Thorondor Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 :: Galactic Civilizations III's Retribution expansion now has an official release date of February 21st, at which time it shall become available on Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 What started as a crusade has become a war of retribution. Across the galaxy, ancient alien artifacts are being discovered, giving civilizations powerful new capabilities. Meanwhile, as civilizations try to carefully balance building an economy, funding an ever growing war machine, and engaging in diplomacy, the humans of Sol III have invented a game-changing new technology - Hypergates - which, when connected, allow for rapid transit across the galaxy. With two new major civilizations and the concluding campaign to the Galactic Civilizations III backstory that serves this massive space 4X sandbox game, Retribution asks the question: How will you rule your galaxy? :: Galactic Civilizations III's Retribution Expansion DLC is now out and available on Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted February 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 :: Galactic Civilizations III's: Retribution Expansion is now also available at GoG 10% off until March 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 :: Strategy Gamer's Marcello Perricone reviews Galactic Civilizations III's Retribution DLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted March 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 :: Gaming Nexus' Tom Bitterman reviews Galactic Civilizations III's Retribution DLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 :: Galactic Civilizations III's 4th anniversary update caters to fan requests as detailed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 :: Galactic Civilizations III has now been updated to version 3.8, which introduces "major UI changes" as detailed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 :: Galactic Civilizations III's now announced Villains of Star Control: Origins DLC will be released on the 27th of August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 :: Galactic Civilizations III's Villains of Star Control: Origins DLC is now out and available on GoG and Steam 10% off until September 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Worlds in Crisis introduces several new world events with ideological choices, new planet types, and over a dozen new planet features. Long-time players will find many new strategic options while players picking up the game for the very first time will also encounter exciting new experiences. In Worlds in Crisis, players may encounter worlds struggling with crises from planetary mutations, to raging pandemics, to murderers on the loose, and much more. Each crisis tells a planet's story and the player's decisions on how to handle them will determine how it resolves in the end. :: Galactic Civilizations III's upcoming "Worlds in Crisis" DLC and the major v4.0 update to the base game have now been revealed here. The DLC is purportedly "coming soon". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 :: Galactic Civilizations III's "Worlds in Crisis" DLC is now out and available on Steam. Alongside it, a 5th anniversary update has brought the base game up to v4.0 as detailed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted May 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qPGcO514Us The newest installment of its award-winning space 4X strategy sandbox game series takes the best of what its predecessors had to offer and adds to it with many new and exciting features. As the all-powerful leader of a spacefaring civilization, the player must seek out new star systems and discover the exciting potential of the subspace realm. There are thousands of worlds to colonize and dozens of civilizations - both old and new - to encounter. :: Galactic Civilizations IV is currently slated to be released sometime next year. Wargamer's Joe Robinson writes a little more about what to expect here. Stardock's own Brad Wardell has kind of foreshadowed some of this previously as well here. [Official site] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvXoJpJpR8c :: We hosted a Questions & Answers event on our discord server for Galactic Civilizations IV on the 20th of May 2021. Brad Wardell - Creative DirectorChad LaForce - Producer/Cat HerderHenry Pailing - Community Lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted June 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 :: Galactic Civilizations IV's latest dev diary is about planetary management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 :: Galactic Civilizations IV's Early Access program has now begun, as announced here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 :: Galactic Civilizations III v4.2 update is now live as announced here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 :: PCGamesN's writes about Galactic Civilizations IV's newest race: The Navigators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted October 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 :: Galactic Civilization IV's latest dev diary is about player onboarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted November 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 :: Galactic Civilizations IV's most recent dev diary happens to be an AAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpIrPM0ZDdo :: Those interested can sign-up for the beta here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted March 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Beta 2 adds a bunch of the features you've all be asking for, including 3 multiplayer modes, the cinematic battle viewer, new events, and new galactic achievements. :: Learn more here. NoXTheRoXStaR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Hey I just wanted to point out that this series (not sure about 4) uses XML files. Not only can you create Events, you could modify the research tree. IMO 2 was the best in the series, we'll see how fair 4 goes. I liked the metaverse where you could share your creations. I dabbled in it, created races from MOO2 and implemented them into the game which was downloaded many many times. However, I was not happy with the third games DLC, if you wish look at the reviews on Steam and you'll see that the bulk of DLC was just a cash grab which didn't really add enough to the base game to justify the price. As a huge fan of Master of Orion/Gal Civ series I wait with baited breath on this and hope that Stardock won't become what EA is. -n0x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Well, n0x, from what I can tell they're intent on changing quite a few aspects of the game for this sequel (namely with regards to affording some more macro level empire management instead of constantly required microing). I've read dev diaries where they are even mindful of the so-called onboarding experience (a player's first contact with the game and how the game eases that from the get go). They're striving to improve the overall formula too instead of simply rehashing it, but that can prove tricky as we've seen in other series in the genre, so it's good they're testing it as they are in these betas. We'll see how things ultimately pan out upon full release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Thanks for insight Thor, I usually follow the news in regards to the 4X strategy genre. Good to see you still do what you do, otherwise this game announcement wouldn't have been on my radar. Hopefully they can improve, I agree. The last thing we need is for this series to turn out like Moo3, which was so damn tedious I think looking back I might have played 20 hours and threw the CD's back into the box. Where as with Moo 1&2 I spent hundreds of hours on those games when I was in my teens. Hell, I still have the official strategy guides to this day sitting on one of my bookshelves. -n0x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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