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I can not remain silent - FOC is way too unbalanced

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:39:43 +0000

did played it singleplyer last week for all factions on hard in 55 planets map. Zann consortium is hyperoverpowered. they have most powerful capital ships with unique "special" superweapon. and corruption benefits is so strong. economics too - simply building main building gives a lot of money already, and there is also some blackmarket feature (don't remember how it is exactly named). it was possible to win in one evening.

while playing for Empire, corruption was constant concern, and Kedalbe/Aggressor fleets was very dangerous until I get to got a pair of fleets of 10 ISDs.

I strongly believe that if there would be a little stronger AI, it would be (almost?) impossible to win against Zann.

bottom line -

it obvious, that both Empire and Rebels just sandbox childs in front of Zann consortium, so whole StarWars saga plot is ruined by FOC

Can't figure out why Coruscant got destroyed..??

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:55:08 +0000

Hello all,

Have been playing EAW and FOC for a little while now, but new to this board. Was playing a Galactic Conquest game as the Empire and noticed my income drop all of a sudden with no warning at all. On looking at the galaxy, I noticed that Coruscant had been obliterated and that my Death Star was 'missing'. Has anyone encountered this before as it's a first for me? My Death Star was admittedly (stupidly!)undefended for a brief while at that point - is it possible it was covertly stolen by the Rebels or Zann and used to destroy Coruscant? I just can't figure out why I didn't know about it until it was too late. Apologise if this has been asked before, many thanks for your help.

- Dunhillion

ONE OF THE MODS

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:54:49 +0000

there is one mod u should try battlestar galactica

I have created a new galactic conquest map for anyone looking for something new.

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:42:01 +0000

I've made a custom map for forces of Corruption. I based it off of lore as close as possible. I also modified the game a little to make it also more accurate. And increased the Ai diffuclty. This is just the beta release of the map and mod. I have severely tested out the Rebels, but the Consortium and the Empire I haven't the time to really test these factions. The GC map is designed to be hard for the Rebels and the Zann consortium becuase like in the movies, the Empire is on the winning side of the war. So if its too easy for the Empire to win, could someone let me know. A How to install guide is included with the files. You can choose what files you want to use, for example if you want just the map, you can delete the other two files holding the other mods. Their is a description of what the xmls change in each folder so you can choose accordingly.

And again this is just the beta release, so if you have any comments or suggestions on anything post them here.

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Will FoC Be Worth Getting?

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:56:54 +0000

Last time I asked the question, it was asking if FOC is better than the mods that are out. This time it will be different.

What makes FoC stand out among the crowd in terms of the other games that are out or are coming out soon? Does it stand up to the competition?

Many people will get the game simply because it is Star Wars, but there has to be a better reason than that. What does FoC offer for RTS fans that don't care if it is Star Wars, LOTR, or CnC? Does it have enough strategy(and variety)for those people?

Re: Bug Warning in FoC (No Spoilers)

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:37:05 +0000

Im going to be purposely vague here so I dont spoil anything for people. Im just going to say where tyber sends urai and what the name of the mission is and what invokes the bug. If anything is spoiled its knowing in advance you go to a planet with a mission, big deal. If you still don't want to know turn around and go

---- Communication Breakdown ---

This mission is started by Tyber telling Urai to corrupt Saleucami there are 2 methods one that involves using Urai and one that does not.. DO NOT USE URAI TO CORRUPT SALEUCAMI If you do your campaign will be stuck and unable to advance. I do not have an explanation as to why I just know for some reason you do not get Urai back, so you have to kindof plan ahead and use the second option for corruption to proceed. This is the only bug I have encountered so far but is a save game killer be mindful of it when you get the game.

Piracy In FOC: What units have you gotten and are there more?

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:14:12 +0000

I've been playing as the Consortium exploring all the different vessel options through piracy on those planets that have it and so far I've only seen these ships:

Rebs:

Corvette

Nebulon-B

Marauder Corvette

A-Wing

Imps:

Tartan

Broadside

Acclamator

TIE-Defender

I was curious if this is all that's possible to steal or if its random what becomes available at each ring at different times. Given that there are four of each in this list that pretty much mirror one another's characteristics, my guess is probably not.

Also short of unlocking it through modding, I still haven't come across the Venator-class Star Destroyer (according to the wiki its for ZC only, purchased at pirate docks). However I haven't come across a space map with said dock in it yet and was beginning to wonder if the only cameo of the vessel in the stock expansion was in the tutorial for the piracy mission at Mandalore.

Do you still play FoC/EAW?

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:56:22 +0000

Alright....I am curious about how many people actually play FoC from the forums. Please post why you play the game(elaborate more than what the poll says)or why you don't play the game. I really don't want this to become a thread where people just talk about what FoC should have to make it better, but you can mention that in why you don't play it or rarely play it. Your input is greatly appreciated!

Re: FoC Ending SPOILERS!!! -Don't enter unless you've beaten the FoC campaign-

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:46:46 +0000

First, some screenshots to make sure we have visual reference...

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/NightshadowDragon/FOCend1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/NightshadowDragon/FOCend2.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/NightshadowDragon/FOCend3.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/NightshadowDragon/FOCend4.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/NightshadowDragon/FOCend5.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/NightshadowDragon/FOCend6.jpg

Now...time to discuss possibilities for the next espansion...which apparently, is tied to KotOR. ;D

It's the little details that make this game fun

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:59:05 +0000

I just bought EaW/FoC together, so I don't know if what I'm about to describe is new for the expansion or not...

I am a diehard Imperial-only player (Rebel scum!), and I have been cracking up all morning by playing a space skirmish and building the Darth Vader TIE squadron, and hearing his pissed-off comments when you select the squad:

"What?!" (barked at you)

"What is it?!" (same, but with every word emphasized)

They remind me of the wav files from Star Wars Rebellion, particularly the message you got when the Emperor failed a mission:

"You have not adequately supported me on this mission, and, it has FAILED!!"

I think Han Solo's mission-failure message was "Hey, it's not MY fault!"

The Patch is out, but bugs remain..

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:53:53 +0000

Patch 1.01 for FOC is now out and ready to play:

ftp://ftp.lucasarts.com/patches/pc/FOCUpdate1_1.exe

Yet, a bug already. Mandalore's space map in GC is still messed up.

Ships hyper in from the west of the map, but they should be facing north, as the radar map indicates when an ISD or SSD enters the battle from its direction.

This makes this map harder, or easier, depending on how you play it. But its still a bug they took no notice of fixing.

Question about Luke Skywalker, Garm & MC30

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:49:23 +0000

I've just bought FOC and completed Galactic Conquest with Rebel, but I cannot see Luke, Garm & MC30 anywhere throughout the game... Is there any condition for them to appear in my Rebel GC squad?

Thanks very much!

FoC Map Editor

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:03:18 +0000

I think I read in a chat about a new map editor. If so, when will it be released? If not, how can I trick my current map editor to use FoC's attributes, units, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Thanks in advance

First Impressions of Forces of Corruption

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:32:09 +0000

If you don't have the game yet, or don't want to know what happens, DON'T READ ANY FURTHER.

First thoughts and Impressions on FoC:

- The Corrupt units are cool. Way cool. As is the actual corrupt ability. It forces you to make some real strategic choices.

- The campaign, thus far, is sweet.

- Apparently they hired John Madden to do the voice of the MC30 frigate.

- The LoW B-Wing is better than the in-game one.

- Same goes for the TIE Interceptor and TIE Defender.

And that's all for now. Time for sleep!

FoC Duels...

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:35:21 +0000

Are there any new duels in FoC?, I mean, like the one between Vader and Obi Wan in EaW, say...Luke vs Vader?

Think FoC is too expensive?

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:17:28 +0000

Best Buy has it on sale, this Friday and Saturday for $15. If it will work on your computer, get it! It's half the original price, but only for two days. (November 24-25)

Has anyone noticed that...(about skiprays/tie defenders/b-wings)...

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 16:45:35 +0000

That they seem to be good at fighter killing? They also seem to do 3 or 4 times as much damage per group shot then the first level bombers.

MC30 subclasses?

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:16:40 +0000

This is a small trivia question for the devs: Since you named the Mon Cal frigate MC30c, does there mean there's an MC30, MC30a and MC30b model in SW lore?

Hope this isn't the wrong forum to ask in.

Re: Can we not build the superstar destroyers in skirmish?

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:27:34 +0000

Just bought foc today, and did my first skirmish and maxed my base, but could not build SSD still, is that on purpose and are they just for sp?

How can I play the Empire in the FoC Campaign?

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:10:00 +0000

As the topic titel states how dose one play the Empire in Foc's Campaign i dont see them or the Rebels available id have thaught that all 3 would be up for choice as to which to play first rather then just Consortium?

Or is it the case that once you complete the Consortium the other two are unlocked to play in the Campaign? be nice if some one could answer this hehe.

Re: Textures - EaW to FoC

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:54:04 +0000

I have been modding the FoC with alot of success (New units, weapons, effects, abilities GC, even bypassed a good amount of bugs via coding etc..), however some of the textures that work in EaW do not seem to work in FoC and others seem ok.

My area is coding/scripting, however when it comes to graphics (modles/textures) I am only a novice.

Thus said, I know I have the files in the right place etc... what I am wanting to know is, for FoC to see the .dds does there have to be some conversion for some of these files ? As far as I can tell the file size for a working .dds and those that do not are the same (349,680) although there are a few that are smaller, yet work fine as well. BTW, I have also tried to put all the .dds files into a .meg and make the call to it as well, but with no change, even added them to the texture.meg and still no go

If anyone knows why this is, knows a work around etc.... please tell

Rate FoC!

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:45:09 +0000

OK, now that people have FoC, they can begin adding they're opinions about the game, also give it a score!

Any tips for GC?

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:01:02 +0000

Mostly w/ the ZC. And what maps don't have time limits, or have really really long ones? Any other GC tips for the Imps/Rebs would be helpful as well. Thanks in advance.

Well, I just bought FoC...

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:44:05 +0000

And I'm loving it. It's like a whole new game.

The Consortium is horribly, horribly overpowered, but as long as they're all that I play, I say rock on