October 18, 2007
Stardock Continues Unprecedented Post-Release Support with
Galactic Civilizations II v1.8 Update
Latest Free
Update Adds New Features, Tweaks, Improved Performance and More to Best
Turn-Based Strategy Game of 2006
Stardock
Entertainment today announced another major update for the company’s
landmark turn-based strategy game, Galactic Civilizations II. The v1.8
update — as always, free to registered owners of the game — includes new
features and improvements that further streamline the acclaimed title and
further demonstrate Stardock’s unprecedented post-release support. Galactic
Civilizations II v1.8 is now available through Stardock Central (http://www.stardock.com/downloads).
Released in
2006, Galactic Civilizations II is the highest rated turn-based strategy
game of 2006 according to GameRankings.com, and is among the top ten
best-reviewed PC games of the year. The Dark Avatar expansion, which was
released in February of this year, is the second-highest-rated PC game of
2007 and cemented GalCiv II’s position as the definitive space-strategy
game. Stardock is readying a second expansion, Twilight of the Arnor, for
release in November of this year; the anticipated addition introduces unique
technology trees for each alien race, as well as a host of other features
that should firmly place the game among the all-time strategy greats.
Galactic
Civilizations II v1.8 is the latest in a series of major updates to the
award-winning game, and its feature list was developed largely based on
feedback from the game’s thriving fan community. Among the many enhancements
in v1.8 are:
Local
High Score list
New
military governors
Detailed
Leasing Advisor
Improved
memory and performance
Updated
balancing to units, planetary improvements
AI
tweaks
Much
more
A full list of
changes can be found at
http://forums.galciv2.com/index.aspx?aid=165444.
“Galactic
Civilizations II has been an enormous success for Stardock and shows that a
passionate team with a devoted fan community is all you need to make a great
game,” said Brad Wardell, President and CEO of Stardock Entertainment. “What
better way to repay the dedication of our fanbase by regularly releasing
free updates that introduce new features and gameplay elements as we prepare
a larger commercial expansion? Things will only get better for fans of the
series later this year with the massive (and free) Galactic Civilizations II
v2.0 update and the game-transforming Twilight of the Arnor expansion.”
For all things
Galactic Civilizations II-related, visit
http://www.galciv2.com.
