GalCiv3:Developer Diaries

Developer Diaries are articles, sometimes accompanied by videos, published by Stardock to describe the game design in detail.

Title and link	Description	Date
Check out all of the Dev Diaries	Developer Journals
Galactic Civilizations III Releases Highly Requested Update	Release post for 4.2	2021-08-05
GalCiv III AAR: The Last Empire	After action report with hints at what will be in a future update for GC3	2021-05-10
GalCiv: What's next?	Preview of what is to come for the GalCiv series	2021-03-12
Getting the GalCiv gang back together	Getting the GalCiv gang back together	2021-01-20
GalCiv at the end of 2020	State of Galactic Civilizations at the end of 2020	2020-12-26
GalCiv III’s most popular DLC	GalCiv III's most popular DLC	2016-07-26
Galactic Civilizations III v1.8 preview	What to expect in v1.8	2016-06-02
Galactic Civilizations III is having its 1st Birthday!	Happy one year	2016-05-19
What's new in Galactic Civilizations III 1.7	Starbases, diplomacy and more!	2016-04-18
Galactic Civilizations III: Spring is coming	Huge update on the way	2016-03-16
The Tragedy of the Torian civilization	The story of the Torian Regime	2016-02-03
Stardock Game Engine History	Brad talks about game engines	2015-12-19
The coming 4X Armageddon	Be careful what you wish for	2015-12-16
GalCiv III: Economics, Command Economies and Citizens	A more balanced, less…arbitrary economy	2015-10-31
Reinventing the Wheel	The Planetary Wheel	2015-10-30
Version 1.4 Brings New AI Challenges and Improved Planetary Governors	Version 1.4 released!	2015-10-16
Who is the modern PC gamer? A look at GalCiv III players	What hardware gamers are playing on	2015-09-25
Countdown to GalCiv III gold: 48 hours	1.0 build items	2015-05-10
GalCiv III: The Big pre-gold test game	Gameplay with Brad	2015-05-10
T.A.S. Crusader	You start with the T.A.S. Crusader	2015-05-09
GalCiv III: Drengin/Human Wars IV	Working to make the best 4X AI	2015-05-06
Galactic Civilizations III: Fun in 5 turns!	How to get the fun going fast!	2015-05-02
GalCiv III: Making your own custom race	Make your own truly custom race really fast	2015-05-01
Galactic Civilizations III: A walkthrough	A guide to help you start conquering the galaxy	2015-04-29
Galactic Civilizations III: Beta 6 Preview	General highlights of Beta 6	2015-04-28
GameDev: Stupid AI tricks I	Part 1 of a series addressing “stupid” AI mistakes	2015-04-26
Galactic Civilizations III: Everything you want to know and then some	All about Galactic Civilizations	2015-04-19
GalCiv III: Drengin/Human Wars III!	AI testing with Brad	2015-04-18
GalCiv III - Surreal AI work	Writing AI with Brian Wade and Soren Johnson	2015-04-15
GalCiv III: Weekend update	Focus on turn time, AI, and stability	2015-04-12
GalCiv III Faction Contest FAQ	Faction Design Contest FAQ	2015-04-09
GalCiv III: Hanging out this weekend	Reddit hangout with Brad	2015-04-09
GalCiv III: Gameplay Example	Brad's Gameplay Example	2015-03-29
GalCiv III AI modding–scratch pad	Modding in GalCiv III	2015-03-28
Prototype ships	Brad's ship-making	2015-03-28
GalCiv III: Drengin-Human Wars: Practice session	Test AI run with the Drengin vs. the humans	2015-03-23
Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 5 changelog	Beta 5 is now available!	2015-03-20
Altarians conquer earth..	23rd century Earth	2015-03-14
Drengin vs. Human bodies	Drengin are somewhat bigger.	2015-03-09
All hail the Frogs	Detailed race customization	2015-02-23
Galactic Civilizations III - Modding	How does modding work?	2015-02-21
Galactic Civilizations III - Custom Factions	Two ways to create custom races	2015-02-19
Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 4 changelog	Beta 4 is now available!	2015-01-20
AI coding as a platform	Example code	2015-01-14
Galactic Civilizations III: BETA 3 arrives	Beta 3 brings the Yor into the game	2014-12-16
Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 3 Changelog	Everything that's new in Beta 3	2014-12-05
Galactic Civilizations III - Meet the Team	The people behind the game	2014-12-04
Galactic Civilizations III: BETA 2 is here	The team has been hard at work on Beta 2	2014-10-16
Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 2 changelog	Adding diplomacy, trade, the United Planets, and the Krynn faction	2014-10-13
Diplomacy status	Beta 2 will focus on diplomacy	2014-09-29
Oh burn	Greetings Lord Kona	2014-09-17
Galactic Civilizations III - The 100 Player Game	What a game with 100 players looks like	2014-08-30
Dog Days of Summer Stardock update	Projects that Stardock is currently working on	2014-08-26
GalCiv III Pre-Beta Status	What is coming with Beta 1	2014-08-08
GalCiv III beta pushed to late Summer	We will be remaining in Alpha until certain features are added to the game	2014-05-22
Leading the alpha factions: Lord Kona and Akari Malara	Meet the final two leaders in the alpha roster	2014-04-26
3 questions from Stardock to you	Questions from Brad	2014-09-14
Evolution of Galactic Civilizations	How Galactic Civilizations has changed over the years	2014-03-26
My evening playing GalCiv everything!	Brad's look at Galactic Civilizations I, II, and III	2014-03-26
GalCiv III Economy 101	Building a powerful economy	2014-03-17
The Alpha arrives in 17 days from now	Setting expectations for the Alpha	2014-03-10
The revenge of the Terrans, starring D.L. Bradley	Meet Admiral D.L. Bradley of the Terran First Fleet	2014-03-07
Building character, starring Iridium High Arbiter Harondin Gaul	The backstory of our new faction's leader	2014-02-28
GalCiv III visuals	New rendering technology in GalCIv III	2014-01-28
Starbases in Galactic Civilizations III	Making Starbases cooler and more strategically interesting	2014-01-27
Galactic Civilizations 3 in Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s ‘Spectacular 2014 Preview’	Galactic Civilizations 3 is on the list	2014-01-03
I’m writing this from the fire station	Coding with Brad	2013-12-26
Community Q&A #1 -- Answered!	Tactical battles, minor races, moddability, and more!	2013-12-17
Galactic Civilizations III: December Update	Where things stand with Galactic Civilizations III	2013-12-16
AI coding, I can’t even begin to express how excited I am	Brad talks about AI design	2013-12-05
Meet the Altarian Leader, Akari Malara	The new leader of the Altarian Republic	2013-12-03
Galactic Civilizations III Timeline Launched	An interactive timeline of the GalCiv III universe	2013-11-18
The evolution of the Drengin	Images of the Drengin over the years	2013-11-22
Drengin Ship Design Illustrated	The powerful starships used by the Drengin	2013-11-11
Derek Paxton explains why 64-bit gaming is a big deal	Interview with Rob Zacny at PCGamesN	2013-11-07
Brad Wardell Talks to Strategy Informer about Galactic Civilizations III	Taking advantage of 64-bit, Steamworks, multiplayer, and more	2013-11-07
Galactic Civilizations III "Civilizations" Webpage Launches	Learn about the major races	2013-11-05
Galactic Civilizations III Founder's Repository Now Open	A behind-the-scenes look for Founders	2013-10-30
Yor Starship Design Illustrated	Meet the Yor (sociopathic murderbots)	2013-10-23
Welcome to Galactic Civilizations III!	The team has been hard at work	2013-10-15