Please go to C:\Program Files\Stardock\Totalgaming\GalCiv2 (or wherever you installed the game at), open the debug.err file you find there in notepad, and copy/paste the contents into a post here. This will give us some technical information that can help troubleshoot your problem.

first the that you need to do is download v1.2 if you havent already. then try increasing your virtual memory to at least 1 gig (i have 2 gigs). also try to kill as many unneccessary background programs before playing. i used to have the same problem and thats what i did. however my turns didnt take that long. worst case was maybe 5 mins on a large galaxy

What version are you playing? v1.1 had a major memory bug which I suffered through on a gigantic map on 512MB of RAM! Make sure you are running v1.2!

How many ships are there on the map and how complex are they? Back in March someone posted a movie quality ship module with about 1 million ploygons and was complaining about poor performance!

Prior to playing the game I disable my cable modem connection (thus cutting me off from the Internet) and then unload all my security software (e.g., anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc.) This backround software not ownly competes with the game for memory but also might start a scan while your playing the game.

You should also scan your computer for any viruses, trojans, spyware, adware, etc. that might be affecting performance and then defrag your harddrive.

Upon system startup, many computers load up services or programs that are never needed. Make sure your computer starts up lean. There are many sites that explain the various services and give advice as to what to disable in MSCONFIG.

I hope this helps.

Paul D.

dells aren't that bad. Maybe it's the processor, no memory, or wack installation. Need more info for further help.