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The Galactic Civilizations Mega Guide
Greetings! We get questions all the time asking how certain systems in the game work. So we put together a complete mechanics reference that breaks down every major system in Galactic Civilizations IV — formulas, intera…
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Ashes of the Singularity II Free Demo Available Now during Steam Next Fest
Free massive-scale RTS demo includes two factions, 8-player multiplayer, three maps and full skirmish mode Play the demo Stardock Entertainment and Oxide Games announced today that a free demo for Ashes of the Singulari…
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Dev Journal #113: Upcoming Content in 2026
Another Year in the 24th Century We have an exciting year coming up for Galactic Civilizations IV, probably the biggest year of updates and improvements yet. I’ll talk about the Expansions and DLCs we have in developmen…
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Dev Journal #112: The Exterminators
In Galactic Civilizations, the infamous Korath Clan are every bit as deadly as their horrifying and well deserved reputation suggests. This radical offshoot of the Drengin were changed, both mentally and physically, by…
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Tales of the Terran Alliance DLC Now Available
"Tales of the Terran Alliance" DLC Launches for Galactic Civilizations IV, Kicking Off Expansion Pass 2 The first of five new packs in the Expansion Pass 2 is now available, featuring exciting new campaigns, civilizatio…
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Dev Journal #111 - Tales of the Terran Alliance: A Tale of Two Terrans
In the upcoming DLC, “Tales of the Terran Alliance”, we revisit the most popular (shocking) of the civilizations in the game, Humans. First we need to remember our basic timeline: Year Event 2178 Humanity (the Terran Al…
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Dev Journal #110: Strategic Space in v3.1
Space Geography In the popular book “Guns, Germs and Steel”, author Jared Diamond argues that geography is destiny. The reason why the “Old World” colonized the “New World” and not vice versa was because the Old World l…
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Announcing Expansion Pass 2
Stardock Entertainment announced today Expansion Pass 2 for the acclaimed space 4X strategy game Galactic Civilizations IV The first content drop, " Tales of the Terran Alliance," will launch December 4, 2025. This new…
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Dev Journal #109: Day & Night
The Phalenoids Advance are a Civilization of light loving moth-like creatures adapted to a world split into many month-long day and night cycles, and today we’re going to take a close look at their game mechanics to see…
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Dev Journal #108 - The Great Flowering
Every Core Civilization in Galactic Civilizations IV plays quite differently and has Civilization Abilities, Traits and many more mechanics that are tuned towards a specific playstyle. What’s great about this system is…
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Dev Journal #107: Culture & Influence
In Galactic Civilizations IV, Influence is a measure of your Empire’s overall cultural and logistical reach, and affects many other gameplay elements. Today I’m going to explain how to generate Culture, how that then sp…
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Dev Journal #106: Organic Difficulty in GalCiv IV
Galactic Civilizations IV’s depth is its greatest strength, but it can often be the biggest barrier to entry for new players too. I don’t think any long-time fan of the series will disagree that to get the best out of G…
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