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GalCiv II: Beta 2(a) released

Sorry about the delay

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August 9, 2006 5:40:42 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums

Last Friday we were about to deliver the new beta of Galactic Civilizations II v1.3 when I got a call from home about a different delivery that came earlier than expected.

After a nearly 9 month beta cycle, Baby 3.0 (code-named "Ashley") was released on Saturday. 

But we have released beta 2 and today beta 2a (see link below to see what's new in this build).  A couple long-asked for tweaks have been made including diagnol scrolling and a new planetary lights system for the dark side of colonized planets that grows with population (it actually came out a lot neater than we expected so check it out).  The AI also got some new tweaks in terms of handling what it builds on planets so let us know if you notice a difference.

If you have Galactic Civilizations II already and want to try out a beta (Which WILL have bugs in it so don't download it if glitches really are a problem for you) you can get it via Stardock Central.

The final 1.3 should be out later this month or next month. There's no set date since we're just basically putting in new features, tweaks, etc. and putting them up as betas until we get closed to delivering the Dark Avatar expansion.

We hope you like what you see.

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Reply #1 August 9, 2006 5:45:16 PM
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Coolness! Thanks, Frogboy.

And congrats to you and your wife on your Beta 3.0! Love her well (the baby, you twit!).
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Reply #2 August 9, 2006 6:07:14 PM
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Congratulations on the release of Baby 3.0!
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Reply #3 August 9, 2006 6:15:29 PM
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right on! thanker!!!

dang it, i just got deep into a game on the last beta. now i have to start another new game! jeez.

thanks again for all the hard work!!
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Reply #4 August 9, 2006 6:19:46 PM
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baby 3.0 lol what type of improvements will this one have over 1.0 and 2.0?       
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Reply #5 August 9, 2006 6:45:03 PM
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Congrats on the newborn!

And again, many thanks for being so commited to this game. I will speak for all in saying that we can not express in any words how much we appreciate the commitment of the GalCiv staff, it really makes a difference!
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Reply #6 August 9, 2006 7:02:22 PM
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Congrats on the new tadpole, frogboy.
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Reply #7 August 9, 2006 9:22:01 PM
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wow the new lights look way better and love the fact that they are accurately placed on the continents and that they increase as your pop grows. Great job!

I do have to point out one small problem however. Its actually the same one that has existed for a while now, and that is the fact that not all colonies get the lights. In a given game with lots of planets I'd be lucky if i see a handful with lights. Seems like a coding issue that needs to be looked at, unless of course having only planets contain lights is intentional, random ones too.

Again the new look of the lights is cool, but the fubdamental problem of them working as they should, on "all" colonized worlds, and not just a select few, still hasn't been fixed.
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Reply #8 August 9, 2006 11:45:00 PM
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Congrats to you and Mrs Frogboy - extending the release cycle to v3.0 is a brave step I feel (v2.0 was enough to persuade me to stop development on the product, although beta testing is always fun)   

Seeing as regular sleep patterns are now firmly off the agenda, I assume that we will see even more devious AI updates in the near future.  

Hard to believe I'm still playing this game on a daily basis almost 6 months after it's release date - that should hopefully tell you that something is very right with the approach of you and your team (Civ 4 got to about 6 weeks before being shelved).   
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Reply #9 August 10, 2006 1:56:49 AM
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Congradulation to you and your wife. I hope this finds her alright.

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Reply #10 August 10, 2006 3:02:48 AM
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congratulations frogboy!
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Reply #11 August 10, 2006 3:39:10 AM
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Sweet job with the lights indeed! They work perfectly for me. Iam off to test the new beta 2a. Hopefully some performance issues are resolved alrdy or soon.
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Reply #12 August 10, 2006 3:50:31 AM
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What are the differences between 1.3 beta 2 and 1.3 beta 2a? The patch notes don't say.
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Reply #13 August 10, 2006 6:41:43 AM
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Frogboy said in another thread that it fixes some performance problems.
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Reply #14 August 10, 2006 10:19:03 AM
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Congratulations on Baby 3.0 I expect it is fully compatible with Windows Vista

The new stuff looks great, I especially appreciate the diagonal scrolling as it's been bugging me for a while.
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Reply #15 August 10, 2006 2:06:18 PM
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Yes, Congrats Frogboy !!!

Also want to say "Love you Guys/Gals " to the whole Stardock Crew.

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Reply #16 August 10, 2006 2:14:12 PM
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wow the new lights look way better and love the fact that they are accurately placed on the continents and that they increase as your pop grows. Great job!

I do have to point out one small problem however. Its actually the same one that has existed for a while now, and that is the fact that not all colonies get the lights. In a given game with lots of planets I'd be lucky if i see a handful with lights. Seems like a coding issue that needs to be looked at, unless of course having only planets contain lights is intentional, random ones too.

Again the new look of the lights is cool, but the fubdamental problem of them working as they should, on "all" colonized worlds, and not just a select few, still hasn't been fixed.


yea I'm experiencing this too. Theres a possibility that its related to population, but no idea.
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Reply #17 August 10, 2006 3:43:02 PM
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Congratulations on your child.

Live long and prosper.
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Reply #18 August 10, 2006 9:02:50 PM
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Nice lookin kid, congrats Brad...
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Reply #19 August 11, 2006 6:27:15 AM
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Congratulations Frogboy!!!!

Another good news
the miniaturization fix is in 1.3 beta 2a.!!!
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Reply #20 August 11, 2006 8:31:27 AM
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congratulations on the baby!
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Reply #21 August 11, 2006 1:38:39 PM
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"After a nearly 9 month beta cycle"

HAHA congratulations !!

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Reply #22 August 12, 2006 6:07:06 PM
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Congratulations on your new baby girl!
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Reply #23 August 13, 2006 11:35:30 AM
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Hehe, I got a serious laugh out of that baby 3.0 line. Congrats and hope the best for you and your family.

Thanks for all your hard work in continually improving the game. Would like to second the comment about the replay value of GC2. I think I dare say it's my favorite computer game of all time.

I'm waiting for the official release before updating to 1.3 and I'm looking forward to it. Sounds like a good one.

Thanks again,

- Craig

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Reply #24 August 14, 2006 12:50:11 PM
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Congratulations. Best wishes for your family.
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Reply #25 August 15, 2006 11:32:16 PM
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Congrats on the new 'code' frogboy

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