We are currently working on the base game of the Epic edition. This will come out at GalCiv IV 2.2 next month. To make it easy for future updates to it, we are going to be bringing the code-base up to the Supernova edition. So in essence, GalCiv IV 2.2 base game on Epic will be the same as Supernova except for the new content (and things like AlienGPT).
Here is a preview of a soon to be released Premium theme called Green Bay. I will be doing all 32 NFL team colors in the future based on their team location, with Miami being the next theme. Let me know what team you would like see created soon! Due to copyright laws, themes cannot be named after the actual NFL teams, and the wallpaper in this screenshot will not be released with the theme but will be released for free. There will be team color related wallpapers with each theme though. Hope eve...
I will pick up the Windows 11 from my pc guy. Then comes a learning process. I won't beable to have my Photoshop6.... so have to find new ways to do what I did in there..... or not! Wish me luck!
Cruising the net can have its benefits. So can following a luminary like Paul Thurrot. This time, I ran across a thirty year history of Stardock in a virtual interview of Brad (aka frogboy, aka draginol) by none other than one of the folks whose knowledge of Windows and Microsoft I truly respect and enjoy, Paul Thurrott. I'm not going to try to summarize the interview, since all the pleasure (and learning) come from reading the whole thing. Another bonus: There's also a picture of Brad...
In the vast and intricate realm of 4X gaming, empire management takes center stage. Traditionally in this genre, the cardinal rule was simple: the bigger the empire, the better your chances of victory. Resources were tightly intertwined with territory, making rapid expansion a key strategy for acquiring as much land and resource production as possible. But recent times have ushered in a shift, with 4X games offering players the possibility of success with smaller, more focused emp...
I purchased this title last year while it was in alpha development. I had it for download briefly from the Epic launcher. I no longer have the download for the game and sent email with a copy of my PayPal payment for the title. Do I need to submit a ticket. If so, what is the correct link? Thank you.
One of Stardock's big challenges has been localizing our games. GalCiv IV has over 180,000 words in it. That's a lot to translate. But that's not really the biggest issue. The biggest issue is that we are constantly adding new text to the game which makes it hard for our linguistics team to keep up. We typically use Trados for this sort of thing. It's very powerful but it is not fast. So I decided to write my own app called GC4TranslatorUI. Fancy eh?...
Sadly, David McCallum, a very great person and actor, has passed away. David McCallum, Actor in ‘NCIS’ and ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,’ Dies at 90 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
When utilizing Stardock's AlienGPT, one might naturally ponder the question: which animals are the most sought-after choices for building a civilization around? Well, here's the answer. Nearly 40% of users opt for cats, followed by foxes, fish, dogs, snakes, and more. AnimalNumber of MentionsPercentage (%)cat144530.90fox3317.08fish3206.84dog3196.82snake2585.52bird2515.37tiger2194.68wolf1904.06rabbit1703.63monkey1513.23bear1392.97elephant1332.84shark1252.67lion1022.1...
Greetings!We are coming to the finish line for GalCiv IV: Supernova! Our once reasonable scope has, of course, exploded over the Summer as we got our hands into making this the best space 4X game we've ever made! The next major BETA update, 1.90 will be focusing on making the game more appealing to a much wider group of people. Galactapedia This feature is expected to expand significantly in the coming weeks. We're excited about its potential and are hopeful to int...
Happy Saturday, all. I was checking out stuff to bore you with, and found the English translation an article which originally appeared in German on pcwelt.de (as you can tell from the screenshots which as jpegs or pngs weren't translated) with all these sundry proggies to help you when and if. After all, there's nothing like having the right hammer for that stubborn screw. The article is well organized : TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Windows installation, updates, and help too...
What is your favorite Jimmy Buffet song?
Generally speaking, in GalCiv games there has been three types of players: The first player is the relatively new or casual player who finds the AI ridiculously hard and will post "The AI is cheating" (the AI doesn't cheat unless you make the settings super high). They say this because the AI is able to expand fairly quickly because it is quite good at scouting (the AI tends to build a lot more scouts than players) and finding planets. It has no idea where the planets are. The second...