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Galactic Civilizations IV Releases All-New Hyperlane Update

Galactic Civilizations IV dropped a new update this week, as players have access to new content from the Hyperlane Update

Indie game developer and publisher Stardock Entertainment dropped another update for Galactic Civilizations IV today, as players can get access to the Hyperlane Update. Players have a ton of new content to dive into with this one as they've introduced Hyperlanes to the game, as well as a new system for Fleet Supply, a new Map Generation system, given the AI and update, and a ton of other additions and changes they say was based on player feedback from the past year. We have more details here as the content is now live.

Galactic Civilizations IV – Hyperlane Update

• Hyperlanes: While Galactic Civilizations has free-form map movement of units, Hyperlanes provide direct lines between distant stars, allowing for very fast travel between disconnected sections of a sector.
• New Map Generation: The map generation system of the game has been remade and now includes new options when setting up a game.
• Fleet Supply: To allow for more strategic options during war time, civilizations have a Fleet Supply cap that is increased by technologies and planet improvements to make different starship designs more distinct.
• Adaptive AI: At higher difficulty levels, AI can adapt their difficulty if they are losing to ensure a more challenging game.  Moreover, at all difficulty levels, the AI has been significantly improved.
• Major UI Improvements: Dozens of updates, big and small, have been made to the game's user interface to streamline player interaction.
• Performance Overhaul: Maps have been made bigger, and more stars in a map are supported, following a year-long effort to optimize the game engine's performance. This should be particularly noticeable on lower-end hardware.
• Balance Wishlists Implemented: Stardock painstakingly reviewed posts on its forums, Steam, Reddit, third-party forums, etc. on balance suggestions, wishlists, etc. and implemented them after careful review.
• Visual Updates: The engine received a significant update to intelligently anti-alias ship components with each other on a ship to make starships visually look better on screen.
• Better Steam Workshop Integration: Players can design and share their ships online. Version 3.0 is more responsive, requires fewer steps and generates higher quality screenshots for modders.
• DLC Updates: All of the released expansions and DLC for Galactic Civilizations have received updates over the past year to provide additional content and features for those who have them.

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