Galactic Civilizations™ Expands

Award-winning strategy game gets a free expansion pack



Canton MI (September 16, 2003) – Developer Stardock Entertainment has released Galactic Civilizations: Expanded Universe, a free expansion pack for their award winning strategy game, Galactic Civilizations today. Set near the dawn of the 23rd century, the player takes on the role of leader of the human civilization and must compete against dozens of alien civilizations in the creation of an interstellar empire.



The free expansion pack includes hundreds of new features, tweaks, and enhancements based on player feedback. These features include:



• Rally points. Players can now set rally points to automatically send ships to different positions in the galaxy.

• A new integrated Encyclopedia. Players can now instantly access a built in technology tree navigator, information on ships, planets, stars, and ships, and other data via hyperlinks within the game.

• Updated graphics for stars, sector drawing, space anomalies, and more to enhance the visual appeal of the game.

• Enhanced Governors that allow players to obsolete older ship designs and more effectively manage a vast interstellar civilization including an explored star list, slider locking, and other UI enhancements.

• “Dungeon Master” mode (cheat keys) that let players tweak the game on the fly to create a more customized experience.

• A host of new technologies, random events, new anomalies, new ships, and more.

• Hundreds of new sectors in the largest galaxy size.

• And much more (complete list at:  Link

• Screenshots:  Link



Galactic Civilizations is published by Strategy First and is available at most retail outlets. It is also the first major retail PC game to allow users to purchase and download the game directly from the developer’s website:  Link

Buyers can opt to get a CD-ROM package or go purely electronically.



Stardock delivers software electronically via a content delivery and management technology called Stardock Central (www.sdcentral.net). It seamlessly handles version control, anti-piracy, and anti-cheating features regardless of whether the game is purchased directly or via a retail store. Stardock Central also includes SmartDownloading™ technology that allows users on a dial-up to begin being able to play Galactic Civilizations with only 20% of the total game downloaded.



Galactic Civilizations: Expanded Universe is designed to extend the game play lifetime of Galactic Civilizations. Players can download it at:  Link.



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Galactic Civilizations: Expanded Universe (www.galciv.com)

Price: Free for all Galactic Civilizations players

Developer: Stardock Entertainment, Inc. (www.stardock.com)

Publisher: Strategy First, Inc. (www.strategyfirst.com)

Screenshots: www.galciv.com/gcx



Trademark Notices:

Galactic Civilizations, Stardock®, and Stardock Entertainment are trademarks of Stardock Corporation. Galactic Civilizations © 2002, 2003 Stardock Entertainment.