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	With these tips in mind, you should be well on your way to becoming a formidable leader. Good luck!		With these tips in mind, you should be well on your way to becoming a formidable leader. Good luck!

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	<h3>The Sandbox</h3>		<h3>The Sandbox</h3>

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	<h3>The Campaign</h3>		<h3>The Campaign</h3>

	Galactic Civilizations III will come with a story-driven campaign that introduces players to the ~~gameâ€™s~~ setting. In the first campaign for Galactic Civilizations III, the player commands a powerful Terran armada that has just returned from a pocket universe to discover that the Drengin Empire is now firmly in control of the galaxy. It is up to the player to liberate the galaxy from Drengin oppression.		Galactic Civilizations III will come with a story-driven campaign that introduces players to the gameÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s setting. In the first campaign for Galactic Civilizations III, the player commands a powerful Terran armada that has just returned from a pocket universe to discover that the Drengin Empire is now firmly in control of the galaxy. It is up to the player to liberate the galaxy from Drengin oppression.

	<h3>Civilizations</h3>		<h3>Civilizations</h3>
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	'''How does modding work?'''		'''How does modding work?'''

	Mods are files placed in your My Games/GalCiv3/Mods/ directory. They can include graphic and XML files. You can have as many mods in here as you want, but keep them in their own directories (so if you want to remove one, ~~itâ€™s~~ easy to do).		Mods are files placed in your My Games/GalCiv3/Mods/ directory. They can include graphic and XML files. You can have as many mods in here as you want, but keep them in their own directories (so if you want to remove one, itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s easy to do).

	NOTE: Stardock uses a file structure to help with organization, but the game actually just searches all subdirectories when looking for files. So, your files must have unique names (even if they aren't in the same directory).		NOTE: Stardock uses a file structure to help with organization, but the game actually just searches all subdirectories when looking for files. So, your files must have unique names (even if they aren't in the same directory).
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	At a high level, there are three things you want to do when modding. You either want to add something, modify something or delete something.		At a high level, there are three things you want to do when modding. You either want to add something, modify something or delete something.

	'''Adding things:''' This is the easiest thing to do - you just create a new XML file with a new name. It ~~doesnâ€™t~~ matter what the name is as long as it ~~isnâ€™t~~ the same as an existing file. Using the same name that it uses in GC3 but appending the mod name to make it unique can be helpful here. The only other thing that matters is that it is in the right directory. Faction Defs, Star System Defs, and Planet Defs are all in the Game folder (because if you look at the XML in the ~~GalCivâ€™s~~ real directories, those files are in the Game folder). You have to match ~~GalCiv3â€™s~~ file placement so that the modded files load correctly. Add a new file in here with just the new Faction, Star System, Planet, Tech, Improvement, Ideology Trait, etc (there are about 150 moddable xml files in GC3).		'''Adding things:''' This is the easiest thing to do - you just create a new XML file with a new name. It doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t matter what the name is as long as it isnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t the same as an existing file. Using the same name that it uses in GC3 but appending the mod name to make it unique can be helpful here. The only other thing that matters is that it is in the right directory. Faction Defs, Star System Defs, and Planet Defs are all in the Game folder (because if you look at the XML in the GalCivÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s real directories, those files are in the Game folder). You have to match GalCiv3Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s file placement so that the modded files load correctly. Add a new file in here with just the new Faction, Star System, Planet, Tech, Improvement, Ideology Trait, etc (there are about 150 moddable xml files in GC3).

	'''Modifying things:''' What if you want to increase the amount of credits the Iridium to start the game with? If you ever want to modify an existing object, you just need to copy the file from the GC3 directories and modify what you like. '''Be sure to keep the name exactly the same.''' If the game sees a file on startup with an identical name in your mod directory to one of the base files, it uses your mod file instead. This gives you ultimate control over overwriting anything in the base game (without ever having to modify a base game file).		'''Modifying things:''' What if you want to increase the amount of credits the Iridium to start the game with? If you ever want to modify an existing object, you just need to copy the file from the GC3 directories and modify what you like. '''Be sure to keep the name exactly the same.''' If the game sees a file on startup with an identical name in your mod directory to one of the base files, it uses your mod file instead. This gives you ultimate control over overwriting anything in the base game (without ever having to modify a base game file).

	'''Removing things:''' Since you can overwrite any of the existing XML files, the deletion solution is built right in. If there is a particular global event that annoys you, you can copy that xml file into your mod directory, delete that event form your copy, and voila! ~~Itâ€™s~~ gone.		'''Removing things:''' Since you can overwrite any of the existing XML files, the deletion solution is built right in. If there is a particular global event that annoys you, you can copy that xml file into your mod directory, delete that event form your copy, and voila! ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s gone.

	Check out [[Using Mods]] for more.		Check out [[Using Mods]] for more.

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	~~Welcome to the ''Galactic Civilizations III'' Wiki!~~

	''Galactic Civilizations III'' is a 4X turn-based strategy game developed by Stardock Entertainment and released on May 14, 2015. In the game, players take on the role of the leader of a spacefaring civilization and must explore space, expand their territory, exploit resources, and exterminate their enemies in order to become the dominant civilization in the galaxy.		''Galactic Civilizations III'' is a 4X turn-based strategy game developed by Stardock Entertainment and released on May 14, 2015. In the game, players take on the role of the leader of a spacefaring civilization and must explore space, expand their territory, exploit resources, and exterminate their enemies in order to become the dominant civilization in the galaxy.

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Myfist0: Added to the multiplayer section.

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	For the first time in the Galactic Civilizations franchise, players can compete against each other over the Internet.		For the first time in the Galactic Civilizations franchise, players can compete against each other over the Internet.

			Multiplayer uses something called "simultaneous planning, sequential execution." So you can queue up all your orders, from colony management to research direction, ideological choices to fleet movement, and they'll execute as soon as your turn comes up and you hit the button. Crucially, you always have a chance to re-evaluate the situation before any of your orders are carried out.

			You can also set options when you create a game to have research, production, etc. happen at a faster pace.
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	*<span class="plainlinks">[~~GalCiv III Modding Forum -~~ Galactic Civilizations III ~~GC3~~ Modding Forums]</span>		*<span class="plainlinks">[https://forums.galciv3.com/forum/1131 Galactic Civilizations III Modding Forums]</span>
	*<span class="plainlinks">[Galactic Civilizations III ~~GC3~~ Dev Journals]</span>		*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.galciv3.com/journals Galactic Civilizations III Dev Journals]</span>
	*<span class="plainlinks">[https://stardock.cachefly.net/www_galciv3_com-assets/gamemanual/GalCiv3_Manual2018.pdf ~~GC3~~ Game Manual]</span>		*<span class="plainlinks">[https://stardock.cachefly.net/www_galciv3_com-assets/gamemanual/GalCiv3_Manual2018.pdf Galactic Civilizations III Game Manual]</span>
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	[https://www.galciv3.com/game/faq Galactic Civilizations III FAQ page.]		[https://www.galciv3.com/game/faq Galactic Civilizations III FAQ page.]
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			*<span class="plainlinks">[https://stardock.cachefly.net/www_galciv3_com-assets/gamemanual/GalCiv3_Manual2018.pdf GC3 Game Manual]</span>
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	'''Q:''' What are the requirements to run Galactic Civilizations III?		'''Q:''' What are the requirements to run Galactic Civilizations III?

	'''A:''' It will require a 64-bit version of Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 along with a DirectX 10 or 11 compatible video card. There will be no 32-bit version. Most PC gamers in 2015 have this kind of hardware, and it allows us to create the best game possible for the majority of our customers.		'''A:''' It will require a 64-bit version of Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 along with a DirectX 10 or 11 compatible video card. There will be no 32-bit version. Most PC gamers in 2015 have this kind of hardware, and it allows us to create the best game possible for the majority of our customers.

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 New to Galactic Civilizations III are galactic resources that unlock incredible weapons and fantastical colony improvements like pleasure domes and planetary shields when captured and mined. These add another layer of interest to the strategic map.
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