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Galactic Civilizations Coming Soon

Posted by Hemos on from the good-game-bonanza dept.

dragonsister writes "Like Master of Orion 3, Galactic Civilizations is a turn-based strategy game involving colonizing and dominating the galaxy - militarily, diplomatically, or economically. Unlike MOO3, GalCiv will (release date March 26th) come without copy-protection; Stardock are addressing the piracy issue by providing a bonus pack and further downloads to users providing a CD key. This 'rewarding the honest' approach is precisely what Slashdotters have asked for ." I've been playing a lot of MOO3, which I love, but this is looking great as well. Ah, the bounty of games.

GalCiv may also be purchased via a subscription to Drengin.net, which also supplies a variety of 'smaller' games which would not sell so well in the normal market.

I have no connection to anyone producing Galactic Civilizations. I'm planning to buy the game because I've been impressed by:

  • The developer's interaction with fans, at least on the newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic
  • The level of beta-testing employed
  • The comments from the public beta-testers
  • The developer's budget of a year of additional development, including AI improvements (Stardock has a reputation for good game AI anyway!)
Others may not be so pleased to hear that the game is developed for single-player only - no multi-player - but to each their own."

3 of 252 comments (clear)

  1. primeiro post ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    esse e o primeiro post!

    ganhei !!

  2. Does it run under Linux, even with WineX by Omnifarious · · Score: 1, Troll

    Does Galactic Civilizations run under Linux? Does it run if you use WineX? If it doesn't, I'm not buying it under any circumstances. I hate rebooting and losing all the context in my session just so I can play some game.

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    Need a Python, C++, Unix, Linux develop
  3. In soviet russia... (sorry) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The enlightened homo socialisticus is above such capitalist depravity. As the rest of the human race reaches the level of the communists, people will no longer need to look out for others stealing the products of their labor without giving back in compensation. The just communist society allows you to rest in the knowledge that others carry out their responsibilities with satisfaction. At least, this is how I think it's supposed to work.