How long IS this campaign?!

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I've been plowing through the story game on normal and just made it to Deception. I haven't accepted any losses in the missions so far, although I almost did on my second try of Apocalypse. I want to know how many more missions are left, and what the branch-out missions are like. Especially the ones I just missed by not losing. Anyone?
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm also curious.. I am on Deception and while I beat the other missions without too much trouble, I got SPANKED on this one within a very short period of time.

Just curious though how many missions there are.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Oh, just finished the campaign early today. Deception really isn't that hard, I had more trouble (and fun) on Apocalypse. You just gotta bee-line for the planet to the right of the Yor starting world. The Dreadlords camped out in front of there with their ships to try and stop me but I just made a couple ultra-speed transports go in from multiple directions as a reponse and took it easily.

I believe the full campaign goes like this if you never lose: An Unexpected Visitor, Ixith, Darkness Rising, Siege, Achilles Heal, Apocalypse, Exploitation, Deception, Salvation, Escape. All in all, the campaign isn't quite as fun as the randomly generated games. I'm not exactly sure what happens to the plot line if you fail one of the missions.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm not exactly sure what happens to the plot line if you fail one of the missions
So far I discovered (if that is the term) that you can loose two scenarios and still continue. If you loose "Siege" you get to play "Hearts & Minds" - wining that stupendously simple scenario gets you to "Achilles' Heel".
Loosing "Achilles' Heel" lets you play "Arms race" which moves on to "The Thalan". Haven't played further but assume after "The Thalam" you still end up at "Apocalyps".
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There are 17 missions in the campaign including the alternate missions.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
how do you win the achillies heal. so far the dread keep killing me.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I think I've been approaching this wrong. I play on normal, except Apoc, I had to break down and play on cakewalk (and it was still hard!). My approach is to grab as many planets as I can and screw over the AI allies. Thereafter, with one or two combat ships, I try to hold off transports until I can get large cap ships, nano ripper, miniaturization, etc. Is it better just to sit back and let the AI duke it out?