Downloadable information utility for GalCiv2

Published on March 7, 2006 By WishX In Galactic Civilizations II

Galactopedia

The Galactopedia is a utility program for Stardock’s excellent space strategy game Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, providing you with exhaustive information on all objects and technologies defined by the game. The information is taken directly from the game’s data files, and therefore always up-to-date.

System Requirements

The Galactopedia requires a Microsoft Windows system capable of running the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. This includes most Windows systems with Internet Explorer 5.01, except for the unsupported Windows 95 and NT 3.x/4.0.

Please use the Windows Update service or visit the .NET Framework home page to acquire the .NET Framework as a free 22.4 MB download, and to learn more about .NET system requirements.

Please see the Galactopedia website for more information, screenshots, download and source code!

http://www.kynosarges.de/Galactopedia.html

Comments (Page 3)

unreal_ed

on Mar 13, 2006

YES! keep up the good work indeed! maybe someone at stardock WILL tell you where those images are (after all this thread is a sticky).

For the colored background, maybe optional???

and for the tree view (which is great) you could add some little icons on each square (if it is going to look like the tech tree in the game) that would symbolize that a new improvement, module, or ship part is available when this is researched. (oh and change the Galactopedia Icon it's too pixelized)

Finally (maybe optonal as well) could the tech tree expand outwards with one direction corresponding more or less on one color?

thx again for the great program !

Chris Nahr

on Mar 14, 2006

I found the missing drive pictures! Their names are stored in XML elements named "Model" rather than "Thumbnail" as usual... duh. The next release checks both elements and shows all drive pictures.

The tree view is going to be a standard Windows tree view control but with some modifications to allow for the long linear research lines in the tech tree. I'll have to think about adding decorations...

unreal_ed

on Mar 16, 2006

As always, you did it. Another greatly appreciated update to a great small app.

Camp Freddie

on Mar 17, 2006

Just posting a quick thanks. Knowing the cost of a tech is very useful when trading.

gstorrow

on Mar 18, 2006

I have downloaded Galactopedia but when I try and run by double clicking it in my C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2 folder I get an application error.
This application failed to initialize properly (0XC0000135). Click Ok to terminate this application.

unreal_ed

on Mar 18, 2006

The app should have a Galactic wonder / trade good / super project button and Ship components should have multiple size that would depend on your Miniaturization skill.

Chris Nahr

on Mar 18, 2006

This application failed to initialize properly (0XC0000135). Click Ok to terminate this application

Do you have the .NET Framework 2.0 installed? Use Windows Update to get it.

havictf

on Mar 18, 2006

Here's something I like to see added....

I like to be able to get a list of what components I need in order to build a ship.

I've got a line of ships that I've designed each one an upgrade of the one before. Unless I have all the needed research done the ship doesn't show up. If I check the techtree it tells me I need (for eample) laser 1, laser 2, and laser 3 even though this particule ship has been upgraded to use only laser 3. But the techtree doesn't mention that I also need minituration 2 or such. So If I could print a clean list a of what I need to research in order to build both core and user ships that would be great.

Havic

gstorrow

on Mar 19, 2006

how do I know which version of .NET to get. I am on XP .

x86, x64 or IA64?

Chris Nahr

on Mar 19, 2006

Use Windows Update, that should pick the right version. If you get offered different versions choose x86. That's almost certainly the correct version for you.

marioflag

on Mar 20, 2006

Galactopedia needs in my opinion to be improved in this sectors:
-Abilities description and effect in game
-major race description and default abilities

anyway great job!

unreal_ed

on Mar 22, 2006

Sooo... any new ideas, Chris Nahr?
By the way, maybe the Galactopedia should be posted in the Library.

Jeysie

on Mar 22, 2006

Considering the comments I got on my hand-coded data tables, I'd say that if there was some way to add an option to present the ship parts info in tabular format, we'd have one pretty much perfect GalCiv data-viewing program.

Peace & Luv, Liz

unreal_ed

on Mar 24, 2006

Chris Nahr, here's a link Link . Maybe we should be able to load up small map of a save game to which we could add arrows, letters, etc. (Like the BF2 ATC (Link)

maniakos

on Mar 25, 2006

Thank you very much for this wonderfull program!!

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