Beta 4 schedule

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Thursday October 27th is when we plan to release Beta 4.

It will be available to all users who pre-ordered the game.  Beta 4 will be the official start of the main beta stage of the game.  That is, when the game is starting to come together.  Major new features can't be added at that stage but tons of playability features can still be added. And often, what makes a good game great are little touches.

Beta 4 is going to have the diplomacy in it. It will also have the fleets and fleet battles and hopefully the full starbase implementations in them.  There will hopefully be a few custom maps in it as well as a couple of custom scenarios.

There will be regular updates to Beta 4 going into Christmas.  Users who are particularly helpful will be given access to private beta and content that we especially need constructive feedback on.

The campaign, "Dread Lords", won't be in the public beta since the surprise ending is a major issue we don't want to spoil.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
There will be regular updates to Beta 4 going into Christmas.


Yeeeeeeeaaaaayyyyyy!!!!!
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
if i pre order galciv 2 right now can i still get beta ? and if so where do i find it and what size is the file ?

thanks !
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
When beta 4 arrives, you will be able to get it via Stardock Central (you'll be sent an email with the details when Beta 4 goes out). 
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
I can't wait!

(25 days till the beta, 25 days! Take one down, pass it around, 24 days till the beta!)
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
I must start sucking up to get into private beta!
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
i "Tried" that i just gave up and became a normal American citizen being abosorbed by Conservitve Captilitic BS and just did whatever everyone tells me to do... (i stoped playing The GC2 Beta 3 because it kept crashing on me and its the bugs that yall no about and are gonna fix so im just gonna play some other games RTS maybe... SP2 anyone?) im not a traitor i abuse the fact that americans enjoy so much freedom compared to other nations Economicaly moreso im gonna abuse it until bush becomes a dicator whenever that it will be...
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
(25 days till the beta, 25 days! Take one down, pass it around, 24 days till the beta!)



How about: "25 days untill beta 4, Only 25 days! Keep your hopes up, Spread the word, 24 days untill beta 4!"
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
How many left now?
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
Will we see the campaign/map editor in Beta 4, or will that wait until after release?


Lowa... are you on drugs or something?
Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top
Will we see the campaign/map editor in Beta 4, or will that wait until after release?


Think you missed this line:

The campaign, "Dread Lords", won't be in the public beta since the surprise ending is a major issue we don't want to spoil.
Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top
No im not... on drugs. a map editor prob won't be in the first realse of beta 4 maybe like beta 4D? hes talki ng about a map editor mainly like we can guess the right ending...
Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top
An editor is different from the campaign itself. The editor is the tool to build the campaign. They could release the tool without the content they created with it easily.
Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top
Editor could just be a map editor. More than likely for modifying most things you will need to know XTML (Or whatever its called) putting it out of reach of average geek who is mentally drained at his work and just doesnt want to bother and have fun with a PC game. However there are some Ubergeeks that will make some MODs.
Reply #16 from Stardock Forums Top
Astax you always have this "ubergeeks" best to let them do their work and satify the morans customers.. (no offense if anyone here applies to this... ) anyways Map editors make the game more customizable and more Open-ended so many companies want to swtich to this but some are competly stupid. Now HL2 is really customizable HL2's engine is good but the storyboard Graphs were not as good as HL1 Valve wanted to make it customizable albet and thats just what everyone is trying to do... there is this Site called Empires or somting that trys to make a mod for First-person shooters and convert them into Stragetic games where there are 2 forces it becomes like a Real RTS of sorts... they tried it with the BFs but BF1942 and BF2 would become unstable when "converted" so the project was shifted to HL2 and would seem better...
Reply #17 from Stardock Forums Top
Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top
Can't Wait

GW
Reply #19 from Stardock Forums Top
Editors won't be comign with GalCiv II.  We have some editors but they're no where near any condition you could give to end users.  We'll look at creating consumer based editors for the expansion pack.
Reply #20 from Stardock Forums Top
Lowa... are you on drugs or something?


No he's not. He just doesn't want anyone to understand him.
Reply #21 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
#19 by Frogboy [Stardock]
Wednesday, October 05, 2005 3:48:33 PM

Editors won't be comign with GalCiv II. We have some editors but they're no where near any condition you could give to end users. We'll look at creating consumer based editors for the expansion pack.


Cant you atleast make a map editor? Or are you refering to map editor already...
Reply #22 from Stardock Forums Top
This makes Zoomba a sad panda
Reply #23 from Stardock Forums Top
All of the editors, particularly the map editor, would require significant dev time to make them available. We'll fold that into the expansion.
Reply #24 from Stardock Forums Top
I am waiting with baited breath. Been waiting a loong time for a worthy sucessor to MOO2 (and MOO3 wasn't it).
Reply #25 from Stardock Forums Top
Dammit!

Will there atleast be a support for custom map files, where you can start a game using a predefined map? So that some geekier fans can put forth their own map editors? And if so please make the map files something rudementry like a txt file and not a big complex file that requires friggin hex editor to decipher