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Adding special resources to custom planets in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I was messing around with the customPlanets.xml file in TA and I was wondering, is there a way to add special resource tiles to custom planets or at least increase the chance that they will appear? I created a system of 5 planets all ranging in PQ fro 16 - 22 and all had a moon. Not a single industry special tile on the planets. A few had some of the other tiles. Does the AI determine the placement of special resources throughout the galaxy based on some sort of ba

Reduce morale penalty for large populations in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Is there a value in one of the XML files that controls the morale penalty planets suffer as they get larger?

Reply to Can't activate or register the game? See here first! in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

When I doo this I see where the backup file for GalCiv 2 is located, but when I try this with Dark Avatar and Twilight of the Arnor both want Gal Civ II installed before allowing the download/archive. None of the programs are installed on the PC I wish to download from. In fact these programs cannot be installed on this machine. Isn't there a way to get a plain .exe (like the demos) that I can install and then enter in my keys?

Population Growth Rate in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Greetings I am new to Galactic Civilization. I know, I am late to the game (by several years) but my Pong game finally died and I needed to find something new. I use to play MOO II and I am noticing the similarities between the games. I remember in MOO II I use to be able to see what the population growth rate was for a planet; can I view that in Gal Civ II? I also remember you use to be able to increase the population growth rate by pl

Reply to Can't activate or register the game? See here first! in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

I just purchased the Ultimate Bundle and have run into a situation. I need to install the files on my home computer, but I only have dial up there. Is there a way to download the game files on my work computer (without installing them there) and then copying the files to my home computer? If I use Impulse, the at work the files get unpacked automatically.