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Galactic Civilizations III

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Galactic Civilizations III
Galactic Civilizations III cover
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
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Galactic Civilizations III on IGDB
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Galactic Civilizations III on Wikipedia
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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 after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable using the
-AUTH_PASSWORD=0 -EpicPortal command line argument. Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
GamersGate
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Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Gold Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Gold Edition also available.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
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Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows

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

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

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

Game data

Gameplay settings.
Gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-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) <Steam-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.
Video settings.
Interface 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.
Main key bindings.

Audio

Audio settings.
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

Connection types

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
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 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
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/226860/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (226860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References