Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords

Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords
Here you have ever heard criticism of chess, or claim to the drafts? Clear rules for complete freedom of action and accurate balance for thousands of years - at a loss is only blame themselves, not the creators. But with kondachka is not invented, especially if the playing field extends over a hundred planets. However, the guys from Stardock Corporation coped with the task brilliantly.

Little green men

The very first menu you will meet a set smile, grimace and grin - cabinet of curiosities, and only. Harvested ten races to suit all tastes, but you can work out the genetics. Preferred technology, national characteristics and political ideals even at the start define your style of play. Finally, treat the design of ships and choose a menacing face. Then get the planet mean ugly and boldly lead the people into a bright tomorrow. The road will have to choose the most ...

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Space stations are able to erase the entire squadron in a powder or capture the worlds without firing a shot. Look, but do not touch - the battle mode was created for entertainment value only. The best entertainment in the game.
But the man above all! After all, he pays taxes, which can then be spent on science, construction or military affairs. Small set of sliders to help guide withdrawn from public funds in the right direction. And to the subjects work better, multiplied and, in general, did not know sorrow, will equip their way of life. Several classes of buildings are responsible for production, research, agriculture and the profit. And do not forget about entertainment! You do not want zaimet couple of billion enemies. By itself, render habitable planet with a mind to, and from mindlessly stuck buildings much good enough. The more so because the number of possible structures depends on the class of the world. New technologies increase some of his, but for the good of the earth will have to war.

Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords Good to be bad
Good, bad or neutral? The choice of uncomplicated religion dependent relationship with our neighbors, new technologies and ways of solving some problems. And the most "delicious" again goes to the scoundrels! Better weapons, dozens of obedient subjects and bonuses in exchange for a couple of billions of victims. Just something ...

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The interface is so simple that one hour later this Chinese charter would seem to you to understand. And two - native. Soyuznichki decided to dispossess me a special tax. A month later, and still care to ask would be, mischief ...

Spacecraft State Farm

Neighbors began to arrive on a visit? Welcome to the communal apartment ... sorry, the galaxy. Strong worlds this regularly get together and decide who this time put out the trash, and someone else and pay for the light. Special taxes, penalties, moratorium and laws appointed banal ballot. And the electorate is directly dependent on the size of chop off the space. In this case, all races singing odes to peace and build your eyes, silently feeding your enemies. Impact studies and diplomacy will help you delicately hang noodles on their multi-colored ears, bartering for a pittance of new technologies. And an alliance with all the powers you have at the same moment to see the final credits.

Although friendly, it turns out, can and forcibly. Entire map is dotted with trade routes, adjust them economic plants, and the money to entangle enemy colony of special network of bases. Influence - a key resource in the game. It is determined by the length of the borders and strike fear into your opponents. Develop a culture and ended up in your space planet will sell the hosts for gaming centers and false preaching. Captured three-quarters of the cosmos? That's right, admire the new ending.

Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords What Does It Take "World" to build
Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords
Apart from the big guns and thick armor their ships can give short weight by thousands of jewelry. Laziness? Yes, at first it seems really stupid. Until you see that some players have managed to create. Circle of "crazy hands" and do not lay next! Cruisers of all the famous movies and TV series, the fruits of someone's crazy imagination and the real space station - and you are weak? With proper patience, you can at least make a limousine from the regular military transport. The only pity the developers did not think the exchange of models. After creating the next masterpiece takes much more time than the passage of the mission. But it's worth it, believe me.

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Ground battle smacks of the old cartoons.In any case, its outcome is predetermined from the first second. Each cog on this piece of plate screwed his own hands. The developers have done crafts with a special love.

Lights up and spins around the planet, on our home smoke

You do not believe the sweet speeches of the neighbors, right? By the unwary player immediately descend to visit cruisers yesterday allies. All military stealth technology enclosed in a hundred and three types of weapons. Guns, rockets and lasers - you never know with what to wait for the enemy. Bump in the research boards or strengthen armor down the stocks terrifying colossus or customize dozens of fighters? Battle at times resemble a game of cards, where instead of aces up its sleeve - the ubiquitous intelligence, an instant desolating coffers. Yes, and hiking - it purely scientific. Without life-support systems to long-cordon no getting, arms are short. And that of a helpless handful of ships to the fleet, will also become skilled in logistics - one at a time in space is better and his nose is not vysovyvat.Shturmoviki on the original, the horses are drunk, boys harnessed. It's time to capture the worlds! Ground fighting is responsible for landing, which is recruited directly from your favorite taxpayers. So do not mindlessly send to slaughter millions of soldiers (loans, poor creatures - underline). The strength of armies depends on their size, military technology and a choice of means of support. Razutyuzhiv surface of the bombers, you can easily pereb'ete enemies, but will receive a reward raskurochennuyu lifeless planet. Arms race can continue almost indefinitely, but the war's great effort on affordable and irritates his subjects.

Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords Vote or lose!
Galactic Council (United Planets) perfectly balances the forces. Breaking Away civilization immediately tax will be levied and entrusted it with all the prison space to boot. Of course, from the Council can always leave, but it hurt too often distribute elephants - new planets to the various bonuses.

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The diagram clearly shows that the Galactic Council in my pocket. Better well thought out plan of research. In this tree, and academics are lost ...

Extraterrestrial intelligence

Yes, and allies must take over your pencil imperial habits. Weak race will zagovarivat you teeth, fill with gifts and play along in the galactic council. And as soon as you forget about them, throw another caper. The computer can not just assess the situation clearly, but also masterfully bustling, bogged down in intrigues. No cheating and excessive settings - artificial intelligence actually gives a light, reacting to your every action. Take all of the above policy options, a good shuffle and return to the hands of nine calculating scoundrels. And then try to hold out at least a couple hours at the maximum level of complexity. If you win, do not hesitate to send a screenshot ...

Time to put a fat point, but so much is still left-overs. Hundreds of fancy technology, incredible vehicles and epic campaigns - you can fill a magazine to cover. And out of this sandbox the size of the universe - does not come out until the end of days. Week-long battle, sleepless nights, endless myriad of worlds ... Over time you begin to understand why this game is not multiplayer.

Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords Space Fiction
Order sprawling tech tree attracts not only the huge guns and universal happiness, but also entertaining reading. Signatures to the hundreds of inventions would be enough for a fantasy novel middling. You now know what a "fazory" or "dyurantium? Curiosity - the engine of progress ...

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