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Galactic Civilizations: The case for no multiplayer

Frogboy — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 6:25:56 PM -0500

Galactic Civilizations is the only Windows game I've ever worked on that isn't multiplayer.

The first Windows game I developed, Entrepreneur, had multiplayer. It included a built-in chat area and match-making. Stellar Frontier also had multiplayer -- up to 64 players on a persistent world. The Corporate Machine had multiplayer. The Political Machine had multiplayer.

In short, I've worked on a lot of multiplayer games. Moreover, I play multiplayer games. As wa...

Before installing Twilight of the Arnor Read This

CariElf — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 4:01:37 PM -0400

Today is Release Day! Yay! I know that you've all been waiting for this day for a long time, but hopefully you'll think that the end result is worth it. We're very happy with it here. Twilight is now available for download! If you have any problems after following these tips, you can hop on irc.stardock.com and we'll try to help you. Anyway, I have a few tips to make sure that that you don't have problems installing the full version of Twilight.

First, updat...

Can't activate or register the game? See here first!

kryo — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 4:45:25 PM -0400

If you are unable to activate or register the game (via SDC, or after installing the latest patch), you're likely encountering one of a few common problems.

1) Your game came with NO serials at all.
There have been some reports of legitimate retail copies of the game not coming with a serial key at all. If you are sure your copy is legitimate and it did not come with ANY serials, contact support@stardock.com.

2) You're using the wrong serial.
This is a simple but common mistake. The ...

GC2 Endless Universe: FAQ

kryo — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 2:13:45 AM -0400

We've been getting a number of questions lately concerning Kalypso's recent release of GC2: Endless Universe. Here are some of the most common ones, and their answers.

1) What is GC2: Endless Universe?
GC2EU is a standalone retail bundle of the Dark Avatar and Twilight of the Arnor expansions. GC2: Dread Lords is neither included nor required. GC2EU is also translated into a number of languages for the areas that Kalypso covers.

2) The box/press release seems to imply there is new content...

Show off your ship designs 2010

GeneralEtrius — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 1:57:44 PM -0400

Let's see what you guys have made this year!

Ships can be from any expansion, including mods.

Let's see those ships!

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2009 Ship Designs

2008 Ship Designs

2007 Ship Designs

Brad's "Did you know you could do this" thread

Frogboy — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 7:24:02 AM -0400

Welcome to another (or first) edition of "Did you know..."

Standing in for a dialog with a "show me more tips" checkbox is your host, me with a series of fairly random but hopefully useful suggestions that might make your gameplay more fun!

#1 You can "grab" the map with the left mouse button and move it around by holding it down. You may never want to edge scroll again.

#2 You can RIGHT-CLICK on the ship built block notifications that flow down on the right and your ship will aut...

Can't find account info HELP IN HERE!

Bitobah — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 5:25:01 PM -0400

Well, my serial number wasn't working for the Collector's Edition DL and the situation hasn't changed with the patch either. I have been told numerous times that I must have "purchased from a different account than I log in with" but I am positive that I am using the same log in name and e-mail. I have sent a few e-mails to customer service, but no response yet.

It keeps telling me that "Gal Civ 2 Serial code is not register to this account." I have had Stardock look up my code nearly six ti...

GETTING HELP for GalCiv II / Dark Avatar

Frogboy — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 8:44:51 PM -0500

1) IF you plan to switch between the game and something else a lot, run it in a window. You can do this via an option in the game's video settings.

(2) The game will run in any high resolution your system will support.

(3) User created data files and preferences are in the my documents\my games\galciv2 folder

(3a) The Dark Avatar preferences are in the gc2darkavatar folder in the same place.

(4) IF you run into some problem please let us know the following things:

What ...

Read this if you ordered Twilight of the Arnor on CD!

MeliBee — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 5:09:57 PM -0500

Everyone at Stardock is happy to get the final release of Twilight of the Arnor out for download today, but what about the customers who ordered CDs, you say? We're not forgetting about you! The company we partner with to create, package, and ship the CDs are beginning the production process as I type this. It's going to take some time for them to chug out the thousands of CDs we have ordered. We are looking at about 2 weeks before shipping starts. Please be patient...

STICKY: Getting the game Downloaded!

Frogboy — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 7:59:33 PM -0500

Hopefully things will go smoothly for you to get the game. But if not, here's a guide to help you..

First Steps..
When you purchase the game you will receive a link to Stardock Central. Download that.

Make sure you are running 2.29 or later (if you've been running Stardock Central for awhile, double check in the about box that you're not using an old version like 2.24).

Downloading
If you're downloading the game and it's slow, you can try a different server. From Stardock ...

Galactopedia. Now Twilight of the Arnor compatible.

Netriak — Sun, 30 May 2010 5:11:34 AM -0400

I have updated Galactopedia (http://forums.galciv2.com/105605) to make it compatible with the new Twilight of the Arnor expansion, since it was abandoned by Christoph Nahr:

So I'm afraid the Galactopedia should be considered abandoned. Any .NETprogrammers reading these forums should feel free to pick up andcontinue the project. You don't need my permission to do so. Good luckand goodbye!

However, Twilight of the Arnor adds such an enormous amount of new content, that I decided it would b...

GC2 Endless Universe 2.0 update

CariElf — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 9:26:59 AM -0500

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we won't be able to get the update for EU users up today, and it won't be available until late Monday at the earliest, but hopefully no later than Tuesday.

We've been working on it since the regular 2.0 update went up, but we've been having some technical difficulties. I'm sorry for the delay, and we will do our best to get it into your hands as soon as possible.

EDIT: The update won't be available today, but possibly tomorrow (Wedne...

How To Report Crashes and Bugs / troubleshooting tips

CariElf — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 1:33:15 PM -0400

If you would like to give feedback on this thread, please e-mail carielf@stardock.com

If you are having problems installing or activating GalCiv2, problems with serial numbers, the metaverse, forums, Stardock Central, or SmartException, e-mail support@stardock.com.

Always check to make sure that you have the latest version before reporting a bug, whether it's the latest release version or the latest beta version. It's ok to post bugs about the latest release version ...