GalCiv

alternative Gal Civ

1. slangvideo gamesGalactic Civilizations, a series of turn-based strategy video games or the first game so named.First known use 1993

   It of course made me curious of the goings on of the two other 'forks' so I looked them up: Stardock seems to be continuing on with GalCiv mostly which is on IV.

   2024 February 20, Justisaur, “FREE GAME: Free Stars”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (Usenet), archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026

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   Unlike Civilization, which only allows you to be developing one new technology at once, GalCiv allows you to be working on 4 new technologies at once, dividing up your research resources among them however you want.

   1993 June 24, x90wardell@gw.wmich.edu [Brad Wardell], “Galactic Civilizations: Announcement!”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games (Usenet), archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026

   Since SDS or whoever they represent don't wish to export their product directly, can someone put GalCiv on one of the many FTP sites in the US, so that I can grab it.

   1993 November 26, Joseph Mckinnon, “Cheeky”, in comp.os.os2.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026

   What I don't approve if you walking over dead bodies just to succeed. Hmmmm. (even at that twenty years from now you could play GalCiv II even if Stardock is no more but if you want patches then you will in it for suprise).

   2009 March 28, Bloodstar, “OT: Stardock going DRM”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical (Usenet), archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026