Too many Starbases, not enough time? No problem.

GalCiv III v1.7 Brings Starbase update to solve all your management problems!

We know that many of our fans love playing gigantic-sized maps over sprawling hours of game play. The new Starbase update brings several new features and tools for reducing micromanagement and increasing efficiency for those late-game long hauls. Check out some of the update's highlights:



Queue Upgrades Directly from Shipyards

Constructors are ordered from the Shipyard that can deliver the upgrade in the shortest amount of time and will now automatically travel to the Starbase. Plan Your Battles...and Your Retreats

The new "Battle Assessment" feature allows you to hover your mouse over an enemy fleet to see an estimation of your fleet's victory against them. Sort and Group your Ships with Ease

New options make it easier to find the ships you want when you want them. Mark your "favorite" ships so that you can snap right to them in a hurry! Make Friends, Not Enemies

The update to diplomacy has made it so that your allies are more likely to give you a good deal on trades! Trade value will now scale based on the game's difficulty setting and your relationship with other factions. Easily Access Starbase Modules and Effects Info

The "Starbase Window" displays more detailed statistics and will aid you in managing the Starbase and the rest of your empire. Maximize a Colony's Potential

The new "Planetary Alert System" will warn you when your influence, population, or approval are holding your colony back.

...and more!

To check out the full list of changes for v1.7, see the official change log below.

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v1.7 Changelog

Starbase Upgrades



Starbases can now queue multiple upgrade modules directly from Shipyards. Once built, Constructor modules automatically travel to the Starbase and upgrade it.

Starbases have Shipyard sponsors. As modules are added to the Starbase queue, Constructors are added to the Shipyard's queue that can deliver the module in the shortest amount of time. By default, all Shipyards sponsor all Starbases. This can be changed on the "Sponsor" screen.

Starbases can handle constructors with multiple modules.

Players can choose what Constructor blueprints to use on the "Sponsor" screen.

Selecting a Starbase on the Galaxy map will draw connection lines to the Starbase's sponsor Shipyards.

Queued Constructors are treated the same as other Constructors while en route. Diverted, destroyed, or traded Constructors will be re-queued automatically.

Players can enable Starbases to automatically order available upgrade modules.

The Shipyard manufacturing queue displays the Constructor's destination and upgrade module type.

Starbases can still be upgraded by manually built Constructors and specific Mercenaries.

Queued Constructors have a custom ship design for each faction.

Added maintenance cost to all starbase modules for all difficulty levels except beginner and normal difficulties.



Ship List Screen



Ships are organized by type and role.

New sorting options: size, attack, version and resource cost.

You can add ships to a "favorites" list that is saved when you exit the Ship List screen. These "favorites" available even if you start a new game.

Added a prioritize button to move selected ships to the top of the build queue

Added reverse sorting to the ship design list.

Newly designed ships (including auto-upgraded ones) are marked as "new" so they are easy to find.



Starbase Screen

Added more detailed Starbase statistics.

Modules and their effects are now both visible simultaneously on the main screen.

Added a build queue for ordering new modules. Build queue items include an estimated time of arrival.

Added a Sponsor screen to manage what Starbases are building Constructors for that particular Starbase. By default, all Shipyards are sponsoring each Starbase.

Sponsor screen has a "Set as default Constructor" option which makes the currently selected Constructor the new default Constructor for future Starbases.



Battle Assessment

Hovering over an enemy fleet displays an estimation of whether or not your currently selected fleet will be victorious. This same information is displayed prior to starting a battle.



Shipyard Auto-Idle

Added Shipyard auto-idle function that replaces the old "shutdown". If the Automatic Idle checkbox is selected, the Shipyard will shutdown if it has no ships to produce. Adding a ship will automatically resume production.



Planetary Alert System

Added alerts added to influence, population, and approval statistics if one of these attributes is at risk. The Alert tooltip includes information on how to address the problem.



Diplomacy

We have improved the balance of the diplomacy system to make it more fun and less exploitable.

Item trade costs are adjusted based on relations and difficulty.

Culture treaties can no longer be stacked with same faction.

Added Diplomatic Office and Diplomatic Outpost Starbase modules.

Updated AI Strategies and Diplomatic Modifiers to better balance AI aggressiveness.



Gameplay changes

Lowered cost of Celestial Tourism for Krynn to be closer to the average cost.

Ship component mass now scales based on the ship's hull size.

Sensors now have a "sensor power" statistic that controls the area scanned. Sensor power has a diminishing returns effect on overall sensor range. Sensor tooltips provide additional feedback on this new system.

Changed the default Planet Frequency from Abundant to Common

Increased the Sensor Power of higher level Ship Components and Starbase Modules.

Limited some ship components to be one player, including the Bane and special Precursor components.

The Scout ideological Event now uses Sensor % bonus instead of a flat range bonus.



Interface

Added a "None" option for Govern/Command window for a ship/fleet's destination

Added "eject all" button for stationed ships in a shipyard, starbase, or planet.

You can now (again) choose Medium UI scale for 1920x1080 screens.

Custom scout ship will no longer appear with the Survey Ship icon

The content of the Mined Resources tooltip will no longer escape its frame.

Created a new Sensor Range tooltip that shows the Sensor Power, what is affecting the Sensor Power, and how much Sensor Power is required to upgrade the Sensor Range.

The "Saving Game... Please Wait.." message should no longer get stuck on the screen.

Fix stretching artifact in the up and down combo box arrows.

Updated the Ship Designer's resource bar to be vertical to match the strategic map and shipyard. This will also address problems with text in that control from being clipped.

Updated the Sort order arrows on the Shipyard List

Fixed a bug that was turning all Status Bars to the Highlight color in Large UI

The "now building" text now correctly shows the build module for starbase modules in the shipyard context area, the shipyard tooltip, and the shipyard list item in the main game Shipyards list on the right side.

Fixed an occasional problem with selecting ships when the player had negative resources

MP: The start button no longer appears over the "Mega Events" drop down menu

MP: The "Mega Events" listbox is disabled as Mega Events are not allowed in MP.

MP: Human players now always appear on top in the lobby, whether they are ready, pending, or unclaimed (for restored games).



Bug Fixes