Today We Play: Galactic Civilizations 2

After Gal Civ 1. the logical continuations is Gal Civ 2! What is best in it is that I have control over the planet infrastructure, and there are those cool resources on the planets, as well as many more interesting things. here is a glimpse of my adventure for the study of future generations :)

This screenshot is from the Twilight of the Arnor campaign, where we fight against the evil Dread Lords, and this is the location of the Du'toth planet, that need to be captured to retrieve the last shard.

This is a planet with Second Economic Capitol. Yep that is possible if we capture a planet, where one of the other races have begun to build it. You can check if there is economic capitol construction with a spy, or just being lucky to influence such planet. 

Here is a Drednaught class ship defending the home planet.

 Galactic Civilizations 2 Oceanic World. It makes we want to swim :)

 This is the Galactic Civilizations 2 Planet List for this adventure.

This screenshot is important, it shows 2 of 3 things to have in mind always:

• Neutrality Learning Centers  are best research labs, no need to get other two.
• Navigation Center building is taken from the Arcaen empire(yellow)
• Global Market (not here) is taken from the Iconian Refuges (grey)

Be sure to have this two empires in play.

 Galactic Civilizations 2 The Lone Wolf Map.

 Galactic Civilizations 2 Ship Leveling. To be able to level up a ship faster we need low attack and defense and as many hit points to sustain damage. This ship, called Pras4o, has just one laser +1 or +2. +2 from the three defenses and a lot of Engines and Integrity Grids. It is fast, can hit week targets, get a level per hit and go to safety of star bases or planets.

Sometimes, more often if +% luck, we got the Lucky Ranger ship, more than once. Well I give the ship to the minor races, as I try to maintain low star ship support, and my ships being produced on planets with  at least +50% star ship quality(a lot of loading), my are 50% better :)

Recorded adventure archive 24.09.2019 - 02.10.2019 game week.

All descriptive screenshots for Galactic Civilizations 2.

Lone Wolf Map for Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor

The last couple of weeks I spent playing Galactic Civilizations 2, and like always I had to make some challenge with a good balanced map. This map should be played with a custom race. I start with a little advantage 3 survey ships in the left party of the galaxy and have to make my way where the rest of the races are having their party :) Hint: get the barren worlds fast or make your race with super ability like Yor to colonize barren worlds from the beginning.

This is the link for the map: Lone Wolf by Ogo Bob
(right click on the link and "save link as" or it will open it like text file)

You must place it in D:\Games\GalCiv2EU\Twilight\Data\CustomMaps 

where D:\Games\ is replaced with the path of your game.

If you can not see it, there is a scroller to roll down the maps. I learned it the hard way :)

Here is a memory of this epic game.

All screenshots of  Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor

Galactic Civilizations 2 - Zoom Out Map

Galactic Civilizations 2 PC game - More explanation screenshots

Galactic Civilizations 2 is a worthy turn based space strategy. The game continue its predecessor concept with new elements, like surface planetary buildings, technologies and units. Yet in all the 3D, the zoomed out stylized map, give the best look at our empire and strategy.

Game Data:
Name: Galactic Civilizations 2
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Space 
Year of Release: 2006
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info

24 Similar Games. Games like Galactic Civilizations 2:

1. Galactic Civilizations. (2003) 
2. Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar. (2007)  
3. Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor. (2008)
4. Master of Orion 2. (1996)
5. Space Empires 4. (2000)
6. Ascendancy. (1995)
7. Distant Worlds. (2010)
8. Star Wars: Rebellion. (1998)
9. Sins of a Solar Empire. (2008) 
10. Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. (2004)  
11. Armada 2526. (2009)
12. Haegemonia: Legions of Iron. (2002)
13. Sword of the Stars. (2006)
14. Lost Empire. (2007)
15. Star Wars: Empire at War. (2007) 
16. Endless Space. (2012)
17. Imperium Galactica 2. (2000)
18. Star Trek: Birth of the Federation. (1999)
19. Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain. (1997)
20. Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
21. Civilization 4: Planetfall. (2006) 
22. Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
23. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999) 
24. Endless Legend. (2014)

Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar - Planetary Surface Buildings

Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar Expansion - More screenshots

This is the surface of a terran planet class 18 in gal civ 2. The bigger the class, the more space for buildings available. This planet also have one influence bonus and one research bonus. If we place corresponding buildings there, the efficiency increase with 100%. Such planets are surely suit for a research centers with many lab buildings. Some planets may be perfect for industrial colonies.

Game Data:
Name: Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Space 
Year of Release: 2007
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info

24 Similar Games. Games like Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar:

1. Galactic Civilizations. (2003) 
2. Galactic Civilizations 2. (2006)  
3. Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor. (2008)
4. Master of Orion 2. (1996)
5. Space Empires 4. (2000)
6. Ascendancy. (1995)
7. Distant Worlds. (2010)
8. Star Wars: Rebellion. (1998)
9. Sins of a Solar Empire. (2008) 
10. Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. (2004)  
11. Armada 2526. (2009)
12. Haegemonia: Legions of Iron. (2002)
13. Sword of the Stars. (2006)
14. Lost Empire. (2007)
15. Star Wars: Empire at War. (2007) 
16. Endless Space. (2012)
17. Imperium Galactica 2. (2000)
18. Star Trek: Birth of the Federation. (1999)
19. Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain. (1997)
20. Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
21. Civilization 4: Planetfall. (2006) 
22. Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
23. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999) 
24. Endless Legend. (2014)

Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor - Industrial Planet

Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor Expansion - More screenshots

Here is an excellent planet for an industrial giant. There is one +200% and two +100% industry bonus there. A few more factories  and we a set for fast ship construction. Also this planet have a food bonus, a morale bonus(Wellness Falls) and an influence bonus, which additionally help the planet to sustain better.

Game Data:
Name: Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Space 
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info

24 Similar Games. Games like Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor:

1. Galactic Civilizations. (2003) 
2. Galactic Civilizations 2 (2006) 
3. Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar. (2007)  
4. Master of Orion 2. (1996)
5. Space Empires 4. (2000)
6. Ascendancy. (1995)
7. Distant Worlds. (2010)
8. Star Wars: Rebellion. (1998)
9. Sins of a Solar Empire. (2008) 
10. Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. (2004)  
11. Armada 2526. (2009)
12. Haegemonia: Legions of Iron. (2002)
13. Sword of the Stars. (2006)
14. Lost Empire. (2007)
15. Star Wars: Empire at War. (2007) 
16. Endless Space. (2012)
17. Imperium Galactica 2. (2000)
18. Star Trek: Birth of the Federation. (1999)
19. Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain. (1997)
20. Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
21. Civilization 4: Planetfall. (2006) 
22. Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
23. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999) 
24. Endless Legend. (2014)

Galactic Civilizations 2 - Colonies Screen

Galactic Civilizations 2 PC game - More explanation screenshots

This is the colony tabs screen. From here we can observe and change important statistics for our colonies line Colony Names, Planet Class, Population, Income, Military Production, Social Production, Research, Approval, Building Construction and Ship Construction. This empire is building a lot of constructor ships. A well developed battle station by the constructors, is worth more than a few ships.

Game Data:
Name: Galactic Civilizations 2
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Space 
Year of Release: 2006
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info

23 Similar Games. Games like Galactic Civilizations 2:

1. Galactic Civilizations. (2003) 
2. Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar. (2007)  
3. Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor. (2008)
4. Master of Orion 2. (1996)
5. Space Empires 4. (2000)
6. Ascendancy. (1995)
7. Distant Worlds. (2010)
8. Star Wars: Rebellion. (1998)
9. Sins of a Solar Empire. (2008) 
10. Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. (2004)  
11. Armada 2526. (2009)
12. Haegemonia: Legions of Iron. (2002)
13. Sword of the Stars. (2006)
14. Lost Empire. (2007)
15. Star Wars: Empire at War. (2007) 
16. Endless Space. (2012)
17. Imperium Galactica 2. (2000)
18. Star Trek: Birth of the Federation. (1999)
19. Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain. (1997)
20. Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
21. Civilization 4: Planetfall. (2006) 
22. Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
23. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999) 
24. Endless Legend. (2014)