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Hello, I loved GalCiv2 and I was just wondering how combat has evolved in GalCiv3. Without owning the beta, it's hard to follow along with the news announcements. So, those currently enjoying the game, how is combat different in GC3 vs GC2?
GC3 has added in ranges of different weapons, rates of fire and has even changes to how defenses operate (example, armor, while protecting mostly from mass drivers, can also protect a little from beams and missiles though not as much). There are also support modules that can enhance certain ascpects of weapons, giving you things like greater range, ability to bypass certain defenses, speed upgrades. How you build a ship can also change its behavior. Give mostly weapons and it dashes off towards the most dangerous of targets. Give it mostly defenses and it hangs back and protects valuable targets. Give it enough support modules and the vessel becomes a target that needs protecting. Carriers have also been added.
There are weekly dev streams that are also posted on YouTube that can give you more insight as well and help you to keep up.
Wow that sounds even better then I thought. Thanks for answering! I'll have to take a look at these videos.
@Xelanthol,
If you were looking for full tactical battles that is not part of the game, however, don't let that turn you away from the game, if you loved Galactic Civilizations II, you'll still love Galactic Civilizations III 
Watching any of the dev stream will demonstrate the combat system by allowing you to see it first hand. I would suggest that, but if you want my opinion. Its shaping up pretty damn good!
Yeah I checked out the latest stream (now looking forward to the one tomorrow) and things really do seem to be shaping up really nice. Combat looked pretty damn gorgeous, far far better then GalCiv2. Really looking forward to this title!
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