# Anyone else getting Galactic Civilizations II? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 15, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-galactic-civilizations-ii/344611 "2006-02-15T09:24:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-galactic-civilizations-ii/344611/1 "2006-02-15T09:24:24Z")
This game looks cool. It has no copy protection too. So no starforce to worry about. I have already started to model starship parts. I really liked MOO 1&2 and this is the same idea more or less. I hope the game is as fun as it looks. Anyone else getting it? Here is the link: [http://www.galciv2.com/](http://www.galciv2.com/) ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-galactic-civilizations-ii/344611/2 "2006-02-15T14:35:29Z")
I probably will. Though I really should install and play GalCiv 1 sometime… ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-galactic-civilizations-ii/344611/3 "2006-02-15T14:50:15Z")
I’ll probably look at getting it. I’ve said it before, GalCiv1 was the game that MoO3 should have been. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-galactic-civilizations-ii/344611/4 "2006-02-15T15:05:25Z")
I would like to pick it up eventually. GalCiv 1 was a solid game, although I never could figure out how to balance my budget. I kept winding up with way too much upkeep, and all the finance things wouldn’t help. GalCiv II is the original GalCiv squared! ---
**Author:** ![Grossbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba8739/32.png) [@Grossbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grossbottom)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-galactic-civilizations-ii/344611/5 "2006-02-15T16:22:27Z")
I think I’ll skip it. I played the first one, and found it entertaining but a little too cartoonish and simple. I ended up paying for and downloading the expansion and never mustered up the enthusiasm to play it. I think Space Empires V is due out soon so I think I’ll just wait for the ultimate in 4x control freak empire building experiences. ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-galactic-civilizations-ii/344611/6 "2006-02-15T16:37:28Z")
I’ll probably get it. I played GalCiv1 and liked it. I found it a bit simplistic; maybe this one will be better. ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-galactic-civilizations-ii/344611/7 "2006-02-15T17:07:36Z")
It just looks like the designers put a lot of heart into it. They are already planning to release free bonus stuff on release day. Plus it is designed to be mod-able which is cool. I think they were disappointed with the first one and have tried to make this one better. I didn’t play the first one so I don’t know. But I have a good feeling about this one after reading about it. I got Civ4. It was pretty good. After awhile though I wished there was more diplomatic possibilities and personalities. This one only has 10 major races so I am leery about that. I hope they add more. I get bored of seeing the same old enimies over and over. I will have to check out the Space empire series. Thanks for the tip.