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==Monetization== | ==Monetization== |
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Developers | |
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Stardock | |
Publishers | |
Stardock | |
Paradox Interactive | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 21, 2006 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | 4X, TBS |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Galactic Civilizations |
Galactic Civilizations | |
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Galactic Civilizations | 2003 |
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords | 2006 |
Galactic Civilizations III | 2015 |
Galactic Civilizations IV | 2022 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Updates require a serial key and Stardock account. | |||
Developer website | ||||
GamersGate | Ultimate Edition | |||
GOG.com | Ultimate Edition | |||
Green Man Gaming | Ultimate Edition | |||
Steam | Ultimate Edition |
Version differences
Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe is standalone, and retail-only version from 2008 which contains both expansion packs but not the base game content. Ultimate Edition includes the base game content as well as all DLC.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Dark Avatar | ||
Twilight of the Arnor |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename movie files[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\Prefs.ini |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\*.sav |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | still borderless | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | up to 16x | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | [2] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Event Music, Sound Effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Russian | Fan translation, available here or alternative version here. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz or AMD equivalent | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB (XP) 1 GB (Vista or newer) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (202200) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Nico 0 on 2020-06-08
- Seems to stutter between 110-120 FPS, capped at 120