Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
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| Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor | |
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| Developer(s) | Stardock |
| Publisher(s) | Stardock |
| Designer(s) | Brad Wardell |
| Version | 0.98a[b].003 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date | 30 April 2008 [1] |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | Not yet rated |
| Input methods | Keyboard, mouse |
Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor is the second expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords and Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar, released 30 April 2008. It has been affirmed by the developers (Stardock) that this is to be the last expansion.
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[edit] Storyline
The game begins as the Drengin continue tearing each other apart to decide whether the rest of the galaxy should be destroyed or merely enslaved. Little did the two warring factions know that they were being pushed and pulled by the Dread Lords who had retreated to the shadows to regroup for their next assault. Meanwhile, one lone human ship manages to escape the galactic scale massacre and run across one of the Arnor, a race thought fully extinct at the hands of the Dread Lords. The Arnor tell the humans that in order to have any chance of destroying the Dread Lords, they'll have to collect all of the crystals the race uses to manufacture their fleets and destroy them in a supernova.
The plot borrows very heavily from the early '90s game Star Control 2, with most of the plot still intact, and names of races and characters strategically changed.[citation needed]
Obviously supernovas aren't exactly an every day occurrence and waiting around for one would most assuredly take longer than is healthy for the rest of the galactic races. Hence the return of the Terror Stars. Players will have to build and wield one of these massive Death Star-like vessels to cause the supernova that destroys the crystals and saves the day.
[edit] Features
- Unique technology trees for all 12 civilizations
- Unique planetary improvements for each civilization
- New 3D engine powered map editor
- New Scenario Editor for creating highly detailed custom games
- New Campaign Editor for players who want to create their own custom epic campaigns for themselves or to share with others
- New Metaverse Tournaments: Specific Map & Scenarios recorded to the Metaverse with prizes for top players
- New Ship Component: Atlas. Makes ships in a fleet more lethal
- New Ship Component: Fortitude. Gives ships in a fleet have more hit points
- New Ship Component: Driver. Makes ships in a fleet move faster
- Unique weapons per civilization
- Updated Planetary Invasions
- New Enhanced textures and graphics for planets and ships
- New Galaxy Size: Immense (vastly bigger than current galaxy sizes)
- Extra alien portraits and logos
- Legacy of the Telenanth: Detailed back story of Galactic Civilizations
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