27-03-2003 02:01									#1
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So you have decided to get Galactic Civilizations. Good, the question now is, what exactly are you going to get and at what price?

What?

	27-03-2003 02:35									#2
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Hmmm.... I was in the Beta, and had purchased Drengin. When I ended up having problems and was unable to download, I let it drop (large K amounts with a modum that downloads around 700 bytes per second.....). I wonder if the good folks at Stardock will supply me with a disk. Guess I have to ask, as I kinda am doing here. Oh well, thanks for reading my rambling.

	27-03-2003 03:40									#3
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Yep, you'll soon be able to have a CD sent to you.

	29-03-2003 01:43									#4
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	29-03-2003 02:50									#5
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Mark I bought in at Westminster Mall EB store for 39.99, none of the local GameStops had it on hand.

	29-03-2003 05:20									#6
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Just for once, Strategicplus.co.uk have not had it shipping to their UK customers within days of it being available in the US. I'm sure it can't be too long now though

	29-03-2003 17:06									#7
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I tried buying it directly from Stardock (download now - they send me the CD for an extra $10) but their crappy credit card check won't recognise my card.

I think the problem is with 'Verisign', their card checking company. It doen't seem to be geared towards people outside the US. There are just not the right number of boses to fill in in the billing address, so it gets barred when they check the address with that of the card.

I have tried just about every possibly variation in my billing address (using the address on my cc bills as a base) but no joy.

No Galciv for me

	31-03-2003 09:04									#8
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For those in Oceania, Games Warehouse www.gameswarehouse.com now has it catalogued and available for pre-order.
No sale price yet though and the release date is still a month away.

	31-03-2003 21:54									#9
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I pre-ordered mine from CompUSA on the 15th. Still says "Processing".

Hope this is due to unexpected high demand and not just distributor incompetence.

	01-04-2003 23:56									#10
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So what is the best place to get GalCiv for us, Europeans..?

	02-04-2003 01:59									#11
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I ordered mine from Amazon on the 30th (night) ($39.99 - 5.00 coupon + free shipping = $34.99).

My status says that it will ship the 7th - 8th and I can expect to receive it 11th-14th, but the new status of the product says Usually ships within 2 - 3 days, so I hope it ships in the next couple of days.

	02-04-2003 12:17									#12
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quote: Originally posted by BigFurryMonster So what is the best place to get GalCiv for us, Europeans..?

i'd say stardock (download+cd)

they've got the lowest shipping you can find for europe. you're missing the printed manual, but then again i've hardly touched it, so....

	02-04-2003 12:22									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Whohangs I ordered mine from Amazon on the 30th (night) ($39.99 - 5.00 coupon + free shipping = $34.99).

eer hmmmmm they dont have a 5$ coupon

	03-04-2003 07:53									#14
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If you live in Australia. as I do. It is not possible to buy it.
It will not be available locally for months.
Postage from the USA almost doubles the cost, making it to expensive for me.
I tried downloading it from Stardock. I managed 137MB after three days and then it refused to resume.
I cancelled my order then. ( They do not have any CD s)
Anyway, when they do get some, upgrading will be a nightmare, if getting the main game is any indication.

You are supposed to be able to download the basic game, but I could not figure out how to do this.
Their web site is complicated and non intuitive.
Maybe it is just me being dumb.

I am going to wait and see if it ever appears in Australia and see how others get on with upgrades.

	03-04-2003 10:39									#15
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Biggles,

quote: Originally posted by ravagon For those in Oceania, Games Warehouse www.gameswarehouse.com now has it catalogued and available for pre-order. No sale price yet though and the release date is still a month away.

Release date is listed as April 28th. Postage amounts to $5.00 Aus (slightly higher for shipping to NZ) and they send it fastpost if you've pre-ordered. Even with the postage most of what they offer is still slightly cheaper than retail.

	03-04-2003 11:47									#16
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quote: ( They do not have any CD s)

can you explain that a bit more?

	04-04-2003 03:12									#17
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Hi Mark.

Which bit of "They do not have any CD's" do you want explaining?

They don't have any.
They are 'on backorder'.

	08-04-2003 18:22									#18
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Just got my copy from Strategic Plus Software today, so they have now received some copies. A way Europeans might choose to get the boxed version of the game.

	09-04-2003 15:04									#19
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48 hour offer (US/Canada) - GalCiv at $29.99

	09-04-2003 22:37									#20
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Mark's link doesn't work for me.
Does it work for anyone else?
Mark, could you please trying clicking on the link yourself and test it please?

Thanks!

	09-04-2003 23:13									#21
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works for me on mozilla

	10-04-2003 02:04									#22
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Doesn't work for me because:

a) The link doesn't work;

b) I'm not in the US or Canada (Why do these kinds of offers only apply in certain countries? We're Globalized, folks!!)

	10-04-2003 02:29									#23
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quote: (Why do these kinds of offers only apply in certain countries?

Gamestop regardless of offers do not ship outside US/Canada

	10-04-2003 19:34									#24
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They do have a space on the form where it says "country"....

	11-04-2003 11:44									#25
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48 hours are over, price still at $29.99

	12-04-2003 13:49									#26
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gogamer price now at $34.90
still the cheapest though....

btw, currently #3 selling pc game on amazon

	18-04-2003 03:54									#27
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I received my copy from GoGamer yesterday.
I saved $20 and it only took 6 days to get to me by regular mail.

	25-04-2003 05:31									#28
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This may seem a dumb question, but here goes nothing.. Any idea where GalCiv will be available to buy in UK stores. I'm one of those strange people that doesn't possess a credit card, so buying online isn't an option.

Thanks in advance.

~ Ren

	25-04-2003 06:05									#29
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quote: Q: I don’t have a credit card. How can I purchase Stardock software? A: We also accept checks or money orders in US funds (no Eurocheques, please, as they are not certified funds). Please print and use the order form at http://www.stardock.com/order.txt (also found in the directories of Stardock’s shareware products) and mail with payment to: Stardock Systems, Inc. 17292 Farmington Rd. Livonia, MI 48152 USA

https://store.stardock.com/sales_faq.html

	27-04-2003 03:05									#30
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

I, too, have been waiting for GalCiv to turn up in my local shop - and it's probably not gonna happen as no one seems to even have heard about it. If Infogrames is distributing this, I think Brad needs to talk to them.

As for online buying, I've never commited my CC yet, and I'm not about to do so for a game, regardless of merits. The check method outlined above adds close to $40 to the price in various handling costs, expensive individual shipment not included.

So I'm resigned to not buy GalCiv. A great game, but louse distribution for us who don't live in the States. I'm so grateful Infograms saw fit to push Moo3 here instead...