Fight a Desperate War in Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries, Available TODAY!

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Galactic Civilizations III is the largest strategy sandbox ever made. Start with a single world and expand across the galaxy through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony, or military conquest in this single-player or multiplayer 4X strategy game. How will you rule your galaxy? Don't own Galactic Civilizations III yet? Get it on Steam or buy direct from Stardock for 25% off through Monday, February 22 at 1PM ET!

  

Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries is available today!
Get it from Stardock or here on Steam. For more information, check out www.galciv3.com/mercenaries.

In Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries, the human race is fighting a war against the remorseless Drengin Empire. Both sides have become increasingly desperate, leading them to turn to the galactic underworld and their elite mercenaries. Check out some of the features below:

Visit the Galactic Bazaar and hire dozens of Mercenaries
Discover Galactic Bazaars and choose from dozens of mercenaries for hire! Want to improve a planet? Many mercenaries will help boost your economy, technology, construction, morale, and more. Is that anomaly a little too dangerous to risk your own life and limb over? Pick a combat mercenary suited for the job and order them to do your bidding. Your bones are fragile, after all.

 Galactic Bazaar

 

The Sabre

New Campaign: Lead the Torians to freedom from their Drengin oppressors 
No one likes being farmed for meat. The Torians have had enough! Hire mercenaries and use them to help lead the Torians escape 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 & New Ship Parts
Every mercenary has their own unique ship for traveling across the galaxy in style. Speaking of style, there are also new ship parts to enhance your own customizations! Check out the ship editor and enjoy all of your new creation options.

 Ship Explosion

 

Arcean Leader

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.

 Torian World



Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries is available today!
Get it from Stardock or here on Steam. For more information, check out www.galciv3.com/mercenaries.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

I have a question.  I own Galactic Civilizations III on Steam.  My only method of payment is a VISA Debit Card which Steam does not accept.  So, I buy off of Green Man Gaming for Steam product keys and then redeem them in my Steam client.  GMG is an authorized reseller and I have had no issues with them over many purchases.  As of this writing GMG is not (yet) selling Mercenaries on their store.  If I buy directly from Stardock will I get a product key I can then redeem on Steam?  I don't want to chance spending my money without that reassurance.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting headkase, reply 1

If I buy directly from Stardock will I get a product key I can then redeem on Steam?

Yes it works fine, you get a steam key and SD gets more $ by you not buying from other sources

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you, with that reassurance I just went and bought it.  ;)  It worked, got a Steam Product Key.  It was only a 42.1 MB download however, I expected more than that.  Of course the patch that came earlier today was about half a gigabyte so I assume much of the expansion was in that.. :)

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting headkase, reply 3

Thank you, with that reassuranceI just went and bought it.

Great, hope you enjoy it.  If you re new to GC it can be a bit overwhelming but there are good guides and videos out there.   

 

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

It's fantastic!

 

Long live Lord Vega!

Reply #6 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Still enjoying the mercs and the different strategies you can now try, merchants and economic players can really make great use of them.

Mainly came by just to say I also really like the arcean ship set, mad props to the artist for that. Using their tech tree too, still think aquatic is underpowered, I picked it myself too for a custom race but I can't see myself picking it over adaptable, certainly in any galaxy of size above small. Maybe double the amount of water tiles per age, even triple tbh, three more tiles an age on one planet isn't going to overpower the trait but it might well even it out. Stacking up to 9 more tiles instead of 3 in the game would make it more tempting for the major capitals and planets you have.

 

 

Reply #7 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I noticed that the game is loading faster.

Reply #8 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Fate, reply 5

It's fantastic!

 

Long live Lord Vega!

 

I just noticed something odd about Lord Vega this morning.  He is not Lord Vega, he is Lord Verga.  I wonder if the Arceans have a new leader or if it is a typo.

Reply #9 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Insane map not working.

Reply #10 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting admiralWillyWilber, reply 9

Insane map not working.


My current game with mercs is on insane with about 15 AI, did they just patch or something, if not I'd advise disabling all mods, if that doesn't work a reinstall. I'm guessing it may just be a generation bug?

Reply #11 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Old-Spider, reply 8

I just noticed something odd about Lord Vega this morning.  He is not Lord Vega, he is Lord Verga.  I wonder if the Arceans have a new leader or if it is a typo.

 

Wow how did I miss that! What the crap! Going off of what's written there I'd think it's still Vega aye. Weird! Stardock?

Reply #12 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I just want to tell Stardock that the ship designs in Mercenaries are the best I've seen so far! They are all really cool and I love all the bizzarre mercenary ships (with big maws especially) as well as the Torian and Arcean ships which are both beautiful to look at, regardless of colorscheme. For being two species having just seen their worst time in history, they sure know how to compensate with some glorious starships.

Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting TheHordesman, reply 12

I just want to tell Stardock that the ship designs in Mercenaries are the best I've seen so far! They are all really cool and I love all the bizzarre mercenary ships (with big maws especially) as well as the Torian and Arcean ships which are both beautiful to look at, regardless of colorscheme. For being two species having just seen their worst time in history, they sure know how to compensate with some glorious starships.

:)