For any old heads reading, i started playing some shits and giggels games the other day. I was trying to create the weakest race i possibly could and see how i could go in winning the game, no cheese plays at all.
Wiped out 3 times already....will try again after i install Win8.

Been fun though...

I install GC2 with the intent of actually playing a game....but mostly, I just end up spending time in the Ship Builder.

G'day guys.

I have not been around for a few years.

Thought I would drop by to see if anyone is still alive.

My husband has been trying to track down some of his Air Force buddies and It has been depressing.

So far he has found one suffering dementia and two widows.

Thought escaping into the internet would cheer us up.

The stimulus has been the fact that optic fibre cable is being laid down our street, so we should get a fast internet soon.

Hey!!! Been a while!!!! you got the NBN in your area already!! I'm in Newcastle ans still waiting....provided Abbot doesn't get in and ruin it all!
I don't think any of us are still playing, lest not in any serious way. I fire the game up every few weeks or so and mess about, no MV games though...

I read that Stardock has the rights to the 'ole classic Star Control, so maybe we will fight another day in that realm!?

Hi Neilo.

Might have known you would be around.

We are not connected to the NBN as yet, but it is tantalizingly close.

It would be a disaster if Abbot got in and said we had to use our existing copper connection.

I can't be bothered searching the site.....is there any sign of Gal Cicv3 ?

I am playing around with Civilization 5 at the moment.

We are thinking of buying one of those All In one computers. I like the look of the Tsohiba...It looks like an Apple.

Hubby will probably be swayed by that boring technical stuff.

Nope.

I might be able to advise a good custom build if I knew a budget.

Hehe Embird...yeah i lurk about from time to time. I dont think a GC3 is cost effective for SD these days. The fact they have sought rights to another space game kind of sounds the death knell for GC i guess. Though i couldnt be happier if i were to be proved wrong.
Hate to say it but i think Abbot will cruise to a victory...gilliard killed the labor party's chances id say.

 Galacticruler5000 . Already bought the Toshiba all in one. But thanks for the offer.

Unfortunate it has WIn8.

I should ask this on the technical thread, but is there anyway to use your existing email and Skype, or do you have to go to a Hotmail email ? Changing our email address is not an option.

If not then we will be getting rid of Win8 and installing Win7.

Maybe a dual boot system would be the answer ?

Hmmm....might want to either sell or return it then if Fail8.

if you ever do decide to switch:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314079

go get Ccleaner, and do the drive wipe and manually install a windows 7 copy.

No reason you can't. If you were using outlook express as your mail client before and use POP3, you'll need to switch to another client as the native Win8 client only supports IMAP, though the options are buried. If you were using webmail of some kind then that is completely unchanged.

Skype has a Win8 client also.

If you want to stick with the desktop we do have some apps that can help with that too.

Different genres. Don't count GalCiv out just yet.

Thank you Kryo.

Especially for the link. I haven't tried the process yet, but it looks hopeful.

My computer is in, being set up as a dual boot system for win7 and win 8.

Microsoft offers no help for anything. They just refer you to other people who have the same problem. Users have to rely on kind souls like yourself to provide solutions to problems.

I did a search for the email problem but I did not find the site you referred me to.

Thanks Kryo.

I am looking into Egosoft's  X-rebirth space trading/exploration/combat game. The visuals look spectacular.