Galactic Civilizations IV
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Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
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Prepare yourself to explore the galaxy, research new technologies, meet new alien civilizations and develop a galactic civilization that will pass the test of time. As leader of a fledgling interstellar species, it’s up to you to guide your people to develop new worlds, construct new kinds of starships and fight wars to ensure your civilization survives in what is often a hostile universe. 4X Meets Grand StrategyeXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate are just the start! Our in-game storyteller is combined with a sophisticated AI strategist to ensure that the living, lore rich universe you are experiencing is also populated with opponents who follow their own agendas and wield the intellect to make good on them. Design Your Own Cosmic Legacy Unleash your creativity with the unrivaled power of AlienGPT by describing your civilization’s characteristics, preferences, and aspirations, and watch our AI weave them into distinctive lore, diplomatic dialogues, starship selections, and ambassador portraits. Play Tall or WideGovern as few, or as many, worlds as you like with the Core World and Colony split system. Tall play is viable by linking many Colonies into just a handful of Core Worlds, greatly increasing their resource output. Alternatively, many lower class planets can be manually improved and developed for a super-wide playstyle.Craft Custom Interstellar FleetsHarness your creative abilities to construct interstellar armadas with the Ship Designer, a feature that allows you to design and customize your own interstellar spacecraft. With an array of options for hulls, weapons, engines, and more, you can create a fleet that perfectly suits your strategy and style.Forge a Unique EmpireWith setup options that allow the player to play games lasting less than an hour, or for months, Galactic Civilizations IV supports many viable strategies. Create or play as a civilization with deep diplomatic and cultural abilities or play as a ravenous species bent on spreading to every world in the universe: Galactic Civilizations offers a deep set of options to ensure your style of play is rewarded.Claim Victory Your WayConquering your rivals with force of arms isn’t the only way to win - enlighten the galaxy with superior cultural influence, navigate treacherous diplomatic waters to unite your rivals under your leadership, or earn a Prestige Victory with difficult Galactic Challenges.Never The Same Game TwiceExperience thrilling adventures within procedurally generated galaxies teeming with surprises. Engage with a multitude of galactic events and rival civilizations to ensure every game is a unique and exciting experience, filled with challenges and opportunities.
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MINORDev Journal #119: Spring Status Report
It has been a busy Spring.The Galactic Civilizations community has posted vast amounts of suggestions, requests and just generally amazing feedback. There really should be a study on why 4X game commu
MINORDev Journal #118: Oligarchies in Federations & Empires
How might a hyper-capitalistic civilization develop in the future? That’s the question we wanted to play out and the upcoming expansion pack for Galactic Civilizations IV, Federations & Empires, will
MINORDev Journal #117: Empires in Federations & Empires
Greetings!Today I want to talk about what the Empire government actually does in the upcoming Federations & Empires expansion.I'm getting ahead of myself. So let me first walk through the idea of the
MINORDev Journal #116: The Tech Tree in the Room
Tech trees are one of those parts of a strategy game that look obvious from the outside and turn out, every single time, to be one of the hardest things to get right. Game designers have been struggli
MINORFederations & Empires Brings Distinct Government Forms
Federations & Empires Expansion - the largest governance overhaul in the series' history replaces a linear upgrade path with forms of governmentEach with its own screens, resources, and political mech
MINORDev Journal #115: Opening Moves
Strategy games are all about the opening move. Galactic Civilizations is no exception.In RTS games we call it “Build Order”. Back in the day, I played some of these RTS games “professionally”. Today,
MINORVideo Blog: A Look at the v3.3 Update
In this video developer journal for Galactic Civilizations IV, BATTLEMODE shows off some of the new UI quality of life and Adaptive AI features added in our recent v3.3 update. For more information on
MINORv3.3 Update Now Available
Galactic Civilizations IV v3.3 Now AvailableChangelog hereThis update brings a new AI system, a streamlined faction creator, faster controls, and a long list of gameplay, balance, and stability fixes
MINORDev Journal #114: The Evolving 4X Interface (and v3.3)
The Problem Nobody Talks About4X games have a UI problem and it's getting worse.Not because designers are getting lazier. It's because the games keep getting deeper. Every year we add more systems, mo
MINORv3.2 Update Now Available
v3.2 Update Now AvailableAI diplomacy, early-game pacing, and gameplay balance improvements across the base game and Tales of the Terran Alliance DLC.Full changelogThe v3.2 update addresses some of th
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