![]() The first wave of exploration was made possible after the invention of stargates. The younger civilizations eventually began to explore the galaxy on their own but their progress was slow. However, before the final blow was struck, the Dread Lords and the Arnor both mysteriously vanished. The Dread Lords came close to destroying the Arnor in the war's final battle. This dispute erupted into a catastrophic civil war. The Dread Lord faction wanted to exterminate them. The Arnor faction wanted to guide the younger civilizations toward enlightenment. ![]() As younger specimens throughout the galaxy began to develop the beginnings of their own primitive civilizations, it led to a philosophical rift within Precursor society, splitting it into two factions. Ī powerful, highly advanced civilization, remembered in legend as the "Precursors", colonized much of the galaxy thousands of years ago. The story of Galactic Civilizations II and the back plot of the ingame universe it inhabits is based on a series of short stories written by Stardock CEO Brad Wardell. The full version of the game was released in May 2015. The sequel was the first game in the series to feature multiplayer and used hex-based game tiles. A pre-release version was made available through Steam in March 2014, which allowed customers to play the game while it is still in development. Stardock also opted for a rather unusual distribution strategy that lacks copy prevention, and allowed for extensive modding by the community.Ī sequel, titled Galactic Civilizations III, was announced by Stardock on October 15, 2013. The game was a modest commercial success, and it was received favorably by critics, winning multiple Editor's Choice awards. The game is notable for its artificial intelligence, which is challenging without being given resources and abilities not available to the player, as is common in the majority of strategy games. Dread Lords focuses on the single player experience that consists of a Campaign mode and a "Sandbox" mode, and omits multiplayer. A second expansion, Twilight of the Arnor, was released in April 2008.ĭread Lords is set in the 23rd century, when multiple alien civilizations, including Terrans, scramble to conquer the galaxy, planet by planet, by force, diplomacy, influence (culture), or technology. An expansion, Dark Avatar, was released in February 2007. It is the sequel to the 2003 game, Galactic Civilizations, and was released at retail and on Stardock's online subscription service,, on February 21, 2006. Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords is a 4X turn-based strategy by Stardock for Microsoft Windows.
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