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Update Now Available: Performance FixesMay 6, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate Now Available: Performance Fixes Get GalCiv I Now We’re excited to share a quick update regarding a recent fix that enhances your gaming experience in Galactic Civilizations I. With this update, you can now focus on your strategies and battles without the worry of unexpected crashes interrupting your gameplay. Whether you're exploring new planets or engaging in epic space battles, you can do so with confidence knowing that sound-related issues have been resolved. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953892/8d3a12954588d8f480b7e707e2899f444dec9cd4.jpg Change Log Crashes Fixed a crash that is caused by game sound effects Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition Released!Oct 19, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsStardock’s award-winning turn-based strategy game series gets its biggest release ever Stardock announced the release of Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition (Supernova) today. Stardock is celebrating its 30-year anniversary this month with the sequel to the game that started the company back in 1993. “This is, by far, the biggest game release we’ve ever done,” said Brad Wardell, founder and CEO of Stardock who returned to design Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova after handing the reigns to others for Galactic Civilizations III and Galactic Civilizations IV: base game. “We’ve been so fortunate to be able work with our fans to create something that we think strategy game players are going to really appreciate. You can really tell the love and care that we’ve put into this release.” The game takes place shortly after humanity has discovered faster-than-light travel. Earth has united and the stars await. The player takes on the role of a civilization's leader (Earth or one of the many alien civilizations) to expand their species into the universe and contend with competing civilizations who are doing the same. Supernova introduces many firsts for PC gaming including AlienGPT, a generative AI technology trained on Stardock’s own art portfolio that allows players to describe their own custom civilization, and generates not just what the civilization looks like, but its background, lore, galactic events and interactions with other civilizations. Other new features include Terror Stars, a new end game technology that causes enemy stars to go Supernova, a new mission system, an interactive tutorial, new victory paths, a new core neutral AI opponent system, a host of new alien civilizations with their own tech trees to play as or against, an artifact Vault and hundreds of other additions and enhancements. “Having done a lot of games in early access over the years, we’ve never had a game receive the kind of positive, enthusiastic response this has,” said Wardell. “With the community, we’ve taken a top to bottom look at how strategy games in 2023 should play and made dramatic improvements as a result. In the past couple of years, the ability to collaborate online has really changed, which has fundamentally altered the way we make games, and the end results are clearly on display in Supernova.” Stardock has also enhanced the modding and multiplayer functionality in Supernova. Cooperative multiplayer has been added and a new integrated modding system lets players upload their own factions, starship designs and more. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1357210/Galactic_Civilizations_IV/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/e14f473caeb811ad000aab5d9a325070ccf33981.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/ebd93c0f08a1312939488e3c4328871bdfb1855f.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/d99b6b767dfc790dd731252b6e4a407b83c187cc.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/be9e9e60f5882d87919fb3f23cd77474e5a822cd.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/53a1bd1ee4ef63e900e4fa69ad143c67b542261c.png {STEA...Now in Early Access - Galactic Civilizations IV: SupernovaApr 27, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsGalactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition now available in early access Early Access adds ChatGPT integration: AlienGPT https://youtu.be/rA_b-H7xuow Stardock has released the latest sequel of its award-winning space strategy game series today into early access. Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova sees the player as the ruler of a united home world that has just discovered faster-than-light travel. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1357210/Galactic_Civilizations_IV_Supernova {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/94300511700ef486baadb85c1e1725d94bdaef1d.png Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova continues a 30-year trend of innovation in the series. This latest sequel introduces AI-generated content OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology allowing players to create their own civilizations that uses AI to create the lore, conversation dialogs, quests and more. The game also uses AI, trained on decades of Stardock’s alien art to deliver custom graphics for their custom civilization. "We are thrilled with the new additions that Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova brings to the genre,” said Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock. "The use of cutting-edge AI technology allows players to generate entire civilizations that look and feel unique with just a few lines of text has us particularly excited." {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/958fbb1ff9337814a893799640c6525a2d09eefb.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/f0afad7191394e4a53af9123e7feab82e91cccb4.png In this space-based strategy game set in the 24th century, players take on the role of a leader of a spacefaring civilization, tasked with exploring and colonizing the known universe. With an array of new features and improvements, Supernova offers an unparalleled 4X strategy experience for players of all skill levels. “We’ve really focused on making the game more approachable to new players,” said Wardell. “This is the most sophisticated strategy game we’ve ever made, so we have put extra time into UI improvements, tutorials and context-sensitive information.” Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova focuses heavily on replayability. Players can choose several different galaxy setup options, a different opponent to play against and now with the AI generated events and quests, each game will feel like an epic moment in the history of the galaxy. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/32562c7de18905e3bd217eef64520e6daaba61a2.png New features in Supernova include cultural progression, new combat and planetary invasion systems, galactic sectors, new alien civilizations, AI assisted computer opponents, and the integration of ChatGPT and AI art generation. Additionally, the game boasts a multi-sector map design, planetary sieges, multi-turn battles, a host of new weapon designs, starship classes, Terror Stars that destroy entire star systems, and hundreds of other improvements for enhancing the player's ability to build the ultimate space empire. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/bed0710ea96322876c7c878a5a47961aa9e839df.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44022615/c35a4de93edbb5...Minor Update for CompatibilityMay 13, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsAdded 'w' to default launch options from within Steam. This forces the game to launch in a window as full-screen can fail to instantiate. Updated prefs.ini to turn off viewable ship battles; this was also causing issues. AVAILABLE NOW: Villains of Star Control: Origins for Galactic Civilizations III!Aug 27, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsStar Control: Origins villains come to Galactic Civilizations III in exciting new DLC New Alien Civilizations bring their own ship styles, unique race traits, diplomatic quirks, AI personalities, and more! The Villains of Star Control: Origins DLC pack introduces four major new civilizations to Galactic Civilizations III. All of the new alien factions come equipped with a unique leader, ship, music, and traits that make each civilization look and play differently from the existing major civilizations. Play as or against the Measured, the overly bureaucratic race of sentient coral, or as the extremely polite (but surprisingly cannibalistic!) Phamysht. You can also play as the frightening race from another dimension, the Xraki, whose only desire is to destroy everything in their path, or as the immortal and genetically superior Scryve. Galactic Civilizations III is the most popular space-based turn based strategy of all time. Your civilization has just achieved faster-than-light travel and the galaxy awaits you. But you are not alone and must deal with alien civilizations through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony, or military conquest either against the computer or against friends online. In addition to the new DLC, we've released a new v3.9 update for the game that includes massively shorter late game turn times, updated balance based on feedback, AI improvements, new star base modules and lots more. The changelog at the bottom of the post has more details, so be sure to check it out! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/8dc08bb2c7e1e6783fb9f0fea98044d9384de3d4.jpg MAJOR RACES IN VILLAINS OF STAR CONTROL: ORIGINS The Measured Do you have a form for that? The Measured are an extremely bureaucratic race of sentient coral who once enjoyed a thriving and rich civilization before they were genetically modified by the Scryve. They now serve as the record keepers for the Scryve Empire, a role to which they are well suited. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/9d0600730e05ae7f1a7bc767f2742e96329e8ce3.png The Phamysht So lovely to MEAT you! The Phamysht are a race of extremely polite cannibals who find other beings generally intolerable. The galaxy is a messy place, and they’re here to finally bring it some class and refinement, even if it does mean eating lesser races out of existence. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/82f97c8d2015fcc064295164ac092dedef46fa33.png The Xraki CHAOS. ENTROPY. FEED! Although they are considered to be fanatical monsters by most, the Xraki weren’t always that way. They hail from another dimension and were driven mad through the evil ministrations of the Scryve Empire, who turned them into their shock troops. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/20795859d4b5421c65ba81ee912273c1806e2c6c.png The Scryve Permission to exist: Denied! The Scryve are a race of immortals who weren’t always t...Villains of Star Control: Origins is coming to Galactic Civilizations IIIAug 20, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsLast year we released Heroes of Star Control: Origins, and it proved to be so successful that we're following it up with Villains of Star Control: Origins DLC. The DLC arrives on August 27th and comes with 4 new playable races, each with their own unique abilities, ship styles, and theme music. The Star Control: Origins multiverse is filled with beings of all shapes and sizes. Here is a preview of some of the darker species coming over to Galactic Civilizations III. The Measured The Measured are sentient coral. They once had a rich, thriving civilization before they were modified by the Scryve (who we will discuss in a moment). The Measured are the Bureaucrats of the Scryve sector which makes them fit in with the gameplay of Galactic Civilizations III nicely. They not only get the Bureaucrat ability but receive a new one: Mitotic which gives them free administrators when they colonize new worlds. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/a23f7e944c3bc7a38d6070b65a8ed8af677bb9d6.png The Phamyst The Phamyst are the galaxy's most polite cannibals. They find other beings generally intolerable. The galaxy is a messy place and they are just the ones to bring class and refinement to it. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/eea8e2440b28787f518478e6224e8098df5c12a9.png The Xraki The Xraki are considered fanatical monsters that came from another dimension by most. But things are not quite as they seem. The Xraki were once the shock troops of the Scryve Empire who harvested them and modified them via the Scryve's exclusive access to the only known Origin in the galaxy (a device that allows its user to go into alternative universes). https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/c8b5276f9f81f9ae9f5d540b0fcefdbea1a4229b.png The Scryve The immortal Scryve were not always villains. The Scryve Empire was once full of idealism and hope. Time and events slowly corrupted them. Now, the once all-powerful Scryve Empire is slowly dying. They have controlled our part of the galaxy for so long that few species have been left untouched by them. The Scryve are unlike any villain from the Galactic Civilizations universe. Where the Drengin are brutal, violent and intolerant the Scryve are civilized, thoughtful and methodical. The Scryve could best be described as a people who followed "the ends justify the means" one too many times. The Scryve are masters at conquering and then holding. Not only do they have the Conquerors ability, they also receive the new Imperial ability which gives their ships a HP bonus in their territory based on the number of colonies whose zone of control are contiguous with their home planet. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/0cfdca10c4dd18530450555d436f1d69be24ebbd.png Where to get it... Villains of Star Control: Origins will arrive for Steam on August 27th for $5.99. Not only does each new species have their own uni...FREE WEEKEND: Try Galactic Civilizations III on Steam August 15th - 19th!Aug 15, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsPLAY FREE ON STEAM THIS WEEKEND ONLY Also save 84% for a limited time!* Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more. Galactic Civilizations III is a 4X space strategy game set in the 23rd century. Humans and aliens compete against each other for domination of the galaxy through war, cultural hegemony, diplomacy, and more. Customize your game experience right down to every detail: galaxy size, opponent factions, victory conditions, AI difficulty level, and frequency of galactic events and anomalies. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/b78c6bf020b597919be5a36602e71514faa580aa.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/8446e06ff2e22afe162b35bf6849b395bd9d6325.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/556057e69a3580bb5ce2be7cb2ea91c6f4f8f039.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/8d789547f6b0412c4751e978b64c73fa601a3383.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/ed391a4261c5dfa4f26cecf488e715bcfdad5c76.png Don't have Galactic Civilizations III? Save 84% for a limited time! https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/Galactic_Civilizations_III/ *Sale valid August 15th, 2019 at 1PM ET - August 19th, 2019 at 1pm ET. Galactic Civilizations III Dev Journal: AscensionAug 14, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/2ddedf80b95f04f9bd9306686083bbb553ccf083.png Galactic Ascension Status is new in v3.8 for GalCiv III. Our VP of Entertainment, Derek Paxton, decided to sit down and have some fun with it last week - check it out here! What's YOUR favorite victory strategy? https://www.stardock.com/games/article/496427/Galactic Civilizations III v3.8 Ascension Update Available Today!Aug 8, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsGalactic Civilizations III v3.8 Update Brings Major UI Changes Set in the 23rd century, Galactic Civilizations III is a 4X space strategy game where humans and aliens compete against each other for domination of the galaxy. v3.8 brings a few exciting changes to this already massive game, which you can read more about below. No more sneaky Ascensions! At the forefront of the update are changes to the Ascension notifications and UI. Each civilization's progress is now displayed on an easy-to-read progress bar, and anytime someone gains control of an Ascension crystal, an icon will alert you to it. The shipyard display now shows how much production is being sent to that shipyard so that you know how fast it's able to build things. The planet list views will now also show research. We've also made some other improvements to the UI's layout, including updating screens so that they use fonts, colors, and font sizes consistently. We've also added a feature where you can adjust the difficulty level in the middle of a game. Read the full list of changes below! ChangelogAs soon as someone controls an Ascension crystal, have an icon show up and informs you that Ascension has started. Mousing over should show you how far along each civ with Ascension is from ascending as a % bar with (turns). UI Layout updatesUpdated most screens to use fonts, colors, and font sizes consistently. Made fonts bigger wherever possible.General cleanup of margins and list entries wherever possible.Removed extra returns from the "word on the street" blurbs.Move some of the drop-downs in options screens to keep them from clipping.You can now adjust the difficulty level mid-game through the options screen (single player only).Starting ships don't append a number to their name unless another ship of the same design has already been spawned. This is to support custom flavorful names for core starting ships from starting ship designsUpdated starting ship names of factions added to the game after Crusade.Shipyard display now shows how much production is being sent to that shipyard, so you know how fast it can build things.Fixed an issue causing the unit buttons from not showing up in Medium UI on the Colony List screen.Planet view list now displays researchAliens can now be tagged as being available or unavailable as random civilizationsFixed Tourism exploit in Crusade version of the ConsulateThe AI has been ordered top stop freezing time to keep its mission ships safe. (stuck turn fix)Addressed "word on the street" grammar and spelling mistakesRemoved duplicate planet data in crusade and base game data folders that could potentially cause bad things(TM)Adjusted the choose civ screen to improve text wrappingFixed alignment issue on the Drath starting screenFixed a bug that prevented commanders from being assigned to United Earth shipsDon't own Galactic Civilizations III? Get it Now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/Galactic_Civilizations_III/ https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/ste...Galactic Civilizations III v3.7 Anniversary Update Available Today!May 14, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsGalactic Civilizations III v3.7 Anniversary Update Focuses Exclusively on Fan Requests For a limited time, save 85% on Galactic Civilizations III and 70% on the Gold Edition For the game's 4th anniversary, we've focused exclusively on a top-to-bottom series of improvements based on fan requests! These improvements are major quality of life changes that improve the overall experience of Galactic Civilizations III. v3.7 improves ship AI, multiplayer performance, memory use, pathfinding performance, pacing, and the empire management UI, as well as addresses a host of minor bugs. It's available now as a free download for owners of the base game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860 https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/acacb6c6e2f64ea6cffa618800314b62d0b823b3.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/eaec6fc8f275d62737d454b03e7bd7d6807ae876.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/6ef13fda8490d401de60f5c61035f8eec93cb376.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/8d8b0d4504f51f62caadcd480890d60fb931489f.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/fc2587ac21f4f34215b2c2738692ca45fc1afa71.png See the full changelog here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/226860/discussions/1/1679190184061949039/ Massive v3.6 Community Update for Galactic Civilizations III is Here!Mar 14, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsImproved custom ship mod compatibility, commonwealth world adjustments, and more! Galactic Civilizations III v3.6 Community Update improves custom ship mod compatibility, adjusts commonwealth worlds, and more We're launching a version update today that addresses the most important feedback we get: YOURS. We've addressed several community reported issues in our continuing effort to bring you the best GalCiv game possible. We put balance and bug fix work into both the base game and the Retribution expansion with this update. Some of the biggest changes we made include: Merging fleets no longer renames them Custom ships work better with mods Artificial life forms can no longer build farms because robots don't eat food Your commonwealth worlds can no longer flip worlds in your empire (because that was treason!) See the huge changelog below! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/69d5185b5b8eb9896038ea0377cd85bd2c365a2a.png Don't have Galactic Civilizations III? Buy from Steam | Buy from Stardock Owners, the v3.6 update is ready and waiting for you in your Steam client. Don't forget to pick up the newly released Retribution expansion today! www.galciv3.com | www.galciv3.com/retribution v3.6 Changelog Notes Gameplay Nerfed "Lossless Life Support" module Fixed typos in "Lossless Mining" module descriptions Updated Tourism bonus for the "Popular Race" trait to be flat 1 and 2% instead of multipliers of 10 and 20% Updated united planet tourism board to be flat with a 10% bonus (was multiplier of 100% which was crazy) Colonizing the Promethion Refinery precursor world now grants 5 Promethion Set "Virtual Vacation" to be a player wonder Changed "Influence Per Turn" from multiplier to flat on the Galactic Showcase Fixed mismatch of description and text in the "Antimatter Weapon Colonizing" event Tweaked pathfinding so that it doesn't attempt to find a path to the node closest to a blocked destination if the start tile is already the closest node Silicon-based life can terraform and colonize high level extreme worlds Removed farms for Synthetic lifeforms and enabled terraforming improvements and high end extreme world techs Fixed "Orphaned Improvements" and techs in the Retribution tech tree Fixed issue with Iridium tech tree failing on "Tariff Focus" specialization UI Changed it so that when you merge a fleet, it will keep a custom name for the resulting fleet. If both fleets being merged have custom names, it keeps the fleet name of the bigger fleet. Adjusted "Economic Warning" flavor text to fit with new conversation popup font size. Fixed typo in "Precursor Research Node" description. Improved the text alignment on the UP Resolutions window Bugs Fixed custom ship style sets having the wrong strategic icons. Players will have to re-save their ship style sets (and change the effect ships classes to what they want along with their text, since that is info that is saved off). Prevents players from having to remake the ship st...The Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution Expansion is Now Available!Feb 21, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsThe expansion includes Hypergates, Precursor Artifacts, New Civilizations, and more. Check out the release trailer here: Save 10%* on Retribution and 70%** on the Base Game! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/6c6ab882dcd86e5310ff2a82ba788ef36440176c.jpg Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution adds Hypergates, Precursor Artifacts, new major civilizations, and much more. Across the galaxy, you and your rivals are discovering ancient alien artifacts that grant 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. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/5647ec53889495d9bab110cfccd6f0083d00eb11.jpg 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? https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/9b12e65f0ca5a98a0236a054c48f5ce65a5c7fc0.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/8e695b76b080783eb95c313a487d418ed667e0ae.jpg The new features in Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution include: Artifacts - Powerful items buried on planets across the galaxy will give your civilization instant-access to new abilities. Hypergates - Construct powerful gateways that, when linked, allow your fleets to travel rapidly across hyperspace. Major Civilizations: Drath and Korath - The manipulative Drath pull the strings across the galaxy while the Korath rely on extermination. Each has its own set of special abilities, bonuses, and ship parts. Supply Ships - Supply ships can be constructed to deliver goods and services to your other planets to aid in their development. New Technology Tree - A top to bottom overhaul of the technology tree adds depth and sharpens the strategic choices in your research options. Retribution Campaign -The malevolent Drengin Empire made a terrible mistake underestimating humanity’s strength, and the climactic battle that will follow may end in their extinction. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/b8222295176a9c78e7fd1c0dc2f7de912ef76a07.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/600d4ceabcacc688c2021fa91a7d7db5f8f89f72.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/bca71b9bb3e9d5d6e723413244dd09d0cd7c10e9.jpg *Sale ends 2/27/19 at 1PM EST. Steam and Galactic Civilizations III is required to play this expansion. **Sale ends 2/23/19 at 1PM EST on Steam and 2/27/19 at 1PM EST direct from Stardock. Steam required to play.Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution gets release dateFeb 7, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsGalactic Civilizations III: Retribution arrives on February 21 Also check out the world premiere trailer for Galactic Civilizations III’s biggest expansion yet. The expansion to the massive space strategy game adds new civilizations, hypergates, supply ships, new technology trees and much more. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/9868e906019a2058cd12045f3ece853ed787212c.jpg See our brand new trailer for Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution! Add it to your Steam Wishlist today. For more information, visit www.galciv3.com/retribution. Start with a single world and expand across the galaxy through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony, or military conquest in this single or multiplayer 4X strategy game. How will you rule your galaxy? The new features in Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution include: Artifacts - Powerful items buried on planets across the galaxy will give your civilization instant-access to new abilities. Hypergates - Construct powerful gateways that, when linked, allow your fleets to travel rapidly across hyperspace. Major Civilizations: Drath and Korath - The manipulative Drath pull the strings across the galaxy while the Korath rely on extermination. Each has its own set of special abilities, bonuses, and ship parts. Supply ships - Supply ships can be constructed to deliver goods and services to your other planets to aid in their development. New Technology Trees - A top to bottom overhaul of the technology tree adds depth and sharpens the strategic choices in your research options. Retribution Campaign - The malevolent Drengin Empire made a terrible mistake underestimating humanity’s strength, and the climactic battle that will follow may end in their extinction. Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution is coming February 21! NEW EXPANSION for Galactic Civilizations III ANNOUNCED: Galactic Civilizations III: RetributionJan 16, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHypergates, Artifacts, new campaigns and new civilizations arrive this Winter. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/6c6ab882dcd86e5310ff2a82ba788ef36440176c.jpg What started as a crusade has become a war of retribution. Stardock's award-winning space strategy game, Galactic Civilizations III is about to get its biggest expansion yet. Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution adds new playable civilizations, a story-driven campaign, Precursor artifacts, Hypergates and much more. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/824a4fbb3f214f6a90e85ce5f74151236514e4cf.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/1fb0eaffac96b1124a8a4b92fafc8228796fc043.jpg 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. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/eda02ac39ed3b172f67b4525c64c93a225cf5533.jpg 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? https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/4887d1c10c172302602813bf48097cf5627ce83e.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/00b8e648de7d9833a833a7403d54b7cc50d2e0e1.jpg The new features in Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution include: Artifacts - Powerful items buried on planets across the galaxy will give your civilization instant-access to new abilities. Hypergates - Construct powerful gateways that, when linked, allow your fleets to travel rapidly across hyperspace. Major Civilizations: Drath and Korath - The manipulative Drath pull the strings across the galaxy while the Korath rely on extermination. Each has its own set of special abilities, bonuses, and ship parts. Cargo Ships - Cargo ships can be constructed to deliver goods and services to your other planets to aid in their development. New Technology Tree - A top to bottom overhaul of the technology tree adds depth and sharpens the strategic choices in your research options. Retribution Campaign - The malevolent Drengin Empire made a terrible mistake underestimating humanity’s strength, and the climactic battle that will follow may end in their extinction. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/a304fb609380f5cf0b2a1f86d1026cec044062e9.jpg Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution is coming this Winter! For more information, visit www.galciv3.com/retribution https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/4f...v3.2 for Galactic Civilizations III is now available!Dec 12, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsAdjustments to personality traits for factions and AI decisions are among improvements Galactic Civilizations III v3.2 takes faction personality traits into account, improves game AI, and more https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/29c9cc180a5f866e293fee21444b5a9dcdd3b253.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/51a56dbd8fe2cb7a9ba6dbcc08d72a3d104902cd.jpg We're launching a version update today that increases the effects of a civilization's personality traits on diplomacy, conversations, and what ships to build. The Intrigue AI has also hired an accountant to better manage its taxes, and we've made a few adjustments to the Heroes of Star Control: Origins DLC. More details on the changes are below! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/3b83705f378cae51a5b337df1bd3aa9b9195bd9c.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/45506ac92da405e1d9c183b5bcaf878f7110918b.jpg v3.2 Changelog Notes Base Game Stars are placed a slightly further apart than before in order to make each system independent from others. AI more aggressive at sending out constructors to build starbases Personality traits are given much greater consideration when deciding what topics the civilization wants to discuss. Personality traits are now given much greater consideration for deciding what types of ships to build when at peace. Personality traits are now given much greater consideration when deciding what kinds of treaties and offers to give to the player. Crusade Diplomacy ability bonus to relations reduced from 2 to 1. Intrigue AI manages its tax rate more effectively. Changed default # of colonies before a government is allowed from 3 to 2. Heroes of Star Control If you don't own the either the Mercenaries or Intrigue expansion packs, you can now still get Jeff Jeff is already perfect and shuns your attempts to "upgrade" him Added custom Starbases for Mukay, Tywom, and Free Trandals (Mowlings starbases are unchanged) https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/ba3b6b0d4913c4ceb54649566098be9fd7fd1016.jpg Don't have Galactic Civilizations III? Get it now! Owners, the v3.2 update is ready and waiting for you in your Steam client. Don't forget to pick up the Intrigue Expansion and Heroes of Star Control: Origins DLC!Galactic Civilizations III - Heroes of Star Control: Origins DLC is now available!Nov 12, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsPlays as some of your favorite Star Control: Origins races with new traits, leaders, music and more New Alien Civilizations bring their own ship styles, unique race traits, diplomatic quirks, AI personalities, and more! Check out the overview trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bPuLHeKZhk The Star Control Heroes DLC pack introduces four major new civilizations to Galactic Civilizations III. All of the new alien factions come equipped with a unique leader, ship, music, and traits that make each civilization look and play differently from the existing major civilizations. Play as or against the Tywom, the lovable, needy slugs, or as the kind (but surprisingly aggressive!) aquatic Mu'Kay. You can also play as the naive-but- deceptively powerful Mowlings with their god-like protector, "Jeff," or the recently liberated and mysterious Trandals. Get the Heroes of Star Control: Origins DLC today for 10% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/954810 Galactic Civilizations III is the most popular space-based turn based strategy of all time. Your civilization has just achieved faster-than-light travel and the galaxy awaits you. But you are not alone and must deal with alien civilizations through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony, or military conquest either against the computer or against friends online. MAJOR RACES IN HEROES OF STAR CONTROL: ORIGINS https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/45f0790855ceab1209fdf73885d149f5ef1298df.png The Tywom - Hello, best friends! These yellow slug-like aliens would like a hug. They’re slimy, and you don’t want to give them one, but still - it’s all they really want. The Tywom want to be friends with everyone, which makes them great diplomats, and their constant desire for approval gives them a bonus for any other factions who happen to love them. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/775ee2c9f5eaff160f3971d4187c3d26c461019e.png The Mu'Kay - Greetings, Federation members! Founders of the Federation for Allied Species, the Mu’Kay are intelligent cephalopods who live entirely in aquatic environments. Their natural intelligence makes them excellent researchers, and their polite (if occasionally condescending) manner lends itself well to diplomacy. Unless you’re a fish. Then prepare to be eaten. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/c2268162ba7cb5c81cc743082307f873e5674d6f.png The Mowlings - All hail the mighty Jeff! The Mowlings are small, bear-like creatures who worship a mysterious deity they call Jeff. Frankly, they’re a little lost without him, so they spend their time finding new ways to worship him. The Mowlings get a special Temple of Jeff improvement (one per planet) that grants bonuses to influence and approval, and in return Jeff orbits their planets protectively. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/e5fcf16bf6c0866db800b7d06642db1e9cc2df3c.png The Free Trandals - Cast ...New racial trait and quality of life improvements arrive in Galactic Civilizations III v3.05Oct 1, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28974/5eba8e36bf457620049b735858a9b0f7cfc309d4.png Happy Fall, everyone! The Galactic Civilizations III team has been working on some updates and adjustments to the core edition that they’re excited to share with you… in the form of a poem. You can thank Kael for this one. Features Added a new racial trait, Aeroponics which allows that race to build a special low yield farm on any terrain with the Xeno Adaptation technology (requires Crusade). Fixes When you willingly start a campaign, A fleet may be spawned without name, If you click on that fleet - the result, bittersweet, Will engender a crash in our game. Fixed the Trial by Fire achievement. Fixed the Perseverance so it can now correctly colonize extreme worlds even if the player doesn't have the tech. Fixed an issue scavenging a trade ship where it wouldn't have a home port anymore. Fixed an end turn crash (thanks for all the reproducible saves!). Stardock Weekend Deal 50-75% Off!Jun 5, 2014 - AnnouncementSave 50-75%* on all Stardock titles during the Stardock Weekend Deal! Explore the farthest reaches of space or the remnants of a magical world. Battle in arenas with godlike titans, or as political candidates with godlike egos. 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Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate Edition combines the award-winning Galactic Civilizations with the Altarian Prophecy expansion pack to create a stellar adventure. As an added bonus, owners of Galactic Civilizations II get 25% off Galactic Civilizations I.
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