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A Look at the v4.0 Update in Galactic Civilizations IV View the Changelog | Get GalCiv IV v4.0 for Galactic Civilizations IV has been released, adding a long requested map generator, enhanced economic systems and increased roles for leaders, and accompanies the release of the new Federations & Empires DLC. [read more]: GalCiv IV Video Blog: A Look at the v4.0 Update
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Galactic Civilizations IV: Federations & Empires Turns Every Form of Government Into a Different Game Expansion arrives alongside free Version 4.0 update for every owner, adding additional forms of Government, a hand-built Map Editor, internal Political Parties, Leader-run Institutions, smarter AI, and a redesigned Diplomacy screen Get Federations & Empires | Get Expansion Pass II Stardock today released Galactic Civilizations IV: Federations & Empires, an exp... [read more]: Galactic Civilizations IV: Federations & Empires Expansion and v4.0 Update Now Available
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Join us on July 30 for a release day livestream on the new expansion for Galactic Civilizations IV, Federations & Empires! The team will also dive into the new features brought to the game in the free v4.0 update. Mark your Calendars | Wishlist Federations & Empires 📅 Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST 📍Location: Galactic Civilizations IV Steam Page What to Expect: Five forms of governments, five different games: The expansion ships with fo... [read more]: GalCiv IV Release Livestream: Federations & Empires Expansion & v4.0 Update
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The Drengin Empire in Federations & Empires Wishlist Now Let's take a look at Galactic Civilizations v4.0: Federations & Empires from the perspective of the Drengin Empire. The galaxy calls them "cruel," yet they insist they merely believe in order . Yes, they keep the lesser species in labor camps, but have you considered the alternative? Idleness. They are, they claim, giving them purpose. And that's without getting into the "genocide" accusations. Reductive, in their view. ... [read more]: GalCiv IV Dev Journal #121: The Drengin Empires
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Stardock to Publish Crimson Freedom, a Story-Driven RTS Set on 22nd-Century Mars Yboga's real-time strategy game brings classic base-building and three warring factions to the red planet Wishlist Crimson Freedom Stardock Entertainment announced today that Crimson Freedom , a narrative rich real-time strategy game developed by independent studio Yboga doo, is joining its portfolio as the first title signed under Stardock’s expanded publishing program. Coming to Steam in 20... [read more]: Stardock Launches Expanded Publishing Program with Crimson Freedom
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Join us on July 15th for a Reddit AMA on the upcoming expansion for Galactic Civilizations IV, Federations & Empires Mark your calendars | Wishlist Federations & Empires Now Tune into r/GalCiv for an exclusive AMA event with the developers of Federations & Empires, the newest expansion for Galactic Civilizations IV! 📍 r/GalCiv 🗓️ July 15, 2026 - 3:00PM to 4:30PM ET [read more]: GalCiv IV Reddit AMA: Federations & Empires DLC
Dev Journal
Dev Journal #120: They're Not Squatters Wishlist Federations & Empires When a civilization chooses the Oligarchy government type, they get a “hero ship” and we originally called them squatters. The ship gets a special ability to go around to class 0 planets and claim them as collateral, which they use to purchase investments that get added to their portfolio. When investments mature, they provide a new executive order for the player. For example, Dumping Rights lets you flood a targe... [read more]: GalCiv IV: They're Not Squatters
