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The community of past, current and future GalCiv2 players.

Mumblefratz — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 5:48:04 PM -0500

Like the title says, I'd like to open this thread as a place where all former, current and future GC2 players can check in and talk about whatever interests them.

Not to slight those still currently involved with the game but these forums are really just a shadow of what they used to be. To me they were my first introduction into what an online community actually could be. Back in the day a thread was lucky to stay on front page of the most recent 50 posts for more than 15 minutes. Nowada...

Cultural Exchange Centers and the Social Matrix ( a brand new player's questions)

mocachild — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 3:21:51 PM -0500

Hey all,

Forgive me if i'm posting this in the wrong section. i'm not often on forums.

anyways, my question is this: i have a colony that has 9ip i put two Cultural Exchange Centers on it and have not seen any increase in my influence number on the planet. what am i missing? this is only my very first game so i'm trying to understand the mechanics.

thanks for your time.

Ultimate Edition Noob Questions

dragicus — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 2:03:19 AM -0500

Hi, how yas? I just got GalCiv2 Ultimate and was trying to wrap my head around a couple of things and don't know precisely what to search for here to figure it out, mebbe some of you can shed light for me. Is it mainly TotA that has all the new gameplay features/interface/tech trees etc, or all 3 chapters? (I'm patched to 2.03) What about the New Game sandbox play, does it have the newest stuff TotA has available? Sorry if this is a dopey question, but I'd like to start off with a beginner...

Fatal Laptop Event

Steinergod — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 9:46:45 AM -0500

Hi there

Following a fairly recent laptop disaster, I'm finally getting around to re-installing GC2 plus expansions. Installation from disk went grand...but when I tried to get the download packs, I've just spent the last hour going round in circles, entering emails, passwords, registration numbers, only to be constantly sent back to a previous or alternative screen asking me to *rinse repeat*. Cant seem to find the download ANYWHERE, even for that matter trying ...

Advice needed from veterans

Avalastrius — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:59:13 AM -0500

Hello to all,

I have decided to play this game. I have installed the ultimate edition and before I start have some questions. I hope you good people can help me out.

First of all, I want to play a long, slow game. I don't care if it takes me days or weeks to complete I love sci-fi and I want a space epic. I have strategy experience but I'm not a great player. What galaxy settings would you propose or races? I want the A.I. to be tough but fair.

In addition, I read there are some...

Questions from a New Player

NRSONE — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 4:17:26 PM -0500

I got this for Christmas from a nephew, starting playing last week. After using Beginner to get use to the game, I tried Normal. Now I'm on a Challenging game. And some things I don't get.

1)This game has the Drengin nearby so I was hoping to be pushed on the war front. But just as with my easier games, the Drengin don't seem to grow quickly. They can threaten all they want now. I have fast enough ships to wipe-out their troop ships. What level gets the Drengin's backside in g...

Show off your Ship designs 2012!

Neilo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 4:44:17 PM -0500

After a few years of great ships let's see what we can roll out in 2012. With GC2 now on Steam, we might get an influx of new designs for us all to paw over!!!

2011 Ships

2010 Ships

2009 Ships

2008 Ships

2007 Ships

Random events discussion thread

qrtxian — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 6:34:30 AM -0500

I know there's not a lot of people who still regularly post on these forums, but I decided to go ahead and start an all-purpose thread to discuss one of my personal favorite aspects of this game: the random events (by which I mean mega events and their "ordinary" relatives, not the ethical random events).

Feel free to post your favorite and least favorite random events, experiences you've had with them, whatever.

Ultimate Edition Cheats?

YungNiz — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:20:41 PM -0500

I just purchased Galactic Civilizations 2 Ultimate Edition and for the life of me I can't figure out how to enable the cheats. The internet pages I've seen regarding the subject and it says you have to alter the shortcut file but I can't seem to find the correct file to alter. I don't know if it's because I have Windows Vista or not. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

does anybody know a mod...

diablo109 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:21:01 AM -0500

that allows you to play with all of the races in one game on TA

Show off your ship designs 2011

qrtxian — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 4:31:26 AM -0500

The newest thread in this tradition: Let's see the ships you've made this year!

Previous year's thread

Gal Civ 2: Can't Update Ultimate Edition (US) via Impulse app?

yannisthemelis — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 7:57:26 AM -0500

Hi, everyone,

I bought this game (disc version, two CDs) a long time ago, and recently installed it on my Windows 7 machine.

It installs and runs fine. However, when I run the Impulse app to update the game, nothing happens. I click on the icon repeatedly, but nothing. It doesn't even load. Again, the game itself runs fine, but I'm unable to check for updates with impulse.exe.

This is the Event Viewer error:

Faulting application name: Impulse.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time sta...

really p.o.

carl1263 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 1:32:04 AM -0500

how the heck do you uninstall this stupid game.Im talking about gal civ 2.Ive tried every thing

Benefits of larger populations

transform85 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 7:58:34 PM -0500

Hi, quick question I was hoping someone could help with...

Regards population in GC2, whats the benefit to increasing population? As in, will it increase income, research or manufacturing? I know it helps with votes in the United Planets and can help influence, but Im interested in those other 3 stats.

The way things are at the moment whenever I play I usually have the majority of my planets focus on research, income or manufacturing, then Ill have a few other planets t...

Ultimate - does DA have the ToA AI problems?

0star — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 8:36:20 PM -0500

If I install the Ultimate version, and only run DA not ToA (by using the DA exe file directly), will DA have the AI problems with certain races that ToA has? In other words, does installing ToA overwrite DA files, or do they remain separate?

Galactic Civilization and Multiplayer

mrudis — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 5:04:28 PM -0500

If you are intersted in having multiplayer for Galactic Civilizations (as I am) there appears to be only one option. Do not buy (and hence support) any more Galactic Civilization products until multiplayer is introduced.

I'm not calling for a boycott or protesting Stardock; but the Devs have expressed over and over again that they will not do multiplayer basically because they believe the costs of adding multiplayer will not be worth the benefits. It's not an unreasonable thing to do on the...

Combining Accounts?

MottiKhan — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 2:17:01 PM -0500

A couple of questions about combining accounts after having transferred some games from an old email to a new one.

1. I own 3 copies of GalCiv2. One has DL, DA and TA and the others only have DL and DA. Can I combine these accounts and have all of them accessible from a single email?

2. Referring to the above, can I change the old metaverse character to reflect the newer email's Stardock.net login? (For example - Llama_Man's registration was moved over...

What will disqualify my game from the Metaverse

dnzrx — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 6:57:24 PM -0500

Like the title says:

What will disqualify my game from the Metaverse?

Is there a concensus on settings that fix TA's eccentricities?

RadarContact — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 8:42:42 AM -0500

I just bought Galciv 2 ultimate on steam after briefly playing the original years ago. After playing my first game I was quite disappointed by how little challenge the games broken AI gave me. After browsing the forums the problems seem to be common knowledge and well documented. Is there a post with a summery of game-play settings will make the game playable? I'm not looking for the latest mod or to edit game files I just want to play the game at its best.

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Editing major and minor races in GCII Ultimate Edition

Jurremans — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 6:42:33 PM -0500

After getting the hang of the game I'm trying to brew my ideal version of it. I've read many threads on this forum and searched everywhere online. I've tried many different tweaks, but I can't seem to figure it out myself, so I'll ask it here in the hope someone knows the answer:

1. How do I edit the AI personality for races in GCII Ultimate Edition version (on Steam).

2. How do I edit the race names and descriptions in GCII Ultimate Edition version (on Steam).

&nb...

So whatever happened to the original Thalan diplomatic music?

qrtxian — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 8:01:51 PM -0500

I don't know how many people noticed this, but between the original GalCiv II and Dark Avatar, the Thalans lost their unique diplomatic music and got a copy of the Iconian theme. It can be restored with modding, but I've always been curious - was this some kind of error, or deliberate?

It's also interesting to note that the theme music for minor races changed at the same time, going from the Iconian theme to that of the Terrans. The only exception is with "pop-up" minors like the ...

What are the different AI types like? (making custom races)

Aegix_Drakan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:58:31 PM -0500

For some reason or another, I feel like making a bunch of custom races instead of using some of the default races. Problem is, I've only played about 2.5 games, so I don't know the different AI types well enough to know which one will fit which custom race I'm making...

I know the Arceans are warlike, but are easy enough to be friends with; The Torians are wusses, but will often buy the aid of other races to fight FOR them; the Terrans expand relatively fast and are cagey in...

buying used

brxbrx — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:33:16 PM -0500

Hello. I have interest in purchasing galactic civilizations. however, I find that the price of buying a new copy+expansions, even in a set, is rather exorbitant (do not tell me it's worth the price. I've played this game before, it's years old, and it's not worth 60$. Space Empires V I bought for 15$, and it's way better than this game; I don't need some fanboy telling me it's worth the money).

So, I look to buy used. I would like to ask, how would that...

is there a way to get my Gciv2 on steam?

666Psyco666 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 5:39:20 PM -0500

ok i bought Gciv2 a long time ago but impulse was kind of really stupid and in my case hindered me more then anything,now i see that you are on steam,id like to put my copy with my cd key on steam but i can't find anything about it...considering i can do it with all my old game that are sold in steam id like to know why i can't or maybe point out how i can do it.

right now i was playing with a cracked version but i do OWN it i know its wierd but i wanted to support the compa...

"No Serial Number" message after 2.04 Update - can't connect to Metaverse

Choralone — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 7:44:13 AM -0500

The day before yesterday I downloaded and installed the 2.04 patch for Galactic Civilizations II - Twilight of the Arnor when it appeared on Impulse. Now I am unable to connect to the Metaverse. When I try, I get a message that "No serial number was found in the registry. You will not be able to submit a game to the metaverse until you register a serial number."

I have used the "View Registration" option in impulse to copy the registration number and past it into the "Update Serial" option in...