Galactic Civilizations II v2.20 Changelog

[IslandDog]

Version 2.20 Change Log

[ Gameplay ]

• General
  • The Capital now increases Morale to 35 (up from 25) and Economy to 25 (up from 10)
  • Advanced Hulls is now unlocked from Basic Logistics
  • Life Support is now unlocked from Advanced Hulls
  • Several techs moved to improve AI use
  • Mind Control Center moved to Concept of Malice
  • Shrine of the Mithrillar now gives a 10% population growth bonus civ-wide
  • Shrine of Tandis now gives a 10% morale bonus civ-wide
  • Information Warfare tech now requires Advanced Diplomacy (instead of Planetary Invasion)
  • Temporal Mechanics cost increased from 10 to 30
  • Hyperion Packages cost increased from 10 to 30
  • Entertainment Center now requires Innovative History
  • Slave Pits, Slave Labs, Collectives and Maintenance Grid have had their costs adjusted
  • Research Matrix bonus decreased from 12 to 10
  • School maintenance increased from 1 to 2
  • University maintenance increased from 2 to 3
  • Space Weapons no longer grants a Military bonus
  • Economic Direction Unit bonus reduced from 50 to 25
  • Ultra Spices now requires Extreme Entertainment instead of Xeno Cultural Trends
  • Merchant Trade Complexes cost increased from 800 to 1100
  • Buffed Tier 1/2 starbase attack modules and battlestations 4; removed Singularity Armor
  • Neutrality Learning Center cost increased from 500 to 1000
  • Cultural Enlightenment no longer has a pre-req; moved to Pure Research
  • Healing Pools now requires Planetary Improvements; cost decreased from 300 to 100
  • Nano Materials now requires Basic Space Construction
  • Advanced Philosophy now requires University
  • Enhanced Adaptation cost increased to 150/450/600
  • Robust Hull Construction now provides 15 HP (up from 10)
  • Precursor Library cost decreased from 400 to 100
  • Miniaturization techs bonuses updated to be better
  • Empathic Tactical Center now grants a defense bonus of 25% instead of an attack bonus of 20%
  • Various weapons rebalancing
  • Plus much much more adjustments. See the Progressive Changelog for more.
• Terran Alliance
  • Changed default alignment from 50 to 75
  • Now start as Mercantile political party
  • Starts with +10 Economics, -10 Social Production, +25 Trade and 12 Logistics (up from 6)
  • Starting techs changed to: HyperDrive, Industrial Revolution, Fusion Reactors, Traditional Research, Innovative History, Capitalism and Basic Space Construction
  • Terrains gain a 10% bonus to propulsion and diplomacy research
• Drengin Empire
  • Now starts game as War Party political party
  • Starts with: +10 Military Production, -30 Diplomacy (increased from -25), 20 Loyalty (up from 0) and 14 Logistics (up from 7)
  • Starting techs changed to: Fusion Reactors, Ruthless History, HyperDrive, Stellar Cartography, Specialized Research, Capitalism and Traditional Slavery.
  • Propaganda Machine is now a special project
  • New invasion tactic added (version of Information Warfare)
  • Drengin suffer a 50% penalty to trade techs; and a 100% penalty to diplomatic techs
• Altarian Resistance
  • Now starts game as Pacifists political party
  • Starts with: +10 Luck (up from 0), 10 Logistics (up from 5)
  • Starting techs changed to: HyperDrive, Industrial Revolution, Fusion Reactors, Traditional Research, A History of Benevolence, Stellar Cartography, Capitalism and Basic Space Construction.
  • Social Matrix is now a special project
  • Altarians gain a 20% bonus in Labs research
• Arcean Empire
  • Now starts game as War Party political party
  • Starts with: +10 Economics, +10 Morale, +20 Military Production, +30 Ship HP (up from +20), +20 Soldiering (up from +10), +25 Courage, +20 Loyalty and 20 Logistics (up from 8).
  • Starting techs changed to: Glorious History, Fusion Reactors, HyperDrive, Industrial Revolution, Stellar Cartography, Traditional Research, Capitalism and Basic Space Construction.
  • Stellar Forge and Cathedral of Valor are now special projects
  • Arceans now gain a 20% bonus to Hull and Logistics research
  • Arceans now gain:
    • 15 HP from Superior Hulls (up from 10)
    • 20 HP from Master Hull Building (up from 15)
    • 15 HP from Reinforced Hull Design (up from 10)
    • 15 HP from Hardened Hull Design (up from 10)
• Torian Confederation
  • Now starts as the Populists political party
  • Starts with: +30 Loyalty, 16 Logistics (up from 8)
  • Starting techs changed to: Torian History, Fusion Reactors, HyperDrive, Stellar Cartography, Inherited Technology, Capitalism and Basic Space Construction.
  • Can now research Advanced Aquatic World Colonization cheaper
  • Aquatic Transport Station is now a special project
  • Torians now suffer a 20% penalty to Hull research
  • Changed Advanced Computing requirement to University (from Scientific Method Implementation)
  • Changed Planetary Improvements and Enhanced Adaptation to require Basic Space Construction
  • Added Basic Space Construction with cost 75
  • Xeno Communications now requires Cultural Enlightenment
• Yor Collective
  • Now starts game as the Industrialist political party
  • Starts with: -30 to Diplomacy and 12 Logistics (up from 6)
  • Maintenance Grid and Distributed Energy Matrix are now special projects
  • New invasion tactic: Terror Drones (Cost 250, 20% bonus to attack, 25% improvement damage)
  • Yor now can a 20% advantage in Labs research
• Dominion of Korx
  • Now starts as the Mercantile political party
  • Starts with: +15 Economics, +10 Diplomacy and 12 Logistics (up from 6)
  • Starting techs changed to: A History of Mercantilism, HyperDrive, Stellar Cartography, Industrial Revolution, Fusion Reactors, Traditional Research, Capitalism and Basic Space Construction.
  • Festival of Capitalism, Mercenary Academy and Freighter Command are now special projects
  • Korx gain a 20% bonus to economic research
• Drath Legion
  • Changed default alignment from 75 to 50
  • Now starts as the Populists political party
  • Starts with: +25 Espionage (up from 0) and 16 Logistics (up from 8)
  • Starting techs changed to: Way of the Drath, Industrial Revolution, Basic Space Construction, HyperDrive, Fusion Reactors, Traditional Research, Stellar Cartography and Capitalism.
  • Drath gain a 20% bonus to diplomatic research
• Thalan Empire
  • Now starts as the Technologists political party
  • Starts with: -50 Population Growth (increased from -30), +40 Loyalty and 12 Logistics (up from 6)
  • Starting techs changed to: Fusion Reactors, HyperDrive, Stellar Cartography, New Propulsion, Artificial Gravity, Xeno Biology, Xeno Medicine, Xeno Engineering, Hyperion Packages, Temporal Mechanics and Interstellar Construction.
  • Gaia Vortex and Church of Valor are now special projects
  • New invasion tactic: Mechanized Warriors (Cost 250, 50%/90% min/max bonus to attack, 100% improvement damage)
  • Thalan suffer a 50% penalty to trade and diplomatic research
• Iconian Refuge
  • Now starts as the Federalists political party
  • Starts with: +10 Morale (decreased from 20), +20 Research, 0 Espionage (decreased from 100), -5 Soldiering (decreased from 0) and 16 Logistics (up from 10)
  • Precursor Library is now a special project
  • Expert Engineering is now unlocked after Advanced Hulls
  • Soil Enhancement, Xeno Biology and Space Mining moved to the Enhanced Adaptation tree
  • Iconians gain a 20% bonus to terraforming research
• Korath Clan
  • Now starts game as War Party political party
  • Starts with: -30 Diplomacy (decreased from 0), +10 HP (decreased from 20), +30 Soldiering (increased from 10) and 14 Logistics (increased from 7)
  • Starting techs changed to: Fusion Reactors, Ruthless History, HyperDrive, Stellar Cartography, Specialized Research, Traditional Slavery and Black Market.
  • Graft of Ages is now a special project
  • New invasion tactic added (version of Information Warfare)
  • Korath suffer a 50% penalty to trade techs and a 200% penalty to diplomacy research
• Krynn Consulate
  • Now starts as the Universalists political party
  • Starts with: -15 Research (decreased from 0) and 12 Logistics (increased from 6)
  • Starting techs changed to: HyperDrive, Industrial Revolution, Basic Space Construction, Fusion Reactors, Traditional Research, The Path, Stellar Cartography, and Capitalism.
  • Super Spy Training Center, Temple of Espionage, and Oracle of Krynn are now special projects.
  • Krynn suffer a 20% penalty to labs research but gain a 20% bonus to government research
• Minor Races
  • Changes to various minor races that play more into their background lore. Watch out for the Snathi!

[ Graphics ]

• Updated race colors for Iconian Refuge and Krynn Consulate
• Improved Rally Point indicator
• Various UI tweaks

[ AI ]

• Each race's AI has been tuned to better match their background lore and relative strengths
• All AI opponents will now use the maximum amount of CPU possible

[FarT_Rhin0]

This is very nice of you guys to update this game. Thank you!

[A88mph]

Awesome. I was not expecting an update for this game! I'll have to play again to see how it plays now.

[Adeptguy]

Maybe I can try this game again, at first I couldnt understand a thing about it :P

[GelionFX]

Thanks guys, nice update.

[|$m0k!n| - El Novato -]

Gratefully pleased. Thanks very much.

[SamsWrath]

Will these changes affect my current save games or do I need to start a new game?

[Grogor]

Thanks for the patch, especially the ai speed.

[Sober Mans Secret]

Top job, great to see classics still being supported :)

[Doomdancer]

Holy ♥♥♥♥, now I know WHY I keep all your games in my harddrive, I just had a hunch .. and it paid off :D

Another one to my top 10 dev list ^^

[jhaelen]

Absolutely awesome support!!!

[Verios44]

Stardock once again proves themselves as a respectable Development house, the act of updating a 10 year old game to fix some age old issues, bugs and also t make some of the most commonly used rebalance mods part of the main game, its marvelous!

[Marinxar]

Awesome, thank you

[Raijen]

And this is why i have three copies of this game, steam, cd as well as the old stardock/gamespot digital one :)

[divineshadow]

This is what makes Stardock special. Thank you!

[Tich]

Shame it no longer works, but that maybe win10