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you'll get there (if you want), I struggled through all the levels on Civ 3 before finally posting a HOF entry at the hardest level. Time is the key. I'm only playing on the level above normal on GC2 for the first time as time is something I no longer have. However don't let it worry you, play at a level you enjoy, what other people are doing is unimportant. (and in any case beating most games at the top levels normally involves some kind of cheesy exploit / loophole / AI inefficiency)

Are there some balance issues within the game for non-default options / easy options ? Let me explain, I fired GalCiv2 up tonight after finally getting Civ4 out of my system. Settings - abundant planets/stars, only 3AI, easy level, slow tech just to test the waters and see everything as it is the first game Myself and the AI are haemorraging cash like anything, once you get to 4/5 colonies there is no way to re-coup enough taxes to break even (this probab