Gamespot DEMO of Galactic Civilizations II

Only 2 days away..

http://www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/galacticcivilizations2-demo/index.html?tag=gc2_psbox_hp
from GalCiv2 Forums

In about two days from now, the demo of Galactic Civilizations II will be released over at Gamespot.com.

Demo Details:

  • Play as the Terran Alliance
  • Play in a randomly generated galaxy
  • Play against multiple alien civilizations backed by a sophisticted computer AI.
  • Design your own ship or use the ships that come with the game.
  • Advanced diplomatic options to plot your domination of the galaxy
  • Win through technological, military, political, or cultural means.

 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
What did Stardock settle on for the demo config?
Limited races?
Limited moves?
No ship builder?
No multiplayer?
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
What did Stardock settle on for the demo config?
Limited races?
Limited moves?
No ship builder?


Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Game Details

Play as the Terran Alliance or as one of nine alien races--or create your own

Design your own ships, both in how they look and how they function

Sophisticated diplomatic engine makes sure politics takes a center stage

Watch your designed ships and fleets do battle in GalCiv II's state-of-the-art 3D engine

Play stand-alone games with randomly generated galaxies, preset scenarios, or a multimission campaign

Advanced governors and empire management ensure that the late game won't bog down, even on gigantic maps




SoundPackager - Customize the Windows sound scheme
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
what version of the game will it be based on ?
v1.0X ? or v1.1 ?
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
We'll I can't edit my post, but I meant to add, I read that you could only play as terran, games were limited to small galaxies and limited to 150 turns. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Gamespot's sample gameplay video dates back to Feb. 2005!!! Stardock needs to provide them with an updated video showing off the released game.
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Sweet a demo :O I wonder what it will be like, I may have to play it for novelty reasons!
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

The demo does have some restrictions:

  1. You can only play as the Terran Alliance
  2. The galaxy is configurable but the galaxy size is not (small galaxies)
  3. The # of opponents is limited to I think 3 to 5 (can't remember which). This helped (a lot) with the download size.
  4. You can't play on the Metaverse
  5. No campaign (of course).  No scenarios or custom maps.
  6. Game ends after around 150 turns (which is a lot of turns but not unlimited).

 

Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Honestly I Remember the demo for galciv 1 and i'm not sure what the turn limit was but it wasn't enough to get me hooked. I didn't get sa sufficient taste for the game. Having a turn limit is probably not necessary in a teaser of this sort, 150 turns may seem like a lot but not when your just trying it out for the first time. There are a few other ways to limit it such as 5 15 minute spans like moo2 or moo 3 had I forget which it was but honestly just limiting the other factors was probably enough. I think letting people play 5 complete games inside those parameters should give them the feel they are looking for.

I hope you have additional successes here btw, but I bought the game because of your games and movies prior to release showing your story etc. I think what swayed me were those, especially when you put in your galactic events (like the torians having a revolution and the UP vote about exploiting native races etc.
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It says the demo will be released on Gamespot which you have to pay to get access to! YIKES!

Surely we'll be able to download it from other places as well for free won't we?
Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Gamespot and Gamespy are notorious for trying to get people to subscribe to their 'premium' web services.. you don't have to have those to get access. You can sign up for a basic account and get it.
Reply #12 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I think Avault.com might have it once it comes out. But Gamespot's basic access downloads aren't horrible, and theres no waiting lines (I'm looking at you GameSpy...)
Reply #16 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
They may get it first, but I would imagine it would eventually go to all the major game demo sites.
Reply #17 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Will the demo be updated to 1.1 when 1.1 is finalized, and other versions subsequently? This may sound like a dumb question (since I own the game) but it's actually pretty important, so I'd appreciate a response, if you've made a decision.
Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top
It's forty dollars, who knows what society will be.


Depends on exactly what you're asking. While there will be a pay client, there will also be a free client, so one already-announced answer is free. If you're specifically referring to the pay client, then no, we don't know how much it will be.
Reply #19 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I am slightly disapointed with the demo , it is tedious to download, the size isnt the issue but the speed of it. Gamespot are realy slow for me, and i am not paying to simply download some free demos. the download is crawling along at 20kb a sec , taking at least 2 hours to download. where as it took 25 min to download the 400mb+ Age of empires demo. I just wondered why the choice was taken to give them priority to the demo?