Farae

Reply to Concepts for expansion,Galactic Civilizations 3,or a new game?:Ringworlds,Dyson Spheres,'Spore',Etc. in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I honestly would really like to see a more fleshed-out government system...make different governments good for different aspects of the game. And perhaps give different starting governments to different nations. The Terran Alliance starting out as a monarchy? The Drengin Empire striving to decentralize itself and become a Star Federation...or implement democracy at all? Maybe some theoretical governments too to fit with the alien theme...collectives, hive-minds, technocracies...a theo

Reply to Twilight of the Arnor Beta 4b in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] Ok i have a question for the devs, and il understand if it doesnt get answered. Question: Would it be difficult to add in a slider for the ship maintenance at the beginning of the game where you select research speed galaxy size ect? I had enjoyed the last betas economy a great deal, and my friends that played it did as well. I understand the new maintenance costs make it more challenging but some of us love just having a mass of ships in a nice quiet cor

Governments in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

First off, I love GCII, and I think DA is a great expansion pack. But really, there is one thing about GCII (and, consequently, DA) that quite simply...bugs me. It is the governments. They have no flavor, at all. It is completely linear. You start out with an Imperial system (even though the Terrans and Altarians are probably democracies), and you get a better option. It's not like Civ 4 (on a side note, I enjoy GCII more than Civ 4) where different government types have advant