Does Stardock know whats going on??

Answer: "Of course they do!"

Now to help you out, did you get a serial # or temporary serial # in that there email ?? That's what you need to put in the latest build of Stardock Central (SDC) to get it start downloading.

You can download the game if you have the temporary serial number, you will not be able to play it do, until the 21st when you finish downloading a small pack that will include all the dll and exe needed to play the game.

Also here you can read about it

https://www.galciv2.com/Forums.aspx?ForumID=162&AID=100878#790255

In case anyone is worried by this post, I'll mention that as a regular, non-beta, preorder customer, I received my order e-mail, withe Serial #, a few minutes ago, and have the preload underway as I type this.

- Ash

Cool, I know you will enjoy this game!!! Pay close attention to future developments, aand remember to join my empire!!!

The name of the empire is going to be the "OVERMIND", emperor Dark Star, right hand man me Dark Shadow!!! Muahahahahaha!!! The Metaverse and the universe will tremble before the presence of the Dreadlords!!!! We are thier descendants!!! Resistance is futile!!!!

Bow before the presence of the Dreadlord Dark Star!!!!! or suffer the consequences!!!!

lol that's awesome!

FOR THE OVERMIND!

Dark Shadow has arrived!!!!

I'm curious about something- you said it was a 2 CD game, but the download is only 135MB.

Unless the small pack is at least 5 times the size of the regular, how is this a 2 CD game?

If you noticed the Movies, tutorials and media is way more than that.

I'm curious about something- you said it was a 2 CD game, but the download is only 135MB. Unless the small pack is at least 5 times the size of the regular, how is this a 2 CD game?

Including Videos, Media and Tutorials the game is just over 1GB large. 135MB is just the game code.

LOL.. I saw the name of this post and surely thought it was a joke from the dev team... They said they were going to create a post named almost exactly the same as this one as a lark! Sorry you are having problems but I just wanted to chime in with the wierd coincidence.

The answer: No, we rarely know what's going on.

But we are very hopeful that you will enjoy our Galactic empire game.

Pre-download e-mail arrived. Pre-download went off without a problem. 1,023KB/s for the first files. 300KB/s average for the next three folders. 1.08 GB total. I'm sorry I can't report any problems. Maybe on release day. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

You downloaded at over a meg per second? That's hardly fair.  What kind of connection do you have? That's insane speed!

Over here at the office we're all sharing a 3 megabit connection. It's painful. 

Over here at the office we're all sharing a 3 megabit connection. It's painful.

Ouch, man. Even my home connection is faster than that (although nowhere near RichVR's, I suspect). You have my pity.

1,023KB/s for the first files. 300KB/s average for the next three folders. 1.08 GB total.

HOLY SHITBALLS BATMAN!!!

I got 1Mb from adelphia.net here in Puerto Rico and its going at 35-45 MAXIMUN , even if i cancel it and choose another server, same thing!!

OH WELL I guess it doesnt matter still 5 days and 3 hours and 17 mins for game release




Monc34

1,023KB/s for the first files. 300KB/s average for the next three folders

Bah... try downloading it from Thailand!!!

Fluctuation from 2 (!) - 31k..... only 10% to go on the Movies file now though!!

You downloaded at over a meg per second? That's hardly fair. What kind of connection do you have? That's insane speed! Over here at the office we're all sharing a 3 megabit connection.

Yes, but you have the game. Ask him if he'd trade you his connection speed for the final EXE and whatnot. I bet I know what the answer would be.

- Ash

I have Optimum Online in Brooklyn, NY. It's a 10 MB/s cable line. I believe that they recently upgraded the 10MB/s to 15 MB/s for free around here. I like them.