Comments on: Galactic Civilizationier!

By: RichPowers

RichPowers — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:17:21 +0000

Anyone know if the upcoming GalCiv II compilation thingy will be available in the States, or just in Europe? That would be the perfect opportunity to jump into the complete series.

By: Dav

Dav — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:04:57 +0000

For those unaware, the Something Awful forums have a “Let’s Play!” subforum for this sort of thing:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=191

There’s quite a variety of stuff (good, bad, and weird) but if you liked the GalCiv diaries linked here you might be interested in this unfinished Sword of the Stars LP
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2719394
this completed Dominion 3 LP
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2813783
or this ongoing Dominions 3 LP
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2935840

And yes, people have done this sort of thing for games like Europa Universalis. In fact, there are people crazy enough to do it across more than one Paradox game. Here, for example:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2722906

Oh, and a bunch of completed LPs are available at http://fromearth.net/LetsPlay/

…I now return to my regularly scheduled lurking.

By: Ginger Yellow

Ginger Yellow — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:47:20 +0000

“I think the GalCiv diary was great, but I would rather have seen the same format be done for a different game: Tom Francis’ first GalCiv diary was so brilliant and inspired, whereas the second can’t help but be another run at something that worked brilliantly first time around. I like the idea, though, but surely it could work for something other than GalCiv or Civ?”

It would be pretty good for a game like Mediaeval or Europa Universalis, but you really a game with decent AI and diplomacy (or a multiplayer one, obviously).

By: Goomich

Goomich — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:24:32 +0000

Some details about this not-MOM game are here:
http://forums.stardock.com/310372/get;1784657

By: antonymous

antonymous — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:51:44 +0000

“…just not this decade. Thats to give our players time to finish at least one match against the current GalCiv gameymonster.”

By: Yargh

Yargh — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:04:01 +0000

I went back and re-read the first of Tom’s GalCiv diaries immediately after finishing the booklet,I found both stories to be compelling reading, so much that I suspect a 3rd one would do just as well (I’m expecting Spore diaries soon though).

With Tom seeming to invariably play psychotic space bunnies I can’t help but visualise their tales in the form of Raving Rabbid short movies, it kind of explains their diplomatic troubles….

By: Will Tomas

Will Tomas — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:25:07 +0000

I think the GalCiv diary was great, but I would rather have seen the same format be done for a different game: Tom Francis’ first GalCiv diary was so brilliant and inspired, whereas the second can’t help but be another run at something that worked brilliantly first time around. I like the idea, though, but surely it could work for something other than GalCiv or Civ?

By: Azhrarn

Azhrarn — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:14:53 +0000

Guess that’s money I’ll need to set aside when the time comes. :) I have GalCiv II with all it’s expansions, and frankly love it. If they add tactical combat then it’ll be so close to MoO2 it’ll be glorious. :D That’s one game I will probably pre-order.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:26:21 +0000

i actually don’t like controlling a whole empire. Having to move every unit i can trust not to kill me. Coop might be the killer app for gal civ. One player managing diplomacy and warfare. The other expansion, infrastructure and trade. Chatting over voice chat about where to start building the space station.

By: Schtee

Schtee — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:22:25 +0000

Yeah, read Tom’s book cover to cover after I grabbed PCG yesterday. Lots of editorial net-slippage, but a very entertaining read, as expected.

By: James

James — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:19:26 +0000

I’m really hoping that the header image gets used on the final box. Nothing deep interplanetary warfare like the spray-paint can from Microsoft Paint.

I’ve been toying with GalCiv recently and finding it much to my liking, though the complexity of the system gave me a little bit of a shock. Once I can wrap my head around that, I think it’ll be exactly the sort of thing I’m looking for. If the third adds tactical combat on top of it all, they pretty much have my money already.

By: Kieron Gillen

Kieron Gillen — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:06:41 +0000

Feet: Oddly, before going into the August games review craziness (Mercenaries 2, Spore, Clear Sky, Too Human, Crysis Warhead) I was playing Shadow Magic for kicks too.