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Reply to IGN Gives Dark Avatar a 9/10 and an Editor's Choice Award! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

This is certainly more than well deserved, in my opinion. I won my first DA game today and if the feeling of completion and satisfaction is the ultimate measure of a game (as it in for me,) DA passed with flying colors. It felt like "my" campaign, not something that was force fed to me. You gave me tools, and I used them to do what I wanted. It's sort of the Elder Scrolls of 4x games - and from an Elder Scrolls fanatic, that's saying a lot.

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar arrives! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Styg_lan, I had the same problem initially. In the Stardock email I receieved, it provided a download link. I downloaded the exe to my desktop, ran it, and it installed (apparently) Stardock Central a second time (even though I already had it, and indeed, it was what I used to navigate to the page I purchased the download on.) Anyhow, once I did that, it still only said "Purchase," but I closed Stardock Central and reopened it, after which it said "Install" next to it, and I was able to download

Reply to Galactic Civilizations: The case for no multiplayer in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

P.S. My apologies for the additional post so soon after my last, but I already edited the initial post once and can't do so again (unless I'm just a dope, which is quite possible lol.) I forgot to add that regardless of everything else I said, I would never want Stardock to sacrifice the features in the current game or in Dark Avatar for multiplayer. Those things matter more to me and make it a better game, rather than simply allowing more people to play said game at the same time.<

Reply to Galactic Civilizations: The case for no multiplayer in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I mentioned in another post that over the last few years, I've seen a disturbing (to me, at least) trend in which games live or die by the quality of their multiplayer functionality. Many popular publications often emphasize multiplayer over single player gameplay in their previews and reviews, to the extent in some instances that shortcomings in the single player game are passed off as being irrelevant because the multiplayer components have so many redeeming qualities. I find this disheartenin

Reply to Dark Avatar: The Graphics difference in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Tastes will always differ, but I LOVE intricacy in art design, so this will be a welcome change for me personally ^_^ Between these subtle yet detailed changes and the ship templates we will be able to create, I foresee many hours lost to designing and screenshot taking.

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar HAS GONE GOLD! in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I was a late adopter of this game, and it's already about to get even better than it already was. Awesome. I'll wait until the day of release to download it though, so that I can partake of the joy that is slow downloads due to excessive bandwidth use (sarcasm) lol. I would preorder but this way me and my special someone can enjoy it the same day (she's getting the retail Gold Edition.) I would like to thank Stardock for continuing to support and improve upon an already excellent product.

Reply to Thanks to Stardock for a great 4x game in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

P.S. I would also like to commend Stardock on what appears to be excellent customer service, and for their very useful download, news, and other features interface (Stardock Central) which avoids being cumbersome or intrusive on my system. Most developers would colonize my computer with such software, but it's very useful and not at all obtrusive or annoying. Sorry to gush. This has just been a genuinely refreshing experience. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/gc2/T_DL/smiles/Ton

Thanks to Stardock for a great 4x game in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I've played Civilization faithfully for years, Master of Orion, Alpha Centauri, etc. I can say with satisfaction that this is one of the most fun and (I daresay more importantly) engrossing strategy games I've ever played. I honestly can't find a single thing wrong with it. There's nothing frustrating or tedious about it, yet it’s so deep and there are so many potential strategies to employ that it boggles the mind. If I have a lone complaint, it is - as I'm sure it is for others as we