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If you have Drengin.net (http://www.drengin.net) you can now download the first beta of the GalCiv expansion pack (expanded universe). If you don't have Drengin.net and want to be part of the beta and get to try it out now, go to the purchase page (http://www.galciv.com/purchase.asp) and you can upgrade to Drengin.net (which will also give you access to Stardock's other games plus games we come out with during the next year such as The Political Machine).
Here are the features in the first beta:
+Explored Star List - You can now keep track of stars you've explored but haven't colonized.
+ Search star feature
+Rally Points Creator. From the main screen, top right button, you can create a rally point on the map.
+Rally Point Planet Screen. On the planet screen you can then have ships go to the rally points you previously created.
+Rally points can be renamed.
+Rally Points can give orders to ships once they reach the rally point.
+Rally Point Order: Create Fleet
+Rally Point Order: Attack nearyb ships
+Rally Point Order: Hold position (default)
+Dotted Sector Lines
+Locked Sliders On Domestic Economic screen
+Obsolete Button on Governor Screen - you can now make units obsolete
+Planet screen obfeys obsolete list. I.e. old ships can be hidden away.
+Tech Tree Navigator. You can navigate through the tech tree seeing what each one does and what they lead to.
+Hyper link integration throughout the UI. You can right-click on a hyperlinked item to open up the tech navigator.
+Hyperlinking integrated into the Diplomacy screen.
+Trade Routes button on Foreign Stats Screen
+Wrapped text listboxes on trade screen
+Star Destroyed Explosion
+Completely re-rendered graphics for the stars
+Several new anomalies complete with new graphics+
+Diplomacy Screen now has hyperlink properties for ships (will bring up a map showing where they are and what they do).
+ Hyperlinking in diplomacy screen for star systems that will bring up a mini dialog showing info on that system and where it is located visually.
+ Trade Embaro is in (AI support not implemented yet).
+ Several new random events added complete with new graphics.
+ Tons of little tweaks, fixes, changes, performance tweaks, etc.
The expansion pack will be made available free to all GalCiv players when it is completed near the end of the summer.
Here are the features in the first beta:
+Explored Star List - You can now keep track of stars you've explored but haven't colonized.
+ Search star feature
+Rally Points Creator. From the main screen, top right button, you can create a rally point on the map.
+Rally Point Planet Screen. On the planet screen you can then have ships go to the rally points you previously created.
+Rally points can be renamed.
+Rally Points can give orders to ships once they reach the rally point.
+Rally Point Order: Create Fleet
+Rally Point Order: Attack nearyb ships
+Rally Point Order: Hold position (default)
+Dotted Sector Lines
+Locked Sliders On Domestic Economic screen
+Obsolete Button on Governor Screen - you can now make units obsolete
+Planet screen obfeys obsolete list. I.e. old ships can be hidden away.
+Tech Tree Navigator. You can navigate through the tech tree seeing what each one does and what they lead to.
+Hyper link integration throughout the UI. You can right-click on a hyperlinked item to open up the tech navigator.
+Hyperlinking integrated into the Diplomacy screen.
+Trade Routes button on Foreign Stats Screen
+Wrapped text listboxes on trade screen
+Star Destroyed Explosion
+Completely re-rendered graphics for the stars
+Several new anomalies complete with new graphics+
+Diplomacy Screen now has hyperlink properties for ships (will bring up a map showing where they are and what they do).
+ Hyperlinking in diplomacy screen for star systems that will bring up a mini dialog showing info on that system and where it is located visually.
+ Trade Embaro is in (AI support not implemented yet).
+ Several new random events added complete with new graphics.
+ Tons of little tweaks, fixes, changes, performance tweaks, etc.
The expansion pack will be made available free to all GalCiv players when it is completed near the end of the summer.