Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar 1.6 released!

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Stardock has released its first major update to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar. The award winning strategy game has garnered universally positive reviews since its release but Stardock’s update not only addresses minor bugs and play balancing but includes a brand new graphics engine! "Many of our game developers have been working on our next game, a fantasy strategy game and in the process have made real advances in 3D engine development," said Brad Wardell, Designer of Galactic Civilizations. "We wanted to bring some of those performance advancements into Galactic Civilizations." As a result, players have reported seeing a 10X graphics performance improvement.

"Now players can play on gigantic maps and be zoomed out quite a ways to display hundreds or thousands of ships and still get fantastic performance," said Wardell. While significant features are common in Stardock’s free updates for its games, a full-blown engine upgrade sets a new bar. The new version also includes dozens of new features as well based on player feedback. Registered users can download the update via Stardock Central, the company’s unique download manager that not only allows users to update its games but can install the entire game from scratch without requiring the CD onto multiple home computers.

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Ck Nish said:
I don't think you'll find a lot of TBS fans here.
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Huh?? U got to be kidding me!! :S
Anyhow, Galactic CiV 2 was a great game.. Gotta get my hands on this! Just gotta wait till i get me a gaming notebook. :@
 
I played the demo of GC2 but couldn't quiet get into it(actually, I quit almost immediately after I started a game).
 
Ck Nish said:
I played the demo of GC2 but couldn't quiet get into it(actually, I quit almost immediately after I started a game).
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Well, thats the problem with most TBS games.

The initial learning curve is pretty high and that can turn off most ppl nowdays who are used to the fast paced RTS games..
 
Yeah, that was the problem. I've played the civ series and felt they were a lot more accessible. Probably why they're so popular.
 
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