I love this game, but I simply cannot get into the campaigns. I start playing because I am interested in the story, but halfway through the first or second mission I start to get bored.

I'm sure the campaign is fantastic, really. It's just that I tend to prefer the longer, drawn-out games over the quick & dirty campaign maps. In my gigantic, very slow research games I have been known to lovingly spend 5 hours or more designing a ship, whereas in the campaign I just pick a hull and slap some guns onto it because I know I won't have it for very long.

Anyway, my point is I am still very interested in the plot of Galactic Civilizations II and the relationships between the different races. I've found some information from places like the Wiki, but nowhere could I find a detailed synopsis of the campaign plots.

To avoid spoiling it for anyone who doesn't want it spoiled, it'd be great if someone could PM the story to me. I only ask that it be reasonably detailed as to what happens and how the different races relate to each other.

Thanks in advance!