Tomorrow beta 4 will be released to the Galactic Civilizations II beta team.  Users who have pre-ordered the game will be able to download the game from Stardock Central. 

This will be the first build in which the basic game mechanics of the game will be somewhat implemented (i.e. the first beta that actually includes real game play as opposed to engine testing).

We are particularly looking for players who have Windows 98, ME, and 2000 to give feedback so that we know how well we're performing on those systems (we have machines in our lab but real world users are always preferred).

This version will also have the ship textures in.  We're still holding out on a lot of graphics and multimedia (and the campaign of course) so that the final game has plenty new in it.  Like last time, Stardock will be making a BonusPak that will be available on ship day that will include some extra goodies and a few new features as a way of thanking users for purchasing the game.

There will be two additional beta builds in November and at least one in December.  After that, only those users with Ambassador access will be able to get into the gamma (release candidate) builds.