02-07-2003 02:15									#1
	What to chose GalCiv or MoO3? Remove this text

Hello!

I would like to buy galciv. or moo3. but I do not know what game is better. Please help me out with some advise.

	02-07-2003 02:41									#2
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Partly, it depends upon style. If you want to play a Civ-type game in space, get GalCiv. If not...and if you the type of gamer who doesn't mind a game that can take a while to really learn...then MOO3 might be more your style.

And MOO3 seems to be cheaper most places, too.

	02-07-2003 03:20									#3
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Partly, it depends upon style. If you want to play a Civ-type game in space, get GalCiv. If not...and if you the type of gamer who doesn't mind a game that can take a while to really learn...then MOO3 might be more your style.

And MOO3 seems to be cheaper most places, too.[COLOR=deeppink]



What about you do you like Moo3? For me GalCiv and Moo3 has the same game style.

	02-07-2003 04:00									#4
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If you read online reviews of them I think you'll see that they're really quite different. Moo3 is on a much larger scale and expects you to be a bit hands-off on some of the details and focussing on the big picture. GalCiv is all about micromanaging all the little details.

	02-07-2003 04:18									#5
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In a Civ-style game, you don't design your own ships, nor do you have any kind of tactical combat. You get those things in MOO3.

I play both styles of game, so it's more a matter of what I'm in the mood for at any given time.

	02-07-2003 04:19									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Grumbold If you read online reviews of them I think you'll see that they're really quite different. Moo3 is on a much larger scale and expects you to be a bit hands-off on some of the details and focussing on the big picture. GalCiv is all about micromanaging all the little details.

Well, does it mean that Moo3 more boring then GalCiv? I realy what to enjoy the game and have fun, so what is your suggestion ? what game should I get to satisfy my demands?

	02-07-2003 04:23									#7
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quote: Originally posted by shepmaks Well, does it mean that Moo3 more boring then GalCiv? I realy what to enjoy the game and have fun, so what is your suggestion ? what game should I get to satisfy my demands?

I ment want to enjoy the game and have fun

	02-07-2003 12:37									#8
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quote: Originally posted by shepmaks I ment want to enjoy the game and have fun

Depends on what you find enjoyable.

	02-07-2003 14:29									#9
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I would recommend buying MoO2 (not 3!) if you want fun ($ 9.99 at amazon.com). Unless you already know MoO2. And if you do, it makes the decision pretty easy.

If you like MoO2 a lot you prolly won't like MoO3 too much.
If you only thought MoO2 was so so or worse, you might like MoO3. Might not though.
Personally I think MoO3 is tedious. GalCiv is better, but not the bomb either (its just Civ in space, and worse than Civ for me because I prefer to play civ the isolationist builder way, placing and developing my cities most efficiently etc, and in Galciv all planets are sooo alike. I think its building/exploring part is boring. GalCiv strongest point seems to be the AI, but I tend to not want to have anything to do with the other races).

If you like Civilization, you might like GalCiv a lot. If you don't like Civilization, don't even bother thinking about GalCiv.

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	02-07-2003 14:37									#10
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I didn't like GalCiv, so I prefer MoO3 despite its imperfections. I know I'm in the minority though, so I refuse to tell you which one you should enjoy more

	02-07-2003 19:53									#11
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Moo2 = excellent
Moo3 = excellent
Civ2 = excellent
Civ3 = excellent
GalCiv = good

Note: Moo2 & Moo3 may have similar names and the same game background, but the are totally different to play - unlike, say, Civ2 & Civ3 which are similar in style.

	03-07-2003 00:54									#12
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This is usually an impossible question to answer. What I find fun another may find intolerable.

GalCiv is closer to Civ2/3 than MOO3, but not much. MOO3 has more features, and is a bit more complex....mainly because the way it handles some things is different. I play both GalCiv and MOO3, and both are heavily modded to suit my tastes. I also recently purchased Reach For The Stars and am enjoying the heck out of it. Best $5 ive spent since a 3day liberty in Thailand back in my Navy days.
My advice is the following:
If you like strategy games, and in particular Space 4X, your absolute safest bet is Galciv. Straight forward, easy to learn, hard to master, great support, great community.

You wouldnt be making a huge mistake by getting MOO3, and if you had both...you may end up liking it better....but that is something we cant predict. We dont know your tastes and tolerance. My opinion is that GalCiv is just a more mainstream title.......does pretty much everything right, very little different.

	03-07-2003 08:50									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Grumbold I didn't like GalCiv, so I prefer MoO3 despite its imperfections. I know I'm in the minority though, so I refuse to tell you which one you should enjoy more

I'm with you on MOO3 and we both may possibly be in the majority, albeit a silent one.

	03-07-2003 09:26									#14
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GalCiv is a nice game and as others already stated it's easy to play right out of the gate.
If you're not sure it means you really have not done much investigating because MOO3 is such a completely different game.
The only thing they have in common is that they both take place is Space.
Altho MOO3 has less micro-managing it is much harder to comprehend and grasp.
I liked GalCav but eventually found it boring and just uninspiring..,, it plays too much like a board game.
MOO3 has more to offer,, you feel as if you're exploring.. but it still needs more patching..especially the diplomacy of the game. Some of the fan mods have really made it worthwhile tho..
Just my 2 cents

	04-07-2003 23:43									#15
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never get moo3!

	05-07-2003 09:07									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Turk Man never get moo3!

Try it, you'll like it.

	06-07-2003 03:50									#17
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If you like playing the game, get GalCiv. If you like the game playing you, get MOO3. I found GalCiv to be ugly, but a lot of fun, with an awesome AI. I found MOO3 to be very ugly, slightly more fun than putting my balls in a salad shooter, with an absolutely horrible AI completely in control of what should have been my empire. Maybe the patch fixed some of that, but I never bothered to download it. GalCiv will soon have a free expansion pack available for download however. I know which one I was glad I bought. It wasn't MOO3.

	06-07-2003 05:36									#18
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quote: Originally posted by habadacus If you like the game playing you, get MOO3.

Or married.

quote: Originally posted by habadacus I found MOO3 to be very ugly, slightly more fun than putting my balls in a salad shooter,

Yeeeooow!

quote: Originally posted by habadacus It wasn't MOO3.

Not meant to be.

	08-07-2003 03:44									#19
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what!

	08-07-2003 04:13									#20
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get moo3

you might as well play civ3 as galciv because civ 3 is a much better game in the same genre as galciv



cheers

	08-07-2003 09:08									#21
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i have moo3, it not that good!

	08-07-2003 09:23									#22
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Tried Moo2? How about SE IV? Both are also better IMHO than GalCiv.

	08-07-2003 21:12									#23
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now i will get this galciv!

	10-07-2003 14:18									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Doomed Moo3 = excellent

Really?

	10-07-2003 14:47									#25
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Strange but true, some people actually like it

	10-07-2003 21:27									#26
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that is strange to like moo3.

	11-07-2003 09:04									#27
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get galciv forget moo3 for only good!

	11-07-2003 14:13									#28
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^ Isn't that Troll?

Some Flames and Acid please

Lata
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	12-07-2003 21:58									#29
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whatever

	12-07-2003 23:16									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Turk Man get galciv forget moo3 for only good!

And then,
after playing GalCiv put it away,
as many other people seem to have done,
according to what I read.