Is this game going to be avaible on DVD?

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Will Galactic Civ 2 be avalible on DVD? I don't want to be juggling 6 cd's.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
There's no copy protection, so you can save it to your hard drive, or write it on a DVD and play it from there.

However, I don't think the final size will be that big. The hard drive is a big selling point for me, as when I played Civ IV on battery power on my laptop (power outage)- I could only get about 80 mins of gameplay on a fully charged battery. From the hard drive it should be better if there's an outage and I need something to do.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I believe one of the Stardock reps stated the game will only be around 650 megs. Should only be one CD.
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I remember seeing one of the reps stating that the goahead had been given to make it a 2-CD game. However, it will install once, and after that you only need the CDs to reinstall.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
So long as it isnt ONLY available on DVD.. i dont care if it is 12 CDs (glad it isnt though heh)

This rapid transition towards DVD is kinda scary.. I dont have a DVD drive at this point and dont have the money to get one right now either... already one games i have wanted have only been available on DVD. I may have to start scrounging for a DVD drive before I miss out on a really good game.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
As Popup Target posted, the latest word is that the game will be 2 CD's.

Then again, once you have your serial number, the CD's are just pretty pieces of metal and plastic...
I don't even remember where my GalCiv1 cd is
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
It'll be two CDs.
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top


How come you guys aren't transfering to the DVD?
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
Because 2 CDs costs less than a DVD in bulk. Moreover, many retails (such as Walmart) won't accept DVDs in general.
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
Well...I still buying this game, but sooner or later we are all going to have to transfer to DVD-rom.
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
Hopefully when its downloaded, I will be able to back it up and install from one DVD.
I hate switching discs during install.
Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top
Stardock Central does have a backup/restore-mechanism that zips the installed files and allows installation from there, so you can just burn the archive(s) to whatever you like, along with a copy of the SDC installer.