Buying DLC

Is DLC available to be purchased separately?

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I have owned GalCiv2 since it came out a couple years ago, and I have put literally hundreds of hours into both it and GalCiv1.

However, I noticed that it was just released on steam as an "Ultimate" edition, and looking to see what made it ultimate, I saw that there was all sorts of DLC included.

Since I already have the base game, I am hoping that it is possible to but the DLC separately from the game itself, but that is not available on steam, and in the purchase section only the same ultimate edition is available, which no individual DLC.

I do not feel like purchasing the base game a second time, so if anyone can point me to a place where I can buy DLC (preferably as a download) that would be much appreciated.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

The expansions are no longer available for individual sale, as GC2 Ultimate is now priced at the same point as they were individually (lower even, since it's currently on sale everywhere).

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

I purchased Galactic Civilization 2: Ultimate at a GameStop brick and mortar store this weekend for $9.99.  Not many stores have them in stock any longer.  I had to call 10 stores before I could find it.  Check them out to see if any stores near you have any left.  I was also thinking that Target MIGHT have a copy on the clearance rack but that may be a long shot.  I've not seen this game at Target for a long time.  Good Luck.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Unless they patched it without my noticing, some of the changes that come with the Ultimate edition (such as ships with multiple weapons being able to fire upon more than one ship per combat round if the have multiple weapons and destroy the first ship) have made some of the Dread Lords campaigns very much harder than they were originally.  Before, the way the destroy a Dread Lords ship was to have huge fleets of tiny ships, and the Dread Lord ship could only destroy one per combat round, but now, a Dread Lords ship with multiple weapons can destroy many of your tiny fighters per round.  The result?  The tactic of engaging a Single Dread Lord ship with multiple tiny ships no longer works so well, as many get destroyed each round instead of just one.  Without that strategy, taking on the Dread Lords in the campaign is very, very, very difficult.

Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

You can still play the original game (or Dark Avatar) on Ultimate Edition, you know.