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Tales of the Terran Alliance DLC Now Available for GalCiv IV
Stardock Launches "Tales of the Terran Alliance" DLC for Galactic Civilizations IV , Kicking Off Expansion Pass 2 The first of five new packs in the Expansion Pass 2 is now available, featuring exciting new campaigns, civilizations, and gameplay enhancements for the acclaimed 4X space grand strategy game. Stardock Entertainment announced that "Tales of the Terran Alliance," the first DLC of Expansion Pass 2 for the acclaimed space 4X strategy game Galactic Civilization... [read more]
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First Gameplay Trailer Released for Ashes of the Singularity II
Check out the first gameplay trailer for Ashes of the Singularity II Command vast armies fighting for control of entire worlds in this massive-scale RTS game Add to your Steam wishlist The first gameplay trailer for Ashes of the Singularity II is now live, offering a closer look at the game’s current visuals and gameplay mechanics that fans have been eager to see. This trailer provides a first look into the strategic depth and immersive experience that the sequel pro... [read more]
Dev Journal
GalCiv IV Dev Journal #111 - Tales of the Terran Alliance: A Tale of Two Terrans
In the upcoming DLC, “Tales of the Terran Alliance”, we revisit the most popular (shocking) of the civilizations in the game, Humans. First we need to remember our basic timeline: Year Event 2178 Humanity (the Terran Alliance) invents Hyperdrive and reveals it (or leaks it) to other major species. The “Great Space Race” begins: the six major species rush to establish interstellar colonies. 2190 The “Altarian Prophecy” surfaces (a ~100,000... [read more]
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GalCiv IV: Dev Journal #110 - Strategic Space in v3.1
Space Geography In the popular book “Guns, Germs and Steel”, author Jared Diamond argues that geography is destiny. The reason why the “Old World” colonized the “New World” and not vice versa was because the Old World lacked the kinds of resources necessary to build advanced civilizations. Cows, horses, chickens, sheep, wheat, rye, barley, pigs, etc. were not present in the New World. Obviously, the map generator for Earth was pretty badly written. One of my complaints with Galactic Civiliz... [read more]
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Stardock Entertainment announced today Expansion Pass 2 for the acclaimed space 4X strategy game Galactic Civilizations IV. The first content drop, " Tales of the Terran Alliance ," will launch December 4, 2025. This new expansion focuses on humanity's tumultuous 23rd century and the formative conflicts that shaped the Terran Alliance into a galactic power. Humanity's Defining Moment “Tales of the Terran Alliance” takes players deep into Earth's pivotal era o... [read more]
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GalCiv IV Dev Journal #109: Day & Night
The Phalenoids Advance are a Civilization of light loving moth-like creatures adapted to a world split into many month-long day and night cycles, and today we’re going to take a close look at their game mechanics to see how they play. As always in GalCiv IV, you can play them pretty much however you like, and you can even alter their Civilization Traits and Abilities here in the “Customize your Civilization” screen to make them play more like evil Drengin, or money-grubbing Iridia ... [read more]
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Now in Early Access - Elemental: Reforged
Remaster of the Classic Fantasy Strategy Game Series, Enters Early Access Today Join Early Access Now Stardock Entertainment announced that its remaster of the Elemental fantasy strategy game series, Elemental: Reforged , entered Early Access today. The classic sandbox turn-based 4X game series puts the player in the role of a sovereign of a fledgling kingdom in a world that has been devastated by a war of magic. “ Elemental: Reforged is the cul... [read more]