<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>Stardock Forums » RSS Feed » Galactic Civilizations Series Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/Stardock_com/forum/172</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Galactic Civilizations Series</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 9:26:56 PM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 9:26:56 PM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>Dippydro</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/541253</comments><description><![CDATA[On a roll here, playing normal difficulty and the Drengin declare war pretty early (I am still building tiny ships, but building a LOT of them (yeah! zero maint!). Apparently the Drengin only had like 5 fighting ships when they declared, sent them in to harass. I killed them all and Drengin surrendered.  Do I need to set it to 'Kill All'? Done tha before in other games and it can be quite tedious as I've had AI run away and hide on me in other gamess (VERY annoying!), so I prefer to not set th...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/541253</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/541253</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 9:31:50 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-04-07T09:31:50-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>AI surrender/giving up...</title></item><item><author>tasgilt</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/540928</comments><description><![CDATA[I have a question about orbital academies, how many can I build in my civilization? I know they can only be built on core worlds but in my current game I built 3 and went to destroy one to put on another core world but I could not find the option to build another one. What am i missing?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/540928</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/540928</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:52:18 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-17T09:52:18</pubDateParsed><title>Orbital Academies</title></item><item><author>tasgilt</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/540904</comments><description><![CDATA[Hi all, I have 2 questions. 1 -does the leader with the gambler trait ( -40% income ) go into effect when it is recruited or when it is assigned as a governor? 2-is there a way to obsolete old ship designs quicker using the key binding option? It can take a long time after turn 250 in a long game every time&nbsp;I start up the current game. Thanks in advance for any input on this.&nbsp; &nbsp;FYI, I also asked this on Discord so sorry for being repetitive.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/540904</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/540904</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 6:57:38 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-23T18:57:38-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>2 questions</title></item><item><author>AoiKuroi</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/540257</comments><description><![CDATA[So a ship was on idle, moved him and finished that process. Now when I want to end the turn I can't. I can't save either options are greyed out. All I can do exit the game. The game is broken because it is stuck on WAIT. Please fix or is there a solution to this?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/540257</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/540257</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:55:08 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-29T12:55:08</pubDateParsed><title>Stuck On Wait</title></item><item><author>Solomnent</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/539883</comments><description><![CDATA[I purchased DLC via Steam, restarted steam several times and reinstalled game files but still not working  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/539883</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/539883</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 6:02:01 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-16T18:02:01-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Tales of Terran Alliance not working</title></item><item><author>BohandiAnsoid</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/539996</comments><description><![CDATA[ Galactic Civilizations have quite an interesting story, mostly told in campaigns, especially those of Gal Civ II and III (main points of Gal Civ I&rsquo;s Altarian Prophecy campaign have been imported into Gal Civ II as a campaign under the same name). However, most players never play these campaigns and especially now that these are older games, it is not likely. And, while the story in these campaigns is great, gameplay - wise, they are not perfect, to put it mildly. Especially in Gal Civ II....]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/539996</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/539996</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:15:33 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-13T12:15:33</pubDateParsed><title>Idea: Turning Galactic Civilizations campaigns (especially II and III) into military reports to make the story more accessible</title></item><item><author>boldfinger</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/539832</comments><description><![CDATA[Is there any way to manually claim the ship designer toolbox DLC? I've tried a few times registering my email via the button on the game's title screen but it doesn't send me any emails after it's accepted. I've checked the spam folder of my email just in case but it's also empty. Thanks  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/539832</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/539832</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:10:21 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-02T09:10:21</pubDateParsed><title>GalCiv III: Ship Designer Toolbox DLC help</title></item><item><author>SchnitzellR</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/539611</comments><description><![CDATA[ I picked up the Inventive trait (+2 starbase range) and while it shows up in the UI, it's not picking up any new resources that are now in range. And the problem is that I placed my starbases specifically to take advantage of the increased range.  There are no other civ starbases in range taking those resources. It's just not grabbing these new resources.  Do I need to wait a couple of turns? Pick up a mining upgrade to recalculate resources in range? Or am I just screwed and I should have not ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/539611</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/539611</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 8:33:04 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-11-20T08:33:04-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Starbase Range Increase not retroactive?</title></item><item><author>AxelFoley63</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/539154</comments><description><![CDATA[ Hi,  I've purchased Galatic Civilizations IV but can't work out how to be able to download it. I've made a Stardock account, and the product key shows up in my purchases, but I can't seem to register the product. On the Reguster page, there is no drop down in the product list for Galactic Civilizations IV, and I just get an Error response when I put the product key into a previous version )it has Glalaxctic Civilizations and Galactic Civilizations II). I'm probably missing something obvious. If...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/539154</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/539154</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 3:56:16 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-11-19T15:56:16-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>How to Register and Download Galatic Civilizations IV</title></item><item><author>Foscadh2642</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/517900</comments><description><![CDATA[Bought the game a few days ago on steam.&nbsp; When I try to play it a game page comes up with a play button.&nbsp; Clicking on it produces the above message.&nbsp; I've tried deleting and reinstalling.&nbsp; No joy.  Steam is on my D: drive.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/517900</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/517900</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 7:00:32 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-11-06T07:00:32-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Cannot find Special folder path Error message 80070003</title></item><item><author>StellarWraith</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/539165</comments><description><![CDATA[  Hello everyone,   I've been having a problem with the Stardock Launcher in conjunction with Galactic Civilizations IV (Steam version) for some time.   Previously, the launcher automatically imported my Steam profile, but for about 3-4 months now, this hasn't worked anymore.    &nbsp;    I then created a separate Stardock account. This initially worked fine for a few months.    Recently, however, I've also been unable to log in using these credentials &ndash; the "Login" button simply doesn't r...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/539165</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/539165</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 7:53:43 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-10-23T07:53:43-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Stardock Launcher issue – login no longer works (Galaxy Civilizations IV / Steam)</title></item><item><author>RallerReglet</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/538847</comments><description><![CDATA[Minor issue, but I dont see any mods. On the planet tiles the green mountainous/impressionistic background tiles obscure whatever upgrade you place...any way to make them plain? Just uniform grass/ice etc. ?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/538847</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/538847</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 5:38:16 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-10-01T05:38:16-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Any way to make plain planetary tile background?</title></item><item><author>tasgilt</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/538668</comments><description><![CDATA[Why would this screen come up for me to have no option but to accept peace (that I did not start).  The screen said: "Our war with (faction) has not gone well. Meddling or helpful, depending on our point of view, diplomats have negotiated a cease fire on your behalf." At bottom of screen I had to choose "Accept the terms."&nbsp;  I did not want to accept the terms. I ended loosing the game to a prestige victory. I was at war with the faction and just reached their borders with better ships. ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/538668</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/538668</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 8:42:57 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-09-17T20:42:57-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Forced to accept peace.</title></item><item><author>thiremacle</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/537934</comments><description><![CDATA[Dear all,  I have just acquired Galactic Civilizations on Steam, along with the available DLCs (including the DLC New Species, Megastructures, Tales of Centauron, Tales of the Armor, Warlords).  I understand that the DLC New Species brings the following new species: Eleseran, Glendorian; Phaelerian,.... The issue is that these new species are not available when I make my choice in the "Civilization to Lead" screen. I start having doubt on the fact that the DLC are active... and that the addi...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/537934</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/537934</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 2:29:23 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-08-13T14:29:23-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>DLC acquired but not activated</title></item><item><author>tasgilt</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/537971</comments><description><![CDATA[I am playing the Intueri and was carefully scouting with my probe different civilizations who settled close to each other to be able to reveal 2 different civ planets that have not been revealed. I finally found 2 that were not revealed and were different civs meaning I was expecting to steal 2 different techs from them using the Cosmic Eye trait they have. After using the trait and revealing the 2 different planets, I just stole 1 tech from one civ. Was really hoping I would have stole 1 from t...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/537971</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/537971</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 6:55:17 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-08-08T18:55:17-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Disappointed in the Intueri trait Cosmic Eye</title></item><item><author>AenEitne</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/537113</comments><description><![CDATA[For some reason, when a civ surrenders, or in any way loses during a game, their entire empire except for their original homeworld vanishes. entire star systems with habital planets just poof... gone anyone have this happen to them? is it a bug? or some feature i am unaware i have set on by accident?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/537113</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/537113</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:54:56 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-07-09T09:54:56</pubDateParsed><title>Disappearing worlds?</title></item><item><author>Sarrusophone</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/536723</comments><description><![CDATA[shit you talkin bout cuck bangers peep this new haunt interracialporn.club, whole layout not fancy but the content is pure viagra for a limp-dick whiteboy. i been crankin it for six hours and my foreskin still beggin for more. site throws me into shoes of pissed-off hubbies watchin ebony line-up at their front door ready to smash the missus before hubby drives to nightshift - dude's literally lockin up his tool shed when big dawg Tyrone swings by, hands the wifey his hardhat then drops a creampi...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/536723</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/536723</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 2:09:19 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-06-23T14:09:19-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Ships Not Building</title></item><item><author>theropissed</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/534045</comments><description><![CDATA[The game has started to crash at a particular point when a new turn starts, and my current research finishes, when i go to click on choose new research it crashes.&nbsp;  &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/534045</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/534045</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 7:17:05 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-01-29T07:17:05-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Crashing on choose new research</title></item><item><author>KarlEngler</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/533819</comments><description><![CDATA[I have built&nbsp;Stellar Nexus Orion's Gaze. The attributes, Armor Rating +50%, Shield Strength +75%, Beam Attack +33%, Kinetic Attack +33% and Missile Attack +33% should apply to all my ships, correct?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/533819</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/533819</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 3:24:28 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-01-19T15:24:28-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Stellar Nexus Orion's Gaze</title></item><item><author>Tulipomania</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/533189</comments><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone,  Sorry if this has been asked and answered before. I couldn't find anyone on it when looking. I use to play Calciv2 back in the day and made some pretty awesome ships in there that I'd love to be able to bring into Galciv 3  Can this be done?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/533189</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/533189</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 9:57:12 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2024-12-27T21:57:12-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Importing Galactic Civ 2 ships</title></item><item><author>RenDavvv</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/531383</comments><description><![CDATA[So I did an extensive search and I found different results when it comes to offense and defense. Let's focus on the beam and shield first. I read somewhere that for an attacker a role is made between 1 and beam attack let's call it X. For the defender then a role is made between 1 and the shield defense let's call it Y. The amount of damage then is calculated as X-Y. The shield is also depleted by the sqrt of the beam attack. Elsewhere I found that 50% of the damage is done until the shield comp...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/531383</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/531383</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 11:54:56 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2024-10-12T12:54:56</pubDateParsed><title>Offense and defense explanation</title></item><item><author>Thanatism</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/530723</comments><description><![CDATA[ First problem:   Star-bases are being listed twice or even 3 times in the bar that shows how many strategic resources are being mined.  As an example: Instead of displaying a star base as mining 0.9 Durantium total it's displaying/listing the same starbase 3 times each with 0.3 Durantium.  Needless to say it's causing un-necessary display clutter and making it more difficult to manage resources.   Second problem:   The total amount of resources being available is not updating properly...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/530723</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/530723</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 6:53:25 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2024-09-17T06:53:25-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>UI issues</title></item><item><author>Jaia</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/523580</comments><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp; &nbsp;  Just bought a game, playing my first map, i've noticed that my GPU (1050 ti) is constantly running at 100 % even though i'm just on 30-40 turns in a medium sized galaxy and there are almost no moving objects on the screen. It shows dedicated GPU memory usage 3.5 \ 4 gb. It's funny, because the recommendation&nbsp; regarding gpu is just 1 GB GPU RAM in Steam. CPU is sitting on ~25-30 % usage, RAM (16 GB) is at ~ 54%. By the way, fps is quite low for a 4x game, especially when zoom...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/523580</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/523580</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 2:40:21 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2024-09-08T02:40:21-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>GPU usage is at 100 % constantly</title></item><item><author>EszterTroll</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/525560</comments><description><![CDATA[Hello,  &nbsp;  There&rsquo;s loads more where that came from with kink-fueled orgies and chicks piled high in wild positions dishing out the nastiest yet hottest maneuvers they know. Doesn&rsquo;t matter what gets you off; rough pounding or soft love taps? 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(this translation around 75%, considering ALL transatable files from all dlc and expansion)  If I have the full game and all the expansions on Steam, which files in the GC3Crusade/Mods/Hungarian/Text folder do I need to use to working with current, up-to-date d...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/526840</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/526840</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 4:11:44 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2024-03-21T16:11:44-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Localization for Galactic Civilizations 3</title></item></channel></rss>