Galactic Civ 2 Gold edition

Surfer · 24 May 2007 at 14:53

Anyone got this? Can get it for around £20 including both the expansions.

I was reading about the blog on it by a dude on pcgamer staff.

Sounds pretty darn good tbh.

worth getting?

and tbh: im getting tired of COH. I played some star trek strategy game a while ago is it like that? (cant remember the name lol)
How about Deuteros is it similar to that?

Darkwave · 24 May 2007 at 15:08

It's definitely worth getting, fantastic game if you're into space strategy.

Surfer · 24 May 2007 at 19:11

got the demo from pcgamer disk! yay

if its any good ill order it direct from the devs.

SkeeterUK · 24 May 2007 at 20:02

Would be good game if it had mp.

Biohazard · 25 May 2007 at 00:17

Screenies?

Sleepery · 25 May 2007 at 08:17

Biohazard said:
Screenies?

Google?

Hellsmk2 · 25 May 2007 at 11:54

It's an excellent game. Definately worth buying.

Surfer · 25 May 2007 at 13:45

Had a wee go on the demo. Seems good if quite complicated. But then i jumped straight in without reading the manual. Not been in any fights yet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_Civilizations_2 << piccies here (cant access game sites from work)

Surfer · 5 Jun 2007 at 17:08

any tips on this?

heres what i do: explore with ships; setup mining base at sol asteriod. built a few colony ships send them out and colonize planets.
research universal translator then just research stuff as i go.

The korgath have been in touch saying something about some planets belonging to them. Nice of them to say hello

what else do i do? i cant seem to be able to build fighters or attack ships?

Caustic · 5 Jun 2007 at 17:16

I'll make it simple.

BUY IT!

This is not a quick game, it is not fast paced or very quick to get into. It is however, highly addictive and amazingly deep, but still fairly easy to learn.

It takes time to get going, but the way there are three types of weapons and corresponding armours, makes for some clever battles. The AI is also one of the best in its genre.

The expansion pack (included in gold) is also tip top, one of the best expansions for a game in a long time.

Northwind · 5 Jun 2007 at 19:04

For some reason I can't get into it, and I must've spent solid days playing Master of Orion, Ascendancy and Birth of the Federation. But then, I can't really get into Civ 4 either, and I prefer Shogun to Rome, so what do I know.

Still, I'll give it another crack soon. Or, convince BOTF to run on this machine.

Azagoth · 5 Jun 2007 at 19:23

I have the Gold Edition installed but never played it as I can't find the manual anywhere, and it's a game that really needs a manual.

Darkwave · 5 Jun 2007 at 19:23

Azagoth said:
I have the Gold Edition installed but never played it as I can't find the manual anywhere, and it's a game that really needs a manual.

Just read a manual for any other 4x turn-based space strategy game and you'll get it.

Surfer · 5 Jun 2007 at 20:46

ok nm i found a good tutorial on the internet. So now i know more about what im doing.