Founder's Edition Off Sale, Beta Coming Thursday

August 12, 2014 9:40 AM from

First off, a big thank-you to all our Founders for their assistance in Galactic Civilizations III's successful alpha program! The pages and pages of feedback, bug reports, ideas, and discussion have been invaluable to us.

With the beta's imminent launch, the Founders' program is no longer available.

The Galactic Civilizations III beta will be available for purchase very soon (Thursday August 14, if all goes according to plan) for $44.99, a five dollar discount off the game's regular $49.99 price.

If you've been waiting to play Galactic Civilizations III for less than $99, now's your chance.

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Reply #1 August 12, 2014 9:52 AM from

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Can't wait for the beta. Will the patch notes be up soon?

Reply #2 August 12, 2014 10:08 AM from

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Very exciting, looking forward to trying out the beta.

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Reply #3 August 12, 2014 10:31 AM from

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Yes indeed, it has been a good run!

Lets hear it for our Founders!

Reply #4 August 12, 2014 12:14 PM from

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BETA!!!..............

Reply #5 August 12, 2014 12:29 PM from

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I just realized the Beta is being released on my birthday!!!!!!!!

Reply #6 August 12, 2014 3:20 PM from

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This is huge news.

Reply #7 August 12, 2014 3:55 PM from

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Need time machine... can't wait...

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Reply #8 August 12, 2014 5:33 PM from

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Sweeeeeeeet!

Reply #9 August 12, 2014 7:52 PM from

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So, is it a good thing or a bad thing that I bought my Founder's Elite Edition last night?

Reply #10 August 12, 2014 8:06 PM from

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Quoting Blue_Oyster, reply 9

So, is it a good thing or a bad thing that I bought my Founder's Elite Edition last night?

that depends on what you want the founders elite comes with all dlc and expansions that will ever be made as well as the name a star and founders vault access

youve pretty much missed the alpha

wheras the founders edition i believe just gets you 5$ off the base game

Reply #11 August 12, 2014 8:13 PM from

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Good points...speaking of name a star, I found the option last night, didn't exercise the right to do so, now tonight I cannot find it. Sorry for the newbie question, but do you know where I should look for that option?

Thank you.

-M.

Reply #12 August 12, 2014 10:27 PM from

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https://www.galciv3.com/nameastar

this should work i wouldn't wait to long not sure how long it will be open for

and i forgot to mention both founders and elite have access to the beta i believe

Reply #13 August 12, 2014 11:16 PM from

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Doh! Why do game companies do this! They always release their stuff on top of each others. Arche Age beta is out on thursday as well, and now this... oh god... which to play... oh frack /headdesk I can see myself switching every hour between the two...

Reply #14 August 12, 2014 11:54 PM from

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The Few, the Proud, the Elite Founders. One day, there will be few of us to many others, and we'll be able to mock all the kids you bought it later and lord our obvious superiority over them. We are the 1%!

#NeverForget

Reply #15 August 13, 2014 12:46 AM from

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Hey ID what are the perks of the beta founders? What's that???!!!???, its no where near the awesomeness of the Elite founders!!!!! (lol jk)

Hahahahahahahahahahaha we are truly ELITE! (even if we hardly ever agree.)

PR you don't tweet? :p

DARCA

Reply #16 August 13, 2014 4:14 AM from

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Hey guys, in Gemany it is already Thursday and I am on a three weeks' vacation. Can't wait for it!

Reply #17 August 13, 2014 5:03 AM from

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Quoting Woyton, reply 16

Hey guys, in Gemany it is already Thursday

No, it's not. And it won't be for the next 13 hours. Not that it matters. I doubt they'll release the beta before 3pm local time, which means 9pm over here.

Reply #18 August 13, 2014 5:07 AM from

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Quoting Woyton, reply 16

Hey guys, in Gemany it is already Thursday and I am on a three weeks' vacation. Can't wait for it!

I'm in Greece and it's still Wednesday... be patient game will be released at the same time for all probably Stardock's local time..

Reply #19 August 13, 2014 5:51 AM from

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Haha, you're right - it's Wednesday. As I said: I'm on vacation and lost my sense of time.

Damn - one more day!

Reply #20 August 13, 2014 6:45 AM from

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It would be nice to see some patch notes. Damn, it almost feels like X-mas eve...

Reply #21 August 13, 2014 6:49 AM from

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Yes, as a Founder, I'm looking forward to showing all the newbies the wonderful ideas I had for GalCiv3 that the fools never implemented...

And, lo, the people who purchased Galactic Civilizations 3 from this day forth shall weep and despair that my plans were never taken on board by Stardock and shall speaketh "But where, where, can we get such an incredible game of which mrblondini foresaw and greater than that which Stardock hath given us?" and lo, such as are modders amongst us shall question as to how poor mrblondini's suggestions were and therefore not worthy of modding and so the weeping and despair shall continue.

But I was A Founder. And my name shall ring for ever more. Even if I did chose a stupid name for my Star....

Yep, can't wait till Thursday/Friday my time. Beta-beta-beta-beta-beta by far...

Good work, guys!

Reply #22 August 13, 2014 7:28 AM from

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I can't wait to see my wife's name in game.

Reply #23 August 13, 2014 10:41 AM from

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Quoting androshalforc, reply 12

https://www.galciv3.com/nameastar

this should work i wouldn't wait to long not sure how long it will be open for

and i forgot to mention both founders and elite have access to the beta i believe

Name-a-star will be open for a while longer, but don't wait if too long if you need to submit or change your name.

Quoting Woyton, reply 16

Hey guys, in Gemany it is already Thursday and I am on a three weeks' vacation. Can't wait for it!

We are in EST.

Reply #24 August 13, 2014 12:57 PM from

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The team is really excited to get Beta 1 of Galactic Civilizations III out there. The target date is one week away.

The Founder's Edition, which is what provided access to the Alpha builds along with a lifetime subscription to everything we make for Galactic Civilizations III (all expansions, DLC) will not be offered anymore once the beta comes out.

With the beta's imminent launch, the Founders' program is no longer available.

Not cool. Not cool at all. So I guess I've missed my chance then, just for 1 day.

What's the point in saying you'll remove the founder's edition once the beta comes out, if you're going to remove it 2 days before it does?

Reply #25 August 13, 2014 1:09 PM from

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Quoting Traxto, reply 24

Not cool. Not cool at all. So I guess I've missed my chance then, just for 1 day.

I have to agree, I thought they'd have more of a warning.

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