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Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries adds New Factions, New Ships, Mercenary Bazaar and more!

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Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries adds New Factions, New Ships, Mercenary Bazaar and more!

Coming 02.18.16!

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Intergalactic Trade. A Daring Escape. Guns for Hire.
Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries Releases on February 18, 2016!

The human race is fighting a desperate war against the remorseless Drengin Empire.
Both sides have become increasingly desperate, leading them to turn to the
galactic underworld and their elite mercenaries.


Convinced already? Of course you are.
But, just for fun, here are additional reasons to get the Mercenaries Expansion:

Visit the Galactic Bazaar and hire dozens of Mercenaries
Discover Galactic Bazaars and choose from dozens of mercenaries for hire! Is that anomaly a little too dangerous to risk your own life and limb over? Pick a mercenary suited for the job and order them to do your bidding. Your bones are fragile, after all.

 Bazaar_02

 

New Campaign! Lead the Torians to freedom from their Drengin oppressors 
Hire mercenaries and use them to help lead the Torians to freedom from their Drengin oppressors in an exciting new campaign. Rebuild your shattered empire from the ground up and thrive in the face of adversity.

 

Tons of New Ship Designs
Every mercenary has their own unique ship for traveling across the galaxy in style. Speaking of style, there are lots of new ship parts to enhance your own customizations and styles! 

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Play as an Ancient Race of Warriors
The Arceans, an ancient and honorable civilization of warriors and long-time enemy of the Drengin Empire, make their debut in Mercenaries! The Arceans have new racial traits and abilities and a unique tech tree to boot!

 

Play as an Old Familiar Race from Galactic Civilizations II
The aquatic Torians are back and ready to fight! ...Well, sort of. They're ready to hire a bunch of mercenaries to help them escape their enslavement from the cruel Drengin Empire. The Torians are at the center of the Mercenaries campaign and also have new racial traits, abilities, and tech trees for you to explore.

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Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries will be available for purchase on February 18th.
Keep an eye on the forums and over at www.galciv3.com for updates and notice for when you can purchase!

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Reply #101 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Avatar137, reply 99

EDIT: Just saw Spurks' new thread on the Metaverse Maintenance where he states: "Online services will be unavailable for up to 2 hours starting Tuesday Feb. 2nd at 10:00 AM Eastern. The Metaverse, as well as Match reporting, will be unavailable during this time." Could this be an indication of when we might get our grubby little hands on the Beta DLC? 

It could be but it isn't. :)

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Reply #102 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Mellified_Man, reply 101

It could be but it isn't.

I bet it's fun for you wonderful people at Stardock watching the community guess at when the "beta" for it will come to us.  You guys should create a pool forum (No people with inside info can put in to it).  And then whoever is closest without guessing late wins....  A $5 off coupon on their next Stardock purchase....  It would just be something fun to do ;)

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Reply #103 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Mellified_Man, reply 101

Quoting Avatar137,
reply 99

EDIT: Just saw Spurks' new thread on the Metaverse Maintenance where he states: "Online services will be unavailable for up to 2 hours starting Tuesday Feb. 2nd at 10:00 AM Eastern. The Metaverse, as well as Match reporting, will be unavailable during this time." Could this be an indication of when we might get our grubby little hands on the Beta DLC? 

It could be but it isn't. :)

 

:D

 

Reply #104 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting adamb1011, reply 100

Phew!!! 

im extremely biased - I just want to try it out before being consumed by xcom2...

I can relate. I'm feeling that XCOM2 is going to drag me in like the last one did... It wasn't pretty. :)

 

 It could be but it isn't. :)

 

Ah ha! So it is due out today!!! Thanks for spilling the beans! Because we all know that Wens. is definitely not "early next week", as it is "hump day," or mid-week, so by process of elimination, that means today! Thanks, Mellified_Man, you made me a happy man. ;) and if anyone believes this to be the case, I've got a lovely bridge fro sale in NY with toll booths and everything! You'll make your money back in a couple of years, no problem. :D

Reply #105 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Delaying until thurs would be a tactical error - I feel like the crossover between the xcom and Galciv demographics is probably fairly large!

Reply #106 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Avatar137, reply 104

Ah ha! So it is due out today!!! Thanks for spilling the beans! Because we all know that Wens. is definitely not "early next week", as it is "hump day," or mid-week, so by process of elimination, that means today! Thanks, Mellified_Man, you made me a happy man. and if anyone believes this to be the case, I've got a lovely bridge fro sale in NY with toll booths and everything! You'll make your money back in a couple of years, no problem.

Is this bridge and toll booths made of colorful blocks which connect together?  I like your logic though ;)

Reply #107 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Avatar137, reply 104

I can relate. I'm feeling that XCOM2 is going to drag me in like the last one did... It wasn't pretty.

Me too, Long wars  really dragged me in and locked the doors.  I did so much bitching about how hard they made it but could not stop

Reply #108 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I think we're all eager beavers. :P

Reply #109 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I've just found a little thing that I think could be changed.

I started up GalCiv3 because, heck, it's Tuesday in NZ, that qualifies as "early next week", so where's me update??! Still on v1.5, which is fine. So I exit: And get told "You're so close", when I hadn't even started a game! Maybe make the questions more turn-dependant: "Too scared to even start a game?" etc

 

 

Reply #110 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

You are so close to starting! a game :P

Reply #111 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I noticed last night that my opt-in status had been removed. Yes, we're getting closer...

 

EDIT: Never mind, just noticed that it is now back for some reason without me doing anything at all... Those internet gremlins messing with my impatient mind once again... I bet brad programmed them! ;)

 

EDIT2: Odd, it's gone again...

Reply #112 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Avatar137, reply 111

I noticed last night that my opt-in status had been removed. Yes, we're getting closer...

 

EDIT: Never mind, just noticed that it is now back for some reason without me doing anything at all... Those internet gremlins messing with my impatient mind once again... I bet brad programmed them! ;)

 

EDIT2: Odd, it's gone again...

 

I noticed that flipping on and off again too.

 

Sadly by this hour, that's it for the day.  No real chance the Stardockians are gonna push out the beta access this late in the day.

 

Us begging pups are just gonna have to pout and whine for treats without getting any today.

Reply #113 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Chibiabos, reply 112

I noticed that flipping on and off again too.


Sadly by this hour, that's it for the day.  No real chance the Stardockians are gonna push out the beta access this late in the day.


Us begging pups are just gonna have to pout and whine for treats without getting any today.

I guess not early in the week :P

Reply #114 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

They did say "next week" and Brad is a relativist, so ... "next week" is always "next week" :P

Reply #115 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Chibiabos, reply 114

They did say "next week" and Brad is a relativist, so ... "next week" is always "next week" :P

From this post 

GalCiv III: Founders News January 2016

Quoting Frogboy, reply 36

I'm actually at Valve today (as I write this).  I fly home tomorrow.  So early next week.

lol just saying, however, it was more a a joke than anything....  Hopefully tomorrow ;)

Reply #116 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Seilore, reply 115


Quoting Chibiabos,
reply 114


They did say "next week" and Brad is a relativist, so ... "next week" is always "next week" :P

From this post 

GalCiv III: Founders News January 2016



Quoting Frogboy,
reply 36

I'm actually at Valve today (as I write this).  I fly home tomorrow.  So early next week.



lol just saying, however, it was more a a joke than anything....  Hopefully tomorrow ;)

 

And, again, I point to what I wrote.  Next week is /still/ next week, the way tomorrow is still tomorrow, when tomorrow gets here tomorrow is /still/ a day away. :P

Or to put it in a 4X turn-based strategy gamer's perspective:

"Just one more turn ..." 

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Reply #117 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

And so the GalCiv3 Forummers were caught in the Desert of Soon, where they would climb one sand dune of Soon only to find another. And another. And another. And.... They would spend their remaining time on this Earth travelling through an endless, limitness, mind-destroying number of Soons, broken only be the occassional Next Week stonefield that would lead them straight back to a Soon sand dune.

 

 

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Reply #118 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Okay guys, stop, you're killing me! :rofl: XD :rofl: :thumbsup:

Reply #119 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Anything to get you out of the queue that's in front of me! Nothing personal of course....

Reply #120 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Great to see old races coming back and the merc mechanic looks an interesting and unexpected boon.

 

Hope the two races you are adding have their own mechanics and playstyles.

Reply #121 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I'm only seeing 1.6 where are the Marc.

Reply #123 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Still regretting the slim margin I missed out on the Founders slot, but that's more to play this early than paying for it! I'm looking forward to every part of the expansion, though the Arcean shipset is what I'm most excited for :D