<?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>GalCiv II Forums » RSS Feed » Recent Forum Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/GalCiv2/recent</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Forum Posts</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:54:56 AM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:54:56 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>LightStar</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/541322</comments><description><![CDATA[OK, so these new forums are OK, but why is the ability to "Mark all Posts as Read" and the ability to look up my posts gone? Please put abilities like that back so that the forums are more useful.   &nbsp;    Moved to Forum Issues, pinned post   ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/541322</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/541322</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 2:23:57 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-04-20T14:23:57-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>New Forums Problems</title></item><item><author>yorvp</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/539578</comments><description><![CDATA[  I want to upgrade to OBJECT DESKTOP. I see it $30 but I don't like yearly subscriptions. Do you have a  lifetime license as in forever  and not a major upgrade lifetime license?    ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/539578</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/539578</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 1:05:24 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-04-20T13:05:24-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>i want to purchase object desktop but</title></item><item><author>alanh012</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/541247</comments><description><![CDATA[I use Revo Uninstaller on my Windows 11 PC. I can not use it because it flickers. Revo support told me it was because of WindowBlinds. They said I need to "whitelist" it. How do I do that?&nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/541247</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/541247</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 1:49:02 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-04-19T13:49:02-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>whitelist</title></item><item><author>RedneckDude</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/495735</comments><description><![CDATA[    ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/495735</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/495735</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 8:13:58 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-04-16T08:13:58-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Let's start a New Jammin Thread!</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/541309</comments><description><![CDATA[      You know those weeks where you're heads down, coffee-fueled, and the commit log looks like a novel? That was this week. And last week. And honestly the week before that.  It’s been a bit of a rough few weeks here. Too many big changes got put in too late without enough testing. Sometimes, enthusiasm overwhelms judgement. We just want you guys to have all the cool stuff as fast as possible. And that’s often not the right decision.  We've been doing a lot of bug fixing. I know that's not a...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/541309</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/541309</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 2:00:00 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-04-16T14:00:00-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Dev Journal #26: Under the Hood</title></item><item><author>Blake00</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/508087</comments><description><![CDATA[Hey guys! While I usually post about other peoples mods and indie projects etc that interest me I figured I'd start with a thread about all the retro stuff I'm working on these days...  Back in the 90s I used to muck around with Doom 2 and Civilization 2 modding but never finished any of my projects. Well in recent years I've been getting back into it (call it can early midlife crisis lol) and released a GZDoom enhanced version of my old&nbsp; Star Trek Doom level &nbsp;and also a new&nbsp; Qu...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/508087</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/508087</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 5:57:37 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-04-12T05:57:37-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Star Trek Doom plus C&amp;C, Red Alert, Heroes of Might &amp; Magic, Master of Magic Mods for Civilization II</title></item><item><author>xifu</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540761</comments><description><![CDATA[I'm currently into retro gaming and had the urge to play the 1.0 version of Galactic Civilizations. I got my Windows XP machine out of the closet (I did not and will not connect it to the Internet) and found my GC2 Collectors Edition which I bought brand new at launch. The jewel case inside the box was never opened since I just registered the serial numbers for the base game and the collectors edition content on Stardock's TotalGaming.net platform before it became Impulse. Back then, I wasn't ve...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540761</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540761</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:31:51 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-04-10T09:31:51</pubDateParsed><title>Version 1.0 Collectors Edition Download Links Not Working</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/541229</comments><description><![CDATA[ Lots of cool things going on. We&rsquo;ve been reading the feedback closely as well as reviewing and fixing crash reports. Your posts are extremely helpful in narrowing things down.  So today we want to talk about the roadmap for Elemental: Reforged. We have two years (at least) of budget now. Thank you for all your support! So let&rsquo;s dive right into the near term:                        Version      What is it      When is it       1.02    Bug fixes, usability improvements, AI improvement...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/541229</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/541229</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 8:31:54 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-04-07T08:31:54-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Elemental Dev Journal #25: Spring Roadmap</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/541159</comments><description><![CDATA[      Elemental: Reforged has just been released. And people like it. They really like it. But the question is, now what?  We now have a modern, 64-bit 4X strategy engine with extensive modding support. We've been quietly working on this for years. Nights, weekends, off the books. The &quot;1.0&quot; release was fairly arbitrary.  That matters because there's a difference between spare-time effort and having actual artists and engineers assigned. For the last few months, we got some. You proba...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/541159</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/541159</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 8:29:13 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-30T20:29:13-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Elemental Dev Journal #24: Now What?</title></item><item><author>DrJBHL</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/541120</comments><description><![CDATA[Make sure to catch this on Neowin at the external link. Yeah, I'm a bit skeptical but they've changed the Windows head honcho, and many articles are surfacing (like pelaird's recent taskbar repositioning post).  It would seem these changes are ready to ship. The changes will incluse not just the taskbar, but File Explorer, making it faster and more dependable, W11 launching faster, W11 update allowing skipping of updates during setup, and no forced updates when turning your PC off. Pausing upd...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/541120</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/541120</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 7:42:06 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-22T07:42:06-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>MS Promises Fixes for W11</title></item><item><author>drawson1</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/541107</comments><description><![CDATA[I'm trying to post a reply to a topic that I started:   https://forums.stardock.com/541106/empty-win7-menu   but I'm consistently told that my reply can't be posted.&nbsp; Here's the entire text of that response:   And .... it's fixed.&nbsp; Remove / reinstall did the trick.&nbsp; @Lindaackay - I had been through changing back and forth to other menu styles with no success.  Thanks!&nbsp; Dan   &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/541107</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/541107</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 7:40:25 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-20T19:40:25-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Can't post reply :-(</title></item><item><author>redskittlesonly</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540978</comments><description><![CDATA[   Elemental: Reforged, the Remastered 4X Strategy RPG is Now Available       Features three campaigns, dynasty system, deep crafting, and hundreds of new quests, characters, and dungeons          Buy with the Launch Discount          A unique mix of 4X Strategy and RPG gameplay is now available as Stardock Entertainment has officially released    Elemental: Reforged   . To celebrate the release of this passionately crafted and expanded remaster of Stardock&rsquo;s most ambitious title, players...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540978</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540978</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 1:00:00 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-17T13:00:00-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Elemental: Reforged, the Remastered 4X Strategy RPG from Stardock Launched Today</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/541009</comments><description><![CDATA[      Introduction  Going to use this as a bit of a walkthrough.     I have created my character, Harlax. She is a Necromancer Enchantress belonging to the race known as Trogs, but that’s the name Men gave them. In the time after the Titans, they formed their own Empire known as Yithril. This is her story.  Beginnings  The world had been destroyed…     After her wanderings, she came across one of the few areas that could be cultivated; a seat for her future empire.     Her keen sense allowed h...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/541009</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/541009</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 9:50:00 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-12T09:50:00-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Dev Journal #23: AAR - The Rise of Harlax</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/541006</comments><description><![CDATA[      Because of course we also made a full-fledged RPG game inside of our 4X strategy game…  Let’s recap:  16 years ago we released Elemental: War of Magic. A ridiculously ambitious game that came crashing down because it couldn’t fit in 32-bit memory and all our dancing around this made the game incredibly unstable and required us to do terrible things to it to get it to work to the point you can’t even buy Elemental: War of Magic. The sequel, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, was greatly slimm...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/541006</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/541006</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 9:50:00 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-10T09:50:00-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Dev Journal #22: Campaigns</title></item><item><author>The-Reaper-Man</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540976</comments><description><![CDATA[I haven't been very active in the forums lately. Even in my favorite, Screenshots forum. The main reason is I have been diagnosed with ALS, which is a horrible motor neuron disease. I can barely walk. I use a cane to get around the apartment, and a walker when I go for doctor's appointments. I miss you guys, but I still lurk around, keeping an eye on things. I still think there are way too many wallpapers being uploaded, especially A.I. wallpapers and not much WindowsBlinds, Iconpackager sets, C...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540976</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540976</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:58:25 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-06T09:58:25</pubDateParsed><title>ALS Diagnosis</title></item><item><author>DrJBHL</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540864</comments><description><![CDATA[addy visuals put together a cool concept visual for Windows 12...which hasn't happened...yet.  Since pelaird and I love the functionality SD has added to the task bar and start menu and dread what MS has up its...sleeve...I thought I'd bring this to you all...      ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540864</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540864</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 9:31:25 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-17T09:31:25-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>How about Windows 12?</title></item><item><author>pelaird</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540858</comments><description><![CDATA[From Windows Central by&nbsp; Zac Bowden &nbsp;published&nbsp; February 12, 2026   Zac Bowden has several very reliable sources within Microsoft and reported the following.   "As part of&nbsp; Microsoft&rsquo;s big push to improve sentiment around Windows 11 &nbsp;this year, the company is working on several highly requested features and changes that are designed to signal to the public that it is listening to feedback. According to my sources who are familiar with Microsoft&rsquo;s plans, o...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540858</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540858</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 9:52:03 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-16T09:52:03-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Microsoft is planning to bring back the ability to move and resize the Taskbar on Windows 11</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540746</comments><description><![CDATA[ As we start to near the finish line, our focus has moved to bug fixing, AI updates and balance.   This is a delicate thing to get right.  It isn’t as exciting or flashy as the graphics update but it is what will matter in the long run.   Though, mark my words, there will still be  “that guy”  who will say the remaster didn’t update the graphics.  Below is Janisk (before and after).      Campaign before and after:          And of course the new portraits:      But  gameplay  is what matters an...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540746</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540746</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:35:48 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-30T09:35:48</pubDateParsed><title>Dev Journal #21: Of AI and Balance</title></item><item><author>r.koster</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540737</comments><description><![CDATA[Hi,  &nbsp;  Made some&nbsp;shortcuts as menu on the right side of my Windows Pro startmenu. But the were difficult to open, cliking often didn't work, mouse over not either.  &nbsp;  Greetings  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540737</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540737</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 7:24:56 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-28T19:24:56-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Selfmade shortcuts as menu on the right side of Windows Pro startmenu.</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540491</comments><description><![CDATA[      Happy New year!  We have been burning the midnight oil over here at Stardock to get Beta 3 out. Your support and enthusiasm is what drives us and we have been making the most of it!  So what’s in BETA 3 and when is it coming out?  Besides a massive list of bug fixes we have 3 main focuses:    The long awaited art overhaul    The campaigns    The AI/balance update    As many of you know, I don’t love early access. I no longer even buy games in Early Access. I wait until they’re released. ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540491</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540491</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 4:25:45 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-19T16:25:45-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Dev Journal #20: Preview of Beta 3</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/450703</comments><description><![CDATA[Greetings!  For those of you not familiar with our Elemental game universe here it is in brief:  Elemental is a fantasy world made up of many different civilizations vying for control the world. There is a great deal of history and lore to tap into and we decided to begin making games in this world back with 2010s release of War of Magic. &nbsp;Unfortunately, when it came out, it was pretty buggy and got some negative reviews. We fixed the bugs but the game itself was still pretty meh.  So...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/450703</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/450703</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 2:11:25 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-11T02:11:25-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>War of Magic, should it be brought back?</title></item><item><author>teddybearcholla</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/531027</comments><description><![CDATA[The Prime of miss Jean Brodie&nbsp; was the first movie I saw her in.&nbsp;&nbsp;  Downtown Abbey  Harry Potter  My Old Lady  The Lady in the Van&nbsp; &nbsp; to name a few.&nbsp;&nbsp;  Anyone have a favorite?  &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/531027</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/531027</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:12:10 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-08T09:12:10</pubDateParsed><title>Maggie Smith</title></item><item><author>Iben</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540371</comments><description><![CDATA[There are approximately 15,400 to 16,000+ licensed radio stations in the U.S., including AM,&nbsp;  full-power FM, and low-power FM (LPFM) stations, with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reporting&nbsp;  around 15,393 total stations at the end of 2023, a number that fluctuates slightly with new licenses.  The total grows significantly when including translators and boosters, reaching over 22,000,  and includes thousands of commercial, non-commercial, and religious broadcasters...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540371</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540371</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 7:33:52 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-06T19:33:52-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Ever wonder how many radio stations there are?</title></item><item><author>The-Reaper-Man</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540236</comments><description><![CDATA[Testing to see if this gets saved.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540236</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540236</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 7:36:52 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-28T07:36:52-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Test Msg</title></item><item><author>pelaird</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/540170</comments><description><![CDATA[I just read an article on techradar that had a great suggestion on how to avoid return issues to Amazon when purchasing high ticket items. Especially now that there are so many scams taking place on certain items. I thought this was an excellent suggestion, so I wanted to share with the community.   techradar article Link    from the article:   "As we've seen, though, even if you do buy a product sold and shipped by Amazon, things can still go awry. That's why it's very important to do one...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/540170</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/540170</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 2:49:15 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-23T14:49:15-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Take a short Video of Unboxing High Ticket Items from Amazon</title></item></channel></rss>