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Galactic Civilizations II 1.1 has arrived!

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Galactic Civilizations II 1.1 has arrived!

New features, updated AI, and much MUCH more!

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Galactic Civilizations II v1.1 is here!  This free update to Stardock's award-winning PC strategy game includes tons of new features, updates to the computer AI, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes, and more!

Here are some of the major new features:

  • New Option: No tech trading.
  • New Option: Blind exploration (players can't see the spheres of influence on the mini map)
  • New Option: Random intelligence (Players select a general difficulty level and the game can randomize the indvidiaul intelligences of each player.
  • New Option: Random number of players (Players can elect to have the game decide how many players they're going up against)
  • New Option: Random opponents (Players can elect to have the game choose which players they are up against)
  • New OPtion: Random galaxy size (Players can elect to have the game randomly pick a galaxy size)
  • Computer AI *significantly* enhanced.
  • Computer AI updated to work together with other players (including human player) to thwart a common foe.
  • New Alien dialog: (ex: Drengin: "You complete me." ack!). Another Ex: Computer players grovel dialog more satisfying.
  • Fleet Manager Screen added to manage stacks of ships and fleets that are on the same tile more easily
  • Rally points can be moved
  • Lots of UI tweaks
  • Game will tell you when someone else is paying off, manipulating things behind the scenes to go to war with you (but won't tell you precisely who is doing it).
  • Players can choose to upgrade ships and either have the functional components removed by default or have them stay.
  • Unused Social Production now transferred automatically to military production rather than "wasted".
  • Economic System overhauled to be more transparent and intuitive.
  • Production that is the result of abililities is only charged at 50%. (that is, if player is getting 10 more industrial units of production per turn because of starbases, player abilities, etc. they only have to pay for 5 of it).
  • Population growth revamped to put more emphasis on population growth ability and morale.
  • Lots of new hot keys.
  • Metaverse Scoring revamped.
  • Ship Designer revamped to be easier to use, more powerful.
  • Ship Designer now allows players to rotate ship pieces on the fly.
  • Ship Destination markers also display how many weeks until ship arrives there.
  • Selected ship displays an animated line showing where its destination is.
  • Constructors will display what area of effect a starbase would have it one were built in the constructor's current position.
  • Lots of new balancing of technologies, planetary improvements, starbase modules, etc. based on the feedback from players.
  • Lots of new options added to the options screen
  • Better support for modding (full-blown mod UI coming in v1.2).
  • Soundtrack changes
  • Lots of tweaks to improve pacing, balance, etc.
  • Removed a lot of player discovered "exploits"
  • Performance and memory optimizations
  • New hot keys
  • Lots of bug and glitch fixes

Full list of changes here..

Existing customers can upgrade to v1.1 in the Downloads area.  You can also get it via Stardock Central.

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Reply #26 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
YES. Ahh, at last. Now let's see ....
Reply #27 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Finally. Thanks. Now, how about updated manual? Not necessarily in PDF and with updated pictures.
Start11 - Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10/11.
Reply #28 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Staggeringly brilliant patch.

However, please stop SDC recreating the default Start Menu icons every time it patches. Man is that annoying.
Reply #29 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
+ NEW FEATURE: You can select a planet on the main map and then use Z and X keys to cycle through your planets

The Z and X keys also cycle through planets on the planet screen as well.
Reply #30 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Thank You Very Much
Reply #31 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Well, considering that they didn't make much effort to make modding easy pre-1.2 (ie, mod directory not working, for example. GC2's current modding abilities are a pretty far cry from most other games), I wouldn't really give them a pat on the back for this. It's more like them living up to their obligations when they said that the game was "moddable".

You could still mod the game, you just had to directly edit files in the directory. The mods folder just lets you keep a clean install.

 

Reply #32 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
*kneels*

We're not worthy! We're not worthy!

Community request: Schedule some sleep in for yourselves.
Reply #33 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
You could still mod the game, you just had to directly edit files in the directory. The mods folder just lets you keep a clean install.

I'm thinking the poster may be lamenting the lack of scripting or the number of hard-coded options.

Regardless and whatnot. Excellent patch. This is why I bought this game, I knew Stardock supports their products well. I've also found out that I'm the one who suffers most from having tech trading off, and not the AIs
Reply #34 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm glad my internet mangaed to work long enough for me to dl this. Can't wait to play this.
Reply #35 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'll second the pre-/post-update question from above:

Is 1.1 fully backwards compatible or should I except issues with old saves and/or ongoing games?
Reply #36 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Wait... do I hear sleigh bells?
Reply #37 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
For the people asking about potential save problems. I would say expect some if you are using a previous version save game.

As someone who has been playing most of the betas since 1.0X, I know that there were changes to the save file format and I experienced a few minor weirdies when I was playing a previous version save game with a new version GC2, however YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary). Bottom line try it and see but if you have problems try starting a fresh new game. Hope this helps.

@Stardock...Thanks for the update and hard work!

Have a good day.

AR

Reply #38 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Playing the first scenario of the campaign on normal the Drengin only ever built M-01 Defenders.
Seemed a little ineffective.

Otherwise, my non-managing of the economy sliders is much more effective, I like it.
Reply #39 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Playing the first scenario of the campaign on normal the Drengin only ever built M-01 Defenders.
Seemed a little ineffective.


Time to move up the difficulty. Play at least on challenging or better on tough.
Reply #40 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
For the people who where asking about the German version:

yes it is supported, like the beta patch before. So you can update your german version without any problem and everything will be translated and fully functional (I know because i have got the german version myself )
Reply #41 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Installed through Stardock Central and V1.1 works fine. Hoping we get an updated list of hotkeys .
Reply #44 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yes, there were changes made to the save process, so if you are playing a game you want to finish, do so before updating.

Tony
Reply #45 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/galacticcivilizations2/download.html?sid=6148313
?????
sites can give your patch and the bonus things now?

are not for register people only?
Reply #46 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
HI,

After Installing Patch 1.1(Finalversion),my Game sometimes Crashs with OUT OF MEMORY ERROR!
by save the game.
My PC has 1 gb ram. I look in the Taskmanager and read the Game will have 1896 mb ram.
The Settings of the Virtual Memory is by Start the Game sets up to 1,56 gb.My System has max 3 GB Virtual Memory

mfg
Hensel
Ps. Sorry for bad English i´m German and learn English in school for 35 Years!
Reply #47 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Hi Hensel, yep we're aware of that one.  Basically in 1.0X it would have crashed too but without the message. The question is, why is Windows telling the game that it's out of memory.

I'm heading out for a vacation but I've told the team that this is the #1 thing to solve so when I get back, expect to 1.2 beta to fix that.  I am very curious to find out the cause myself.

Your English is great.  Ich wünsche, daß ich deutsches besseres sprechen könnte.

Reply #49 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I know I'm probably blind, but what are these new hotkeys?

Btw, thanks Stardock, you guys rock. I keep pimping your game on every board I visit. Keep it up!
Reply #50 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm sure you need a vacation now Frogboy. You'd better call your family too before they send out a search party.