hot seat multiplayer

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hi, pls tell me if the game can be played in hot seat multiplayer mode.
thank u:)
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It is not officially supported. However you can activate the cheat mode and use this work around to do it:

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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Actually..Yes.

HEEGZ is correct.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
was this not officially implemented as Stardock didn't think there would be a desire for hot seat MP? If not, one has to wonder why it was not delivered as a polished implementation as it does not breat their ideals of compromising the AI - unless they are of course concerned that the AI is balanced and optomised for one human player? I would find that unlikely as the AI is designed to play against multiple opponents and two humans are just two further opponents.

I am genuinely interested ina view here, particularly from Brad or one of his merry team.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Actually NO. I have tested the cheat and it's not even close to being a substitute for hotseat.

One example of many: You can't talk to each other. The reason being that while one player controls his empire, the AI controls the other player/players race/races.