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Galactic Civilizations
Galactic Civilizations	2003
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords	2006
Galactic Civilizations III	2015
Galactic Civilizations IV	2022

Galactic Civilizations III is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view 4X and TBS game in the Galactic Civilizations series.

General information

Official forums

Developer Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable using the `-AUTH_PASSWORD=0 -EpicPortal` command line argument. Ultimate Edition also available.
GamersGate		Ultimate Edition also available.
GOG.com		Ultimate Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition also available.
Humble Store		Gold Edition also available.
Microsoft Store
Steam		Ultimate Edition also available.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	DLC includes map packs, factions, units, and more.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Map Pack
Mega Events
Revenge of the Snathi
Precursor Worlds
Mercenaries
Builders Kit
Rise of the Terrans
Lost Treasures
Altarian Prophecy
Crusade
Mech Parts
Intrigue
Heroes of Star Control: Origins
Retribution
Villains of Star Control: Origins
Worlds in Crisis

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the in-game options^[1]
Launch the game. In the main menu, navigate to Options followed by Interface. In the upper-left corner, select the Skip Intro option.

Game data

Gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/226860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\Saves\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/226860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher		EGS launcher now supports cloud syncing (enabled by default).
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Interface settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		^[2]
4K Ultra HD		Game has a native support for full UI scaling
Field of view (FOV)		Use number keys for presets. Middle mouse button for free adjustment
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		This game has some heavy use of colors in graphs, borders and objects. Colors are often too close to tell even without color blindness

Input

Main key bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Planets and starbases key bindings.
Ships key bindings.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, UI, and Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Multiplayer: Excludes start of turn notification, and cutscenes.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Russian				For the GOG.com version on Windows 10, run `<path-to-game>\Fonts\gc3_font_setup.exe` to install the Cyrillic font.^[3]

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	10.1, 11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz AMD K10 Dual-Core	Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 500 Series AMD Radeon HD 5x00 Series Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10.1 compatible	1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/226860/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (226860) 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
↑ Steam Community :: Group :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Important Windows 10 notice regarding Russian installer for Galactic Civilizations 3, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/226860/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (226860) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/226860/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (226860) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-09

[3] Steam Community :: Group :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Important Windows 10 notice regarding Russian installer for Galactic Civilizations 3, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

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[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

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+{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
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+==Video==
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-{{Video settings
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   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
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+|notes    =
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 {{References}}

Developers

	Stardock Corporation
Release dates
Windows	May 14, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
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