A localized version? But I thought that's still in the planning phase. I rather think the people at Amazon.de got a little bit confused about the pricing and availability of GalCiv. I think it's entirely possible that they found a supplier of the old OS/2-GalCiv and totally messed things up. ;p I'll wait and see.
DireFog: I saw it, too. Very strange. It wasn't there a few days ago. Maybe it's a good idea to preorder it. If it's the right thing and amazon.de made a mistake, I presume you can get it for the price you preordered it. And if not, you can still cancel the order.
hi thanks for your answers, all of you! @Arno: No, there currently is no game shop in Dortmund and the nearby Ruhr Valley that I know of. @Arne: Thanks a lot for your hint! That's what I've been looking for for some time now. And not only for GalCiv. Now I'm happily awaiting the day it will be released :D . Calis
Hi, I'm another newbie who got here by Apolyton's MOO3-Forum ;) . But I also know it from my OS/2 days, only never thought it might still exist. Even then it was hard to get in Germany. I tried to preorder GalCiv from Amazon.de. But they don't have it. I even asked their sales support and they didn't know it. Same on Amazon.co.uk. On the other hand, Amazon.com sells it. Why is that so? The direct purchase is an option, but also an expensive one because of the shipping
Dortmund, Germany :)
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