Running for President and making movies: two things I will never be able to afford to do. Hell, the number of people who did both can probably be counted on a pair of hands. Both look like they are going to be great fun in games though. The Movies The Gamespy preview for The Movies describes a lot of cool stuff. Some of the stuff I hope make it in/they keep are: Actors age through the decades Semi-historical timeline events like a World War in the 40s will affect the s...

Galactic Civilizations Unoffical FAQ by russellmz Home Starbases Everything you ever wanted to know about starbases. Check out my Help Guide on Starbases too! When a starbase is built on a resource, does it provide a bonus just for that sector, or is it galaxy-wide for that civ? Are starbases ever mobile, or do they have to be turned into Terror Stars to move? Can I build a starbase anywhere? If I build a starbase on a galactic resource and then convert it t...

Battlefront.com released their Combat Mission: Afrika Corps Demo yesterday! A very fun game series, CMAK is a very realistic turn-based World War II wargame, the third in a series. Head to the bf.c download page . I'll describe the CM series in general then the CMAK demo at the end. The CM Series The turns in CM are resolved simultaneously. So what happens is you give orders while your opponent does the same. Then the action for the next 60 seconds is computed and shown as a movie you ...