Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor This Month
gamma testing on the Galactic Civilizations II Forums (thanks James) has a
release date for the Twilight of the Arnor expansion for Galactic
Civilizations II, while using the (often derisive) term "gamma testing" to
describe the stage of quality assurance it currently occupies. Word is the
add-on will be released for digital sales on April 30:Stardock is pleased
to announce that Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor has gone into
final gamma testing. The expansion pack to the critically acclaimed space
strategy game, Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, completes the Dread Lord
saga with the return of the powerful Precursor civilization, the Arnor.
Arguably the most comprehensive expansion pack in strategy game history,
Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor has more new features and
content than Galactic Civilizations II had over the original.
A labor of love, Twilight of the Arnor is nearly complete. This week, we are
putting it through final gamma testing as lots of content and goodies that were
held back during the public beta are integrated in, tested, polished, etc.
Amongst the new features includes unique technology trees for each of the 12
major civilizations. This also means unique weapons, ships, planetary
improvements, and much more for each civilization. This has allowed us to
greatly expand the story of each civilization. Moreover, a new victory condition
has been added called Ascension in which players can take control of the
Ascension crystals (introduced in the campaign) for victory. The graphics of
Twilight of the Arnor have been completely revamped to bring the game's visuals
to 2008 standards. Check out the screenshot below to get an idea.
We have set the launch date to be April 30th (late afternoon Eastern Standard
Time) for the digital release. Twilight of the Arnor does require the first
expansion pack (Dark Avatar) to run. A bundle of the entire saga is available at
a discount. The final expansion pack to the most highly rated space-strategy
game of all time is nearly here...
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