The Galalctic Civilizations Universe

Putting the pieces together..

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Sometimes game worlds are created for the game.  The result is a game that can feel a bit lacking in the soul department.  GalCiv I, to some of us felt a bit light on the soul side.  It was focused largely on just moving units and research technologies and the actual civiliziations were just a bunch of interchangeable names.

Ironcially, the game back story has been in development for nearly two decades.  When the game was originally developed for IBM's OS/2 operating system in 1993, the game tapped a series of sci-fi stories.  That is where the Drengin and the Torians and the Arceans all came from.

To put it all together and explain the back story and the place where the humans fit in, I've finally put together the Databank entry on the GalCiv universe. 

If you're interested in how the backstory has evolved and changed over the years, check it out.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Very, very cool! For me the backstory is the single most important thing in a game. I can cope if it's lacking in other areas but a dull backstory is a killer. Thanks for the info!
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Very nice, Brad! I was also interested about the part with the Drengin-backed Xendar attacking Earth colonies. Was this a part of the Altarian Prophecy expansion pack? (I confess I never did get the expansion, so I missed that part.)
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Yes the game installs, but the mutiledia.movies, and tutorial all fail to install. Is this by design???
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Yes the game installs, but the mutiledia.movies, and tutorial all fail to install. Is this by design???
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Yes the game installs, but the mutiledia.movies, and tutorial all fail to install. Is this by design???

Only in a sick, twisted, parallel universe.  You should go over to the "download woes" and describe your pain in detail. 

Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I have a question regarding The Altarian Prophecy. I only got about 1/3 of the way into the campaign before I lost time to play it a lot. Is it worth it, for story reasons, to go back and play it before staring a GalCiv2 campaign game or did you end up summarizing it all here (I wasn't entirely sure)? Thanks! I would definitely prefer just to jump into GalCiv2 as all the betas I had access to were amazing, and the final game looks orders of magnitudes better still.