Grahamofboro

How do you pronounce the names of the species? is it dren-gin or dren-jin

Hi what is the combat like in the beta? Im not expecting any super 3D battles or anything but I hope its better than GC1. In GC1 after a battle had taken place it was a bit of a pain to actually see what happened in the battle (How many ships destroyed what ships took damage etc.) To make it more clearer I hope in GC2 after a battle has taken place a pop-up window appears which shows the statistics of a battle with a title at the top which says 'Clear victory', 'C

Some nice ideas in this thread the more variety in responses the better, engrosses you more in the game in my opinion. I definatley prefer realistic responses, dont get me wrong the odd bit of humour in the messages is good as long as it is not overdone. Bit more depth in the diplomacy would be good as it is one of my favourite aspects of empire building games. What game has the best diplomacy? My vote goes to Alpha Centauri

I loved Galciv 1 and think Galciv 2 is gonna be great. My only pet-peeb with galciv 1 was the diologue. I just thought that it would be unlikely that official contact with alien governments would say 'give us a big virtual hug'. The game was riddled with this kind of thing and had similar text and the research areas. I just thought that this took the shine off the game for me anyway. Anyone agree/disagree