don’t understand why or what you replace them with. If they're a waste, what do people build? I’d be interested to hear a...
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    [GS] GS impressions/random observations thread.

    Am I right in assuming the more laser devices I launch the faster my space ship gets - we're not just limited to one laser? I kept on building them but could not find anything to confirm that the speed of my ship was increasing. The details of light years travelled given in the science victory...
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    [GS] Poorly implemented climate change?

    The tool tips are really bad in this regard. I'm not sure how much power the solar farms provide..but I know they do. As do wind farms and offshore windfarms. But you need to build several of them. I have something like the same experience as you. I'm the world's second largest polluter...
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    [GS] GS impressions/random observations thread.

    Does the royal society still allow you to use builder charges to rush Space projects? I'm trying to rush the mars haibation project, placed the builder on the space district and ..nothing? No option to increase the project production. Am I missing something?
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    [GS] What are the downsides to your cities not being powered?

    I understand the sense of what youre saying and have even tried to run q couple of games that way but i always find myself endng up with three or four production cities. Hoq do you beat the ai to wonders? Early game i dont build wonders but mid late game i push for a few, big ben etc. Also, do...
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    [GS] GS impressions/random observations thread.

    thanks I checked it out. It's weird, I've been seeing extremely different costs to the ones he quotes. Can't remember the name of the GS but it was a rennaissance one and he cost 1245...maybe I have some odd legacy stuff lingering in the game from mods that have been turned off. i guess I need...
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    If an ice cube melts in your glass does it overflow?

    Unfortunately your 3rd statement is not correct. Right now we are living an ice age there is ice on both poles...this is considered an ice age by the academics. The earth has had ice on both poles for only about 10 percent of its existence. The rest of the time it has been very very hot. We...
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    [GS] GS impressions/random observations thread.

    A couple of great person questions. I no longer see how many turns left till i earn the great person. I jusr see how much i earned and how much i need. Is this a change everyone has or some kind of legacy from a mod i had installed? Tbh if its a firaxis change its pretty dumb. A quick view of...
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