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Galactic Civilizations III - Modding

In a prior Developer Blog ( https://forums.galciv3.com/461709/page/1/ ) I talked about all the cool stuff you can do in the Custom Race tool. We give you a bunch of images, traits, abilities and settings to create whatever race you want. But, if you really want to make something unique you can go so much further. In this post I’ll talk about how modding works in Galactic Civilizations III and show you how I used it to make a new faction for the game, the Ghosts of Abbado... [read more]

2/21/2015 By DerekPaxton in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Dev Stream (Friday, February 20th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream is happening today at 3pm EST. Lead Designer Paul Boyer will be taking your questions and talk about what's coming for Galactic Civilizations III. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast today at 3pm EST! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update: Replay is on YouTube ... [read more]

2/20/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Galactic Civilizations III - Custom Factions

We are hard at work creating the next Galactic Civilizations III beta and we will have a lot of fun things for you to play with. But I wanted to talk about one of my favorites, Custom Races. First off there are 2 ways to create custom races. First you can add them as a mod (but more about that in a future post). For this post I wanted to talk about everything you can do in the in game tool to create a wide variety of unique, interesting and weird species to populate your universes. ... [read more]

2/19/2015 By DerekPaxton in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Rock, Paper, Shotgun Early Impressions of Offworld Trading Company

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has an early impressions article up about Offworld Trading Company. "What I’m saying is that Offworld Trading Company starts off seeming fairly simple, and low-conflict, but escalates into something smart, complicated and tense. It might have no combat, but this is a true arms race. As the corporations tussle for prize tiles or sabotage key buildings at the worst/best moment, constantly leapfrogging each other for the highest stock value, that there are no guns ma... [read more]

2/19/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (February 18th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

At 3pm EST today we'll be having our Sorcerer King dev livestream! Be sure to join us live for any questions you might want to ask, or post questions in the comments below. Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube [read more]

2/18/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Galactic Civilizations III Beta 4 Patch 2 now available

The Galactic Civilizations III Beta 4 Patch 2 is now available and users can now download the patch via Steam. This is the same patch that was offered as an opt-in last week, but is now available to all players. This update fixes a number of crashes, stuck turn fix, and various other fixes. # # # Galactic Civilizations III Beta 4 Patch 2 Changelog Major Crash/Stuck Turn Fixes: Fixed a crash within Miles, where too... [read more]

2/16/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Polygon on Sorcerer King Writer Chris Bucholz and Comedy Writing

Polygon has a story about comedy in game writing, and they talk to Cracked.com writer Chris Bucholz, who also happens to be a writer for Sorcerer King. "I’ve been writing for Cracked for seven years or so," Chris Bucholz told Polygon. "They couldn’t get rid of me. The developers and the owners of Stardock said we need to get a writer for these games we’re working on and they said, 'hey this guy is funny, let’s send him an e-mail.' Read more at Polygon.co... [read more]

2/13/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Niche Gamer Preview of Galactic Civilizations III

Niche Gamer has a preview up today of Galactic Civilizations where they take a look at the current beta release. "Balance is a key word in any game, especially for one so reliant on expansion as a win condition. Stardock has achieved that balance in development, a rare feat in today’s gaming world, which emphasizes post-release patching. It’s hard to be anything short of enthusiastic for the finished project, at least with a beta like this." Read the full preview here... [read more]

2/13/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Dev Stream (Friday, February 13th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream is happening today at 3pm EST. Lead Designer Paul Boyer will be taking your questions and talking about the current status of GalCiv 3. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast today at 3pm EST! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube [read more]

2/13/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Offworld Trading Company Early Access Now Available

Stardock and Mohawk Games are extremely proud to announce today the launch of Offworld Trading Company on Steam Early Access. For a limited time, players can buy into the beta for a discounted $35.99 price and immediately start competing for the boundless riches waiting to be extracted from Mars. Offworld Trading Company is mostly feature-complete already. The cutthroat competition in the real-time, player-driven market is fierce, as randomly generated maps present new challenges and opp... [read more]

2/12/2015 By abiessener in Offworld News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (February 11th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

At 3pm EST today we'll be having another Sorcerer King dev livestream! Be sure to join us live for any questions you might want to ask, or post questions in the comments below. Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on Youtube [read more]

2/11/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Galactic Civilizations III Beta 4 Patch 2 Opt-in Update Available

A bugfix update is now available as an opt-in patch for Galactic Civilizations III. This update fixes a number of crashes, stuck turn fix, and various other fixes. To opt into the development snapshot, do the following: Right-click Galactic Civilizations III in your Steam library Select “Properties” Select the “Betas” tab Choose “Opt-in” from the drop-down menu Close the Properties window Thanks for helping us test Galactic Civilizations III. Happy... [read more]

2/10/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Beta 4 Hotfix Live

Hi everyone – We just pushed a hotfix for Beta 4. Your Steam client should download the patch automatically. Beta 4 Patch 1 changelog: FIXES Seed statchel tinkerer bug fixed (adds food) Curse ability bug fixed (stat effects properly occur) Drogon's merciless strength bug fixed (doesn't carry over from battle to battle) Hunting grounds text updated to be consistent turn times Storyteller camera bug fixed (now rotates properly when starting with it... [read more]

2/6/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Dev Stream (Friday, February 6th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream is happening today at 3pm EST. We'll be playing an internal build and discussing more about the battle viewer in this weeks stream. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast today at 3pm EST! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube [read more]

2/6/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Offworld Trading Company Dev Livestream at 3pm EST Today (February 5th)

Every Thursday at 3pm we are planning to have a livestream of Offworld Trading Company with Soren Johnson. The next one will be happening today, so we’d be excited if you can make the time to join us. Follow the Mohawk Games Twitch channel here: http://www.twitch.tv/mohawkgames If you do happen to miss the livestream we’ll also be posting them to our YouTube channel so you can watch at your convenience. [read more]

2/5/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Sorcerer King: Beta 4 change log

–RELEASED 02/05/2015– (Island Dog update) Sorcerer King Beta 4 is now available! See below for details on the enchantment system, Tinkerer sovereign, custom sovereigns, and more: ************* We’re putting the final touches on beta 4 of Sorcerer King. It is a massive change from beta 3 and we plan to have a beta 5 before release. NOTES: Beta 4 will be MAYHEM as we have not even attempted to balance the crafting enchantments yet. So feel free to g... [read more]

2/4/2015 By Frogboy in Sorcerer King Dev Journals

Sorcerer King Beta 4 Released

Biggest. Update. Ever. 400+ new quests. Huge crafting system improvement. New sovereign. Custom sovereigns. Graphical overhaul. Today is an excellent day. Sorcerer King Beta 4 comes strapped with more new and improved stuff than most updates can even dream of. The full patch notes are crazy-long, and full of awesome stuff like improved tactical AI, new spells, whole new features like Enchanting, and more. They're not even padded with minor bugfixes! Well, most of those at least hav... [read more]

2/4/2015 By abiessener in Sorcerer King News

Galactic Civilizations III Beta 4 Patch 1 now available

The Galactic Civilizations III Beta 4 Patch 1 is now available and users can now download the patch via Steam. This is the same patch that was offered as an opt-in last week, but is now available to all players. Beta 4 patch 1 changelog: Fixes Fixed a crash where the star system member list became corrupt (this was the most common crash we had reported and it was difficult to track down, thank you to everyone who submitted crash dumps to help us figure this out) Fixed the Fo... [read more]

2/4/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (February 4th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King livestream is scheduled for 3pm EST today. We'll be giving a preview of the upcoming Beta 4 and taking any questions you might have. Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube [read more]

2/4/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Dev Stream (Friday, January 30th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream is happening today at 3pm EST. Be sure to join us live to ask your questions or leave them in the comments below. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast today at 3pm EST! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update: Replay is on YouTube [read more]

1/30/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Opt-in Update Available

A bugfix update is now available as an opt-in patch for Galactic Civilizations III. This update fixes a number of crashes, tweaks the battle viewer, and improves the Yor AI for building citizens. If no issues are discovered in the opt-in period, we plan to release this as a public update next week. To opt into the development snapshot, do the following: Right-click Galactic Civilizations III in your Steam library Select “Properties” Select the “Beta... [read more]

1/29/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Next Stop: Early Access

Although I have worked on Offworld Trading Company for over a year now, I still struggle to know how to first describe the game. It’s a game about making money. It’s a game about colonizing Mars. It’s a real-time strategy game, but you don’t control units or directly attack other players. It feels like a board game but one which could never exist outside of a computer. Ultimately, it’s all of these things and yet something else too: a strategy game full o... [read more]

1/28/2015 By Soren_Johnson in Offworld Dev Journals

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (January 28th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

Join us at 3pm EST today for our next Sorcerer King livestream. Today we'll be showing the Enchantment system and answering any Sorcerer King questions you may have. Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube [read more]

1/28/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Dev Stream (Friday, January 23rd) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream is happening today at 3pm EST. Topic of discussion this week will be Beta 4 which was released yesterday, so be sure to join us with any questions you might have. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast today at 3pm EST! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay... [read more]

1/23/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

The Battle Viewer Arrives Today With Beta 4

The day is upon us! Revel in the terrible might of your grand fleets, witnessing their deadly grace with the power of the brand-new battle viewer in Galactic Civilizations III Beta 4! Beta 4 isn't just the addition of the real-time battle viewer, though, sweet as it is. Today we've also got a whole bunch of gameplay additions and tweaks for you: Extreme worlds extend the colonization race throughout the game by unlocking valuable new worlds with advanced technology. Every ... [read more]

1/21/2015 By abiessener in GalCiv III News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (January 21st) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King livestream is scheduled for 3pm EST today. Be sure to join us live while we show the Enchantment system and Tinkerer sovereign, and take your questions. Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube [read more]

1/21/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 4 changelog

–RELEASED 01/22/2015– Galactic Civilizations III Beta 4 is now available! See below for details on the battle viewer, ideology revamp, extreme worlds, and more: Features Added a prototype version of the battle viewer, now you can see your fleets shoot lasers, launch missiles and blow each other up in glorious detail Added the ability to pause, restart or change the battle speed Added a free camera so you can view the battle for... [read more]

1/20/2015 By DerekPaxton in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Dev Stream (Friday, January 16th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

Today will be an exciting livestream for Galactic Civilizations III. We just got a new build up, and we are hoping to be able to show you some of the Battleviewer, ideology screen, and more today. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast today at 3pm EST! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on You... [read more]

1/16/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

AI coding as a platform

Well the party is almost over for you humans. I’ve never hidden the fact that I consider human beings playing my AI a necessary evil. I need your money to fund my AI work. This time around, I’ve got a talented young developer working with me. He makes me feel old. Very. Very old. A lot has changed over the past 20 years. It is still technically C++ but it’s all very different from what it used to be. Example code //GalCiv III: ... [read more]

1/14/2015 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Founder's Edition Ending This Friday!

It's your last chance to get the Offworld Trading Company prototype through the Founder's Edition as that will be ending this Friday. Post from Soren: Offworld is progressing nicely, which means that we are ready to move forward to the next phase of the game’s development. Thus, the Founder’s program is going to be closing soon, specifically on January 16th. After that, the game itself will not be available to new purchasers until it goes up on Ste... [read more]

1/14/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (January 14th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

We're excited to have our next Sorcerer King livestream today at 3pm EST! We'll be discussing what's been going on with Sorcerer King development and taking your questions. If you can't join the stream live and ask, be sure to leave your questions here and we'll try to get them answered. Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube c... [read more]

1/14/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Dev Stream (Friday, January 9th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

The first livestream for Galactic Civilizations III is happening today! We are glad to be back and I know you have a ton of questions ready to be answered. Today we'll be talking about what's going on with GCIII and taking as many questions as we can. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast today at 3pm EST! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so y... [read more]

1/9/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (January 7th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

Happy New Year! Today we'll be having our first dev livestream of 2015 for Sorcerer King. We have a new internal build to show off with a bunch of new stuff you might be interested in. We'll be going live at 3pm EST today, so be sure to join our stream and have some questions ready. If you can't make it, feel free to leave any questions in the comments below and I'll try to get them posted. Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - htt... [read more]

1/7/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King: Beta 4 Change log

**Updated 2/4/15** Hey folks, this is Island Dog making an update to Brad's original post. Here is the updated changelog for the upcoming Beta 4: New Sovereign, Champion, & Sovereign Customization Tinkerer sovereign – A master craftsman who wields the power of the Forge of the Overlord with great skill Drogon the Dwarf champion – wields two axes, has the Beardsmith ability...what else do you need to know? Sovereign customization unlocked... [read more]

1/4/2015 By Frogboy in Sorcerer King Dev Journals

Legendary Heroes Free this Weekend on Steam!

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is FREE all weekend long on Steam! Many of you reading this most likely already have LH, but this is a great opportunity to let your friends give Legendary Heroes a try. Aside from the free weekend, Legendary Heroes is also on sale for 75% off and the DLC is 50% off. Get it here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/228260/ [read more]

1/2/2015 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Opt-in Bugfix Patch Available

We've got a minor bugfix patch for you before we take off for the holidays. Short patch notes list today. To wit: Fixed threat level to no longer jump to 3 after the first few turns Fixed issue where AI could potentially go on quests, collect goodie huts To get the patch, do the following: Right-click Sorcerer King in your Steam library Select “Properties” Select the “Betas” tab Choose “Opt-in” from the drop-down menu Close the Pro... [read more]

12/18/2014 By abiessener in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (December 17th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

We'll be having our next dev livestream for Sorcerer King on Wednesday, December 17th at 3pm EST. We will be discussing the recently released beta 3 and taking any questions that you may have about Sorcerer King. If you do have a question, please leave it in the comments below and we'll try to answer them on the stream. I also wanted to note this will be the last Sorcerer King livestream for 2014. We appreciate your support on the streams and have had a great time chatting with y... [read more]

12/16/2014 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Galactic Civilizations III: BETA 3 arrives

Greetings! Welcome to the sausage factory! Beta 3 of Galactic Civilizations III has arrived with lots of new changes and improvements. We still have a long way to go but progress is swift. A few highlights Beta 3 brings the Yor into the game. We’re still playing around with how they “breed”. The current plan is to have the player actually manufacture more Yor on the planet. The Yor are a synthetic, pre-singularity lifeform. Long... [read more]

12/16/2014 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Dev Streams Start Again In 2015

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I must bring the no-doubt totally unexpected news that the Galactic Civilizations III dev stream is going on hiatus until after the New Year. We wish you the finest winter celebrations of your people, and look forward to catching you next year with recharged creative batteries and lots more pew pew as Galactic Civilizations III development enters the home stretch! [read more]

12/16/2014 By abiessener in GalCiv III News

Sorcerer King Beta 3 Now Available

Evil overlords everywhere beware; never before have the forces of good had so many ways to fight the good fight! Which is to say that today’s update to the Sorcerer King beta adds the Priest and Commander sovereigns to the game. Huzzah! Fix the shadowlands, restore your armies to fighting shape, and call in divine favors for absurdly overpowered effects as the Priest, or field legions the likes of which other sovereigns can only dream of as the Commander. Either way, you’ll... [read more]

12/15/2014 By abiessener in Sorcerer King News

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