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[quote who="mormegil" reply="23" id="3410121"] You can use Template ship designs and skip straight to Equip mode, where all components are functional. There will also be a Design mode, where you can design ships based on existing hulls, or even build them from scratch. We Very much want to make sure players do not feel overwhelmed by the ship designer, or feel they have to custom design every ship they use. That said, for those of you who want go crazy, will

Having said that - getting wiped out or suffering a severe war loss will cause players to drop early...which is an issue for a competitive game. The AI taking over is of course the fallback option there.

I can't imagine having 8 friends who have the time or inclination to play a weekly regular game from start to finish, probably over several weeks. I have to say I think you're wide of the mark there if you think people know more than a couple of other people who are prepared to play a multi-player game at the same time, outside of forum-arranged games. Forum arranged games are the norm in other deep strategy games, like Europa Universalis IV. I volunteer for multiplaye

[quote who="Korwyn" reply="82" id="3405433"] So how many of you still play GC II (any edition) on a regular basis?[/quote] I fired up a new game of it THE DAY BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Psychic Readings now offered - $99 a time [e digicons];)[/e]

[quote who="joemort" reply="33" id="3404605"] I wish there was an edition I could pay more than $100 for [/quote] LOL at this rate they'll raise the money for Gal Civ IV at the same time....

[quote who="My Views and Muse" reply="8" id="3404427"] I have a question, will this be like the others in that it will be turn-based? Thanks[/quote] It better be freakin' turn based or there'll be riots! PS where's my founder badge! EDIT there it is.

I've been waiting for this for a long time! Superb news!!!!