<?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 » AARs Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/Stardock_com/forum/350</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In AARs</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 7:47:18 AM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 7:47:18 AM -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>Mascrinthus</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/125748</comments><description><![CDATA[Here is a collection of game play stories plus GalCiv II stories that have been posted to the forums since 2006/01 by Stardock and others.     2007/11/11 Detailed Suicide Medium Map DA AAR!  - Rise of the Lexionians, is my own AAR. My score was low, only 21400 because I was not playing for a high score. This map did not have many planets and I choose the Influence victory which scores much lower than a Military Conquest victory. When playing for a high score you will do many things which have ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/125748</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/125748</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 3:37:42 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-06-02T15:37:42-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>A Collection of Game Play Stories, Plus GalCiv II Stories</title></item><item><author>The_Yekkelle</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/488278</comments><description><![CDATA[ The Rise of the Outer Rim      I am using the Iconian Tech Tree in TA, because story. The Drath style is because... well it is just so darn cool!   The Outer Rim Alliance is a part of a much large world that I have created, but has been severely altered to fit into a Galciv 2 universe. I have never actually written an AAR, even though I have read a few. In real life I have to worry about grammar and spelling quite a bit, so forgive me for being a little comma heavy. For those of you with an int...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/488278</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/488278</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 3:30:28 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-06-02T15:30:28-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Rise of the Outer Rim</title></item><item><author>qrtxian</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/411718</comments><description><![CDATA[So, I&#39;m in the middle of a game on TOA that has been one of the most interesting I&#39;ve had in some time, especially in the way my allies and enemies have been repeatedly shaken up, unlike a normal game where diplomatic relations are frequently static overall. It&#39;s not over yet, but it will be soon, so this is technically not an  After  Action Report.  There isn&#39;t really going to be any story here, as that tends to make writing these things take much longer and would probably get...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/411718</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/411718</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2015 9:04:21 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-01-20T09:04:21-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Yet another Terran AAR</title></item><item><author>The Great G</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/459940</comments><description><![CDATA[A little about me...  &nbsp;  I&#39;m in the military and have read tons of AARs for all types of games. &nbsp;I have played all types of strategy games. &nbsp;From Masters of Orion 2 to Distant Worlds to Supreme Ruler 2020 to Sins of a Solar Empire. &nbsp;I even &nbsp;have played and beat all the C&amp;C games. &nbsp;I love all these kinds of games. &nbsp;I will be creating an AAR for GalCiv2 TA. &nbsp;I am an old gamer that loves these kinds of games. &nbsp;I will try and post updates as o...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/459940</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/459940</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2014 1:56:48 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-12-27T13:56:48-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Garian Empire</title></item><item><author>qrtxian</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/387597</comments><description><![CDATA[  *******************************************************************************    Galactic Wars    A introductory history to the military conflicts of the early Hyperdrive Era   Entered onto hypernet 2281  Authored by Anthony F. Hamilton  (link to author net statistics)   [PhD space military history, Professor - Derwell Martian University] Looking back from the vantage point of over four decades of unbroken peace under the Galactic Alliance  (link to recent Galactic history file) , it&rsquo;s...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/387597</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/387597</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 7:53:24 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-10-28T19:53:24-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Galactic Wars</title></item><item><author>MD77</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/437614</comments><description><![CDATA[Wasn&#39;t quite sure were to post this but hopefully someone should help me out.  I&#39;ve got an AAR I&#39;m wanting to post but I can&#39;t work out a way to include the screenshots I&#39;ve got.  If anyone can think of something please let me know, preferably in simple talk (I&#39;m not really a computer person)  &nbsp;  Thanks  &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/437614</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/437614</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2014 8:30:43 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-09-20T08:30:43-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Question on posting</title></item><item><author>Extant Faora</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/325850</comments><description><![CDATA[  "A Lark caught in a hunter's net,      Sang sweeter then than ever.      As if the falling melody,      Might wing and net dissever.                        At Dusk the hunter took his prey,      The Lark his freedom never.      All birds and men are sure to die,      But songs may live forever."        &nbsp;  &nbsp;   The Song of Freedom.    Sung by Captain, Ralph Jenkins Lauren    Of the ship Twilight Compunction.    Boarded and Caputred in the Battle of New...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/325850</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/325850</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 8:48:15 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-01-23T20:48:15-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>A Song For The Father</title></item><item><author>Paljar</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/448271</comments><description><![CDATA[Hi,  I used to play this game long ago and tryed it again last few weeks, trying out different settings. It turns out I like the quick action of smaller galaxy above the long attrition game at larger maps. Ive been slowly moving up my difficulty settings and yesterday won my first attempt at obscene difficulty. This game was incredible challenging and fun. I considered doing few more obscene games but trying suicidal is very tempting.  I was wondering if anyone would be interested if I would...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/448271</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/448271</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 6:18:12 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-10-03T06:18:12-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>[ToA]Anyone interested in a technical AAR of a suicidal game at tiny galaxy?</title></item><item><author>qrtxian</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/448213</comments><description><![CDATA[Back in the original days of these forums, some people apparently posted AARs in the Game Talk section or other sections instead of in the AAR section (which may not have existed yet). I&#39;m creating this thread to try and make them accessible to anyone who might still be interested in reading them.  These first 8 AARs were all found through use of  this thread.      My very own Game Play Example    The Terran Dominion    The Diary of an Empire    Terran Alliance comic    Fall from grace (...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/448213</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/448213</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 6:21:23 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-09-10T18:21:23-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Old Game Talk AARs</title></item><item><author>qrtxian</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/440097</comments><description><![CDATA[Thanks to circumstances beyond my control, I  still  can&#39;t play GalCiv 2 for some time. So to pass the time in the meantime, I&#39;ve decided to start writing up another AAR, based off of my extensive screenshots and notes from what has been the longest, and perhaps most eventful, game of TOA that I&#39;ve played to date. Here will be chronicled the epic history of the Torian civilization during its fifteen-year (and still counting!) rise over many challenges to become the dominant power in ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/440097</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/440097</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 9:11:26 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-07-30T21:11:26-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Epic of the Torians</title></item><item><author>Arkansan</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/444250</comments><description><![CDATA[ Processors online... Advanced collective consciousness N-1 active... The Yor are awake...              Long-range sensors have detected organic life in the Galaxy, we are not alone. Left unchecked, Organics spread and consume all, and pose a severe threat to the Yor and all cybernetic life. The only logical solution is the eradication of rogue organic life. Analysis of transmissions and scans pertaining to the organic life have yielded fruit: we have devised Hyperdrive technologies by w...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/444250</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/444250</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2013 1:16:40 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-07-27T13:16:40-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Collective</title></item><item><author>Andres97</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/446685</comments><description><![CDATA[Game Settings:  &nbsp;  Map: Gigantic  Planets: Abundant  Habitable Planets: Abundant  Stars: Abundant  Anomalies: Abundant  Star Density: Loose Clusters  Technology Rate: Very Fast  Number of Asteriods: Abundant  Victory Condition: Conquest  No Surrenders  Minor Races: Random  &nbsp;Mods: Star Trek TOS Ship Pack           Chapter 1: The Birth of The United Earth Alliance             By 2013 rampant spending by several Earth Governments and mass corruption and...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/446685</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/446685</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2013 1:21:04 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-07-15T13:21:04-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Birth of a Federation</title></item><item><author>Andres97</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/446483</comments><description><![CDATA[Map: Gigantic  Abundant Planets  Abundant Habitable Planets  Abundant Stars  Scattered Stars  5 Opponents  &nbsp;   PRELUDE:   Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen i&#39;m Max Stevenson and welcome to Galactic History, the TV show that looks deep into the history of the Galaxies Major and Minor Galactic Powers. On tonight&#39;s show we begin our Series on the Terran Confederation, this is a special presentation as today is Confederation Day and the 220th Anniversary of the Confedera...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/446483</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/446483</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 1:35:14 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-07-13T13:35:14-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Terran Confederation (ReDone)</title></item><item><author>nerdymidgetkid</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/446312</comments><description><![CDATA[Introduction: Okay, so before I get started here&rsquo;s a bit of general info. I&rsquo;m starting another AAR because unlike last time, I now know how to take screenshots and upload them, meaning that this one can actually work. As for how I plan to do this, it will be mainly factual but every episode will have a few &lsquo;snippets&rsquo; from made up characters. It might be the captain of my flagship, or the President, ect.  As you might expect, I&#39;m playing as the Terrans. I haven&rsquo...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/446312</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/446312</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 7:23:34 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-07-03T07:23:34-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>AAR of a NOOB</title></item><item><author>Andres97</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/445303</comments><description><![CDATA[This is an AAR of a game that i am currently playing and i am only a few years in, the settings are  &nbsp;  Map-Gigantic  # of Planets-Abundant  #of Habitable Planets-Abundant  Stars-Tight Clusters  6 Minor Races  8 AI&#39;s  &nbsp;  After 60 years of war on Earth the warring factions united and banded together as the Terran Confederation with the hopes of exploring the galaxy and spreading humanity across the stars. In the year 2221 George Zeffer invented the Hyperdrive which...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/445303</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/445303</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 4:29:58 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-06-09T16:29:58-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Terran Confederation</title></item><item><author>Arkansan</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/444107</comments><description><![CDATA[  Ok, so, since I have been playing games using each of the races to get a feel for them in ToA, I figured I would do an AAR with the Drengin. As an RPer I am tempted to do a story-heavy one, but that would take a great deal of time so I will stick to something a little simpler. I hope you enjoy!     Some basics...              &nbsp;  &nbsp;  The initial Galaxy:  &nbsp;     &nbsp;  As the game begins, I discover my homeworld, Drengi, has blessed me with a +300% Production ti...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/444107</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/444107</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 9:19:58 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-05-11T21:19:58-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Rise of the Drengin Empire</title></item><item><author>qrtxian</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/443735</comments><description><![CDATA[How can a game be considered "lucky" when it features the Dread Lords, the Jagged Knife, the galactic plague,  and  the galactic disease? Read on to find out...       Settings:    9 opponents    Immense galaxy    Tight clusters    Common stars, planets, and habitables    Tough AIs            Part 1: The Storm Before The Calm   As 2227 dawned, my peace-loving Altarian civilization found itself located in a mid-sized cluster in the "north" half of the galaxy, home to a dece...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/443735</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/443735</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 8:23:18 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-05-02T20:23:18-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Luck o' the Altarians</title></item><item><author>nerdymidgetkid</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/441715</comments><description><![CDATA[Okay, I did an AAR a while back which I abandoned because I couldn&#39;t get pics. Now I know how to get pics&nbsp;I&#39;m thinking of doing a new one, but this forum is looking very dead to me. So, my question is, is there anyone left here, and if so, would you read a new AAR?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/441715</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/441715</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 2:32:23 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-04-24T14:32:23-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>New AAR Interest Check</title></item><item><author>mambaman</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/380516</comments><description><![CDATA[  SAGA OF THE EXILES    &nbsp;   I &nbsp;sing of twins and a race that was called &lsquo;The Exiles&rsquo;, of their rise from wandering outcasts to a people challenging &nbsp;the very hegemony of the galaxy.&nbsp; Through technological and martial achievements you shall wonder at this saga-of how a nation can rise led by twin sons-humble offspring of simple folk.&nbsp;    When the race to the stars began, in the Star Year (SY) 2227 the Exiles were already in alliance with their distant co...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/380516</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/380516</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 7:52:22 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-04-12T19:52:22-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Saga of the Exiles</title></item><item><author>TMS2224</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/438142</comments><description><![CDATA[So on a forum called Civfanatics there is a type of game called Realpolitik. I think it would be cool to adapt the rules for a GalCiv2 game and wanted to see what you though.  &nbsp;   Example of Realpolitik:   &nbsp;  http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=446845  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/438142</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/438142</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 5:21:10 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-04-11T17:21:10-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Interactive Game Interest Check</title></item><item><author>nerdymidgetkid</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/435878</comments><description><![CDATA[  Episode 1: Introductions      &nbsp;   I&#39;ve just started a game for TOA and had some amazing luck. So, if there was any time to try making an AAR, it would be now. This will be my first AAR for GC2 and my second ever AAR. Now, I realize if I want to do an AAR I need pictures, but I&#39;ve had a lot of trouble with doing so thus far. Can anyone give me some very explicit instructions?    &nbsp;   I&#39;m a noob to GC2 and have never actually beaten normal difficulty, so that&#39;s w...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/435878</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/435878</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 1:49:22 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-02-19T13:49:22-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>I'm Feelin' Lucky</title></item><item><author>Grashopa</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/439072</comments><description><![CDATA[This is my first full game of GC2 and I figured I&#39;d throw some screens up and talk about my games to see what I can learn from you guys. I played about 10 starts to learn the game but haven&#39;t played past 30 turns or so.  I decided to go with an immense map abundant stars with common planets/habitable and to play as Stefan Molyneux of Freedomain Radio the leader of the Libertarian Federation (Terran tech). I took Super Trader, creative, lucky, economy and trade as my bonuses. Stefan and...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/439072</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/439072</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 6:57:25 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-02-17T18:57:25-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Immense Libertarian Federation Gameplay AAR</title></item><item><author>Tolmekian</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/398308</comments><description><![CDATA[Welcome to The Kushana Initiative, a play-by-council game.&nbsp; As I play, I&#39;ll be posting regular reports and leaving the direction of the game up to those who have chosen to join the council.&nbsp; The planning topic for all discussion leading up to this game and continuing out-of-character discussion can be found here:  Play by committee? (Kushana Initiative Planning and Discussion)   Of particular interest is the post detailing the back story for the whole game:  Back Story   &nbsp;...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/398308</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/398308</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 2:37:30 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-12-16T14:37:30-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Kushana Initiative - Play By Council</title></item><item><author>MD77</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/437654</comments><description><![CDATA[At the moment I&rsquo;m running through some quick games to get a feel for the various races, especially their tech trees. (I&rsquo;ve also discovered I enjoy the ship design process so I&rsquo;m using these games as an opportunity to set up templates for as many of the 18 ships in my standard fleet as I have the hulls for by the end of the game).&nbsp; This time round I was playing as the Kory and felt like trying my hand at writing an AAR, hope you guys like the result.&nbsp; I also included s...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/437654</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/437654</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 9:29:03 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-12-03T09:29:03-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Exploits of the Korx</title></item><item><author>Namus</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/366883</comments><description><![CDATA[   It was the age of the Hyper-Drive. It was a time when races around the galaxy threw off the shackles of Star Gate travel and expanded recklessly into the great universe. Hundreds of planets were colonized, dozens of star bases watched over the various sectors of space.     &nbsp;    As technology developed, the races made contact with each other. They negotiated, struck up deals &amp; trades, and shared their culture. Old enmities flared and war broke out. The galaxy was becoming a dangerous ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/366883</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/366883</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 5:45:29 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-11-21T05:45:29-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Fires of Terra</title></item></channel></rss>