Aww... that's too bad. Any chance we get it later?

Wonderful.

Thx for patch Stardock!

That would be great. As a Win2k user, I'd really love to be able to use Stardock Central to get GalCiv 2.0. I'm not opposed to upgrading my OS and using Impulse ("Elemental" looks like a good reason to do that eventually), it's just that at the moment I'd like to spend my spare time playing a game rather than updating my OS, getting informed about Impulse, and getting everything to work. With Stardock Central, I know that I just have to click three times to update my game. I absolutely don't mind waiting another week for GC 2.0 to arrive on SDC.

Then my suggestion is to update your OS. You're really not doing yourself any favors by sticking with Win2k.

Funny thing. I just ran the update again, and this time it didn't ask to uninstall?

Btw. I still have win2k on two computers (+2 XP, 2 Vista and 1 Linux) - there simply is no reason to upgrade those two. And if there are games on Impulse that run on 2k, then Impulse itself also has to support 2k. Simple as that.

OK, it's a while since I've been on the forums and I was expecting the update to be available via SDC. Last time I was here everyone was complaining about Impulse buggering up their computers. I think it's a legitimate concern to be worried about having to install something so disruptive before I can play the game. If I can get assurance that all these problems are fixed and that Impulse will be as inoffensive as SDC then I'll download it with no complaint, but if after all this time Impulse is still computer-wreckingly dysfunctional then I will be annoyed (and yes, probably feel bullied & cheated) that Stardock expect me to use it.

I have the GC II Endless Universe retail version. Is there any way to register is on Impulse? It is bot available in the add registrations games list(I also have Dreadlords as a separate install). Clicking on 'Update' does open Impulse, but it just tells me there aren't any updates...

We hope to have GC2EU in Impulse for reg/update Monday night/Tuesday.

So far, v2 is working great! The only suggestions I have relate to the minimization of mouse movement. It would be nice if there were keyboard shortcuts in the Colonies Tab of the Civilization Manager. It can be a tad hard on the wrist to rush-buy improvements on 100+ planets, especially when done several turns in a row.

I would also be thrilled beyond measure if it were possible to select multiple planets and add a Planetary Goveror to all of them at once, and would very much like to be able to assign the governor from the Colony Management screen instead of the Planet Details screen.

That's my impression too.  With a high-resolution display the colony manager could easily take a third column.  In low res, you could switch or scroll to a view which shows which governors are in effect.

I guess that if governors had been introduced way back in Dread Lords, they would have been way more integrated into the interface that exists now.

This looks so sweet... i'm downloading it now can't wait to play it!

1 - You don't - this is a free update which Stardock have bothered producing to show appreication for their customers. The game still plays brilliantly without 2.0, so you catagorically do not have to install something 'disruptive' to play the game.

2 - It's not 'computer-wreckingly dysfunctional'. Not only have I had no problems and neither have either of my two friends who I know have it installed, but so you're simply insulting the company to accuse them of releasing such a product.

I don't care that people didn't understand my last post, I am still getting driven mad by gamers who feel it is their unalienable right to moan, complain and generally bitch about anything and everything they can. My original point stands - this is a free update, say 'thankyou' and stop complaining.

I honestly wonder why Stardock actually bother being so player-friendly sometimes, it seems they get nothing but grief for it. Release a series of great games with no copy protection, no cd requirement and no DRM? We'll moan about the delivery system! Release a free update which you don't have to but work on for hours and at cost in order to say thanks to customers - never fear, they'll complain that you didn't put in certain ship designs!

Show some appreciation and grow up, some of you.

I'm a little confused as to what "Endless Universe" is? I thought it was the European release of GalCiv and ALL the expansions. Does it not include Dreadlords then?

 Yep. It is a standalone version of Dark Avatar and Twilight without DreadLords.

Mine updated to 2.0 from Impulse, but the registering didn't work. So I downloaded and registered TA from Stardock Central, and then updated the game to 2.0 from Impulse. Then it works.