27-03-2005 05:02									#1
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Apolyton Civilization Site ( http://apolyton.net ) [ACS], one the premiere online fansites for the Civilization computer strategy gaming series and its extended family, is today announcing a commitment to continue coverage of the Galactic Civilizations line-up. From developer Stardock Systems, Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords is to be covered in full on ACS as are its predecessor and expansion packs. News items for the sequel are currently housed in the ‘Miscellaneous’ section of the site, and will continue to be so until a complete section for GalCiv II is compiled and online.

"The GalCiv has a loyal and growing fanbase", says ACS Co-Owner/Administrator Daniel “DanQ” Quick, "and we are proud to be among them. Its introduction into the turn-based strategy (TBS) genre for the PC was an incredible success, especially given the direct competition it faced as a strategy title in an outerspace setting. There were many in the industry that underestimated the likely impact GalCiv would have as both a reinvention and reinvigoration from the OS/2 platform. We didn’t, and we certainly aren’t going to start now".

ACS’ original coverage was limited to Civilization, Civilization II, and Civilization: Call to Power back when it officially launched in July of 1998. Since then, Apolyton has added coverage to Civilization III, Call to Power II, Alpha Centauri, Master of Orion III, Galactic Civilizations, Rise of Nations, the now-defunct Dinosaurs endeavour and numerous so-called ‘Alternative Civs’ most notably Freeciv.

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	27-03-2005 07:22									#2
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quote: Originally posted by DanQ “The GalCiv has a loyal and growing fanbase”, says ACS Co-Owner/Administrator Daniel “DanQ” Quick, “and we are proud to be among them. Its introduction into the turn-based strategy (TBS) genre for the PC was an incredible success, especially given the direct competition it faced as a strategy title in an outerspace setting. There were many in the industry that underestimated the likely impact GalCiv would have as both a reinvention and reinvigoration from the OS/2 platform. We didn’t, and we certainly aren’t going to start now.["]

Just kidding.

	27-03-2005 08:25									#3
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, Maniac.

Appreciate the heads-up -- announcement corrected.

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	27-03-2005 16:37									#4
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At what stage did you describe the Galciv fan base as growing?

	27-03-2005 21:44									#5
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike At what stage did you describe the Galciv fan base as growing?

Just because you don't play it

Seriously, though. GalCiv is a great game. I really can't figure out what so many have against it. It beats the hell out of MoO3, and is a close second to MoO2 in the race for best space 4x ever.

Asmodean

	28-03-2005 00:11									#6
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I didn't say it was bad.

I said the fanbase wasn't growing, not lately anyway.

	28-03-2005 01:04									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Asmodean It beats the hell out of MoO3, and is a close second to MoO2 in the race for best space 4x ever.

And from what I've seen so far, I think GalCiv2 may beat MoO2 if you don't mind the lack of tactical combat.

	28-03-2005 01:06									#8
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I thought it was dead.

	28-03-2005 02:06									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Kuciwalker I thought it was dead.

Just because the appropriate forum on Apolyton is dead, doesn't mean that the game is dead.

The game is still very much alive. As is the franchise. With GalCiv II coming up, the GalCiv universe is alive and kicking.

It's alive, okay. Alive and well.

Asmodean

	28-03-2005 03:06									#10
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And the fanbase will shortly grow.

	28-03-2005 03:10									#11
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Well, I started to play the game.

	28-03-2005 03:13									#12
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Ah, *that's* what killed it.

	28-03-2005 03:35									#13
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Dan, you forgot to note that I was the one who got Markos and Brad together.

	28-03-2005 03:52									#14
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As a random, completely unrelated fact, scholars once believed that the Earth was the centre of the universe.

	28-03-2005 04:24									#15
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Insert MOO troll.

	28-03-2005 19:26									#16
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quote: Originally posted by TCO Dan, you forgot to note that I was the one who got Markos and Brad together.

They're a couple now?

Asmodean

	28-03-2005 20:56									#17
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I wonder, when will poly announce it's Civ4 coverage for real, ie not only in the misc section...?

	29-03-2005 00:05									#18
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pretty soon

	29-03-2005 00:41									#19
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Civ IV and GalCiv II in the same year! This is going to be good! Thanks for the great coverage Mark and Dan!

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	29-03-2005 00:44									#20
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CalCiv?

Explore and conquer California?

ACK!

	29-03-2005 02:15									#21
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG pretty soon

Sounds good.

	29-03-2005 11:59									#22
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CalCiv... I demand a CalCiv scenario for Civ4 out of the box! Or a separate game somewhat akin to Oregon Trail...

	30-03-2005 21:11									#23
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I have GalCiv and Alterian Prophacy

They are both good IMHO.

	31-03-2005 06:11									#24
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Anyone here taking part in the Beta testing of Gal Civ2 ?

	31-03-2005 08:04									#25
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I am.

Not much to see yet... a lot of screens and functionality aren't in yet.

	01-04-2005 02:58									#26
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Hi Kloreep.
Let us know if anything interesting shows up....if you are allowed to that is.

	01-04-2005 08:50									#27
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There's no NDA, so I'm allowed to. Just not much to say yet. Beta 1 really lacks basic gameplay, so it's hard for me to form an impression of what the final product will be like.

Hmm... what can I judge already.

Well, the move to 3D is working out well. Planets actually look unique; even I, who didn't play much GalCiv 1, got to know what GalCiv 1 planets looked like and knew the look of every Class 14+ planet by heart. Not the case here.

Ship Design isn't balanced yet (nothing is) so I can't comment on it gameplay-wise, but I think it'll be very cool. If you've read the Developer Journals over at galciv2.com you may have heard of "Bling" but if not, let me fill you in: They're structural components you can add to ships. They don't really do much gameplay-wise - they don't take up any of the Size stats that limits the amount of stuff you can put on your ship, and they don't affect its stats - but they allow you to customize your ships' looks in addition to their actual stats. Another reason the move to 3D is good.

	02-04-2005 03:41									#28
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Thanks Kloreep.
It sounds interesting.

	03-04-2005 12:11									#29
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i am also a beta tester. the new 3D engine is very good. the game is still buggy but tats wut this stage is for, to get out the bugs. they didnt give us too much eye candy on the ships so i cant judge tat. the new way u build improvements on planets is cool. u have a limited number of tiles to build on. but, things lik farms ship excess food to other planets. diplomacy and trade arent in yet and the AI is primitive, but they're workin on tat for the future beat's. the new ship design looks good but can be a little frustrating at times. overall, there is still much work to be done but its not comin out for almost a year so my hopes are high.

	03-04-2005 12:36									#30
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I could never get into CalCiv but I guess poly has to do something to keep the user numbers growing.