There are going to be localized versions in Europe. I'm not 100% sure of the languages, but French and German would be high on the list. When we can announce more about that, we will.
To be more clear, the game will not run unless your monitor and video card support at least 1024x768. You cannot change resolutions. If you can only run at 800x600, I'm afraid it won't work.
The unsupported windowed version will run in a 1024x768 window. So if your desktop is only 1024x768, it's pretty much full-screen. Another caveat is that you have to run your desktop in 16-bit color mode.
The latest SDC builds have a Download & Archive option on the RMB menus for the components. You'll have to Restore the archive to "install" the component when you're using that methodology.
A web page will be available with this option shortly. You'll have to enter your Galactic Civilizations serial in order to proceed. At a later point, after we get the first set of orders shipped, we'll make the CD option available for Drengin.net users as well. In these initial days though, we're trying to keep things simple and so the CD offer for GalCiv customers comes first.
The GalCiv Theme Manager contains a GalCiv WinStyles theme with a wallpaper and WB skin. It also includes the OEM versions of WB/IP/WS to apply those. It's the same technology/packaging solution that nVidia and Nintendo offer some themes with.
The names for some (all?) of those governors are other people who work for Stardock. ~SDC~
Mods like this exist for Quake and other products on various fan sites. They will not be a part of the GalCiv libraries here.
This should be fixed in 3.97. Which hopefully will be up Saturday night (GMT-5).
This is a game forum, not a place for politics. You want to chat about politics, visit news://news.stardock.com/stardock.discussion.politics. This is not the place.
GROGK, keep it civil. We don't generally censor discussion here or in our other venues, but personal attacks will not be tolerated. And if we're not all old enough to recognize that this isn't the place to crack wise about the French, then I'll make it clear. It's not.
In addition to what Space_Dust is hinting at, there are two bits that are included with the retail packaging that haven't been seen yet. Specifically: a "quickstart" insert in the box with some initial tops. And an included "Survival Guide" (HTML) that takes you through the initial screens and first couple of turns of the game. I don't recall how long the walkthrough portion of the manual ran, but that's there as well. ~SDC~
You won't be able to get the bonuspack without both the game and a copy of Stardock Central installed. SDC will be available from the GalCiv website when the bonuspack is made available.
The bonuspack has some music-related features we've not announced yet. I think you'll be pleased.
We hope to be able to announce more specifics of that in the coming days. We don't have firm dates available to share yet. You'll be able to order it directly from us and download it as well as optionally having a CD sent in addition to local European availability.
No, but there will be an option available to get a GalCiv (if you already have Drengin or GalCiv) for the cost of shipping/handling. $5 in the US and $10 internationally. There is not a "complete Drengin.net CD". ~SDC~
On March 26th, you'll be able to get it at local stores in North America. Details about European retail availability will be announced as they're finalized. On the 26th, you'll be able to download it directly from Stardock and for an additional $10 have a CD sent. There won't be a printed manual or the actual retail box, but the packaging is still nice.
It's #galciv on irc.stardock.com.
A demo will be available in April. After the retail release.
We've discussed things like you mention, but there were limits on what could practically be done for 1.0. There are already all sorts of other bits in the code for providing different bonuses, creation, etc., but they're not hooked up to any of the techs at the moment.
:) The highlight of my week was seeing 200 users on the site!
There is a printed manual in the retail box. The downloadable versions and their accompanying CD shipments will include an online version of same. The base ship information is readily available in some of the text files that come with galciv. JavaScout's website breaks these out into a more browseable format. http://webpages.charter.net/trevorpowdrell/ That said, remember that is the base ship info. Technologies, improvements, political parties, starbase modules, and
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There are costs associated with offering instant gratification. And other factors. The slightly higher price is not a mistake.
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Install the Drengin Game Manager and configure it with your serial number to be able to access the other games.
And your reply button testing? ~SDC~
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