Galactic Civilizations 2 Now Available!
	Highly anticipated sequel to award winning game arrives!


Tuesday, January 2, 1996


Canton, MIStardock Systems announced that Galactic Civilizations 2 began 
shipping in volume today.  Galactic Civilizations 2 is the second version of 
the highly acclaimed strategy game.

"We think that Galactic Civilizations 2 is going to knock people s socks off!"
said Bradley Wardell, President of Stardock Systems, Inc. "The first one had many 
of the right elements to be a classic game but the new version adds some exciting 
new strategic features as well as state of the art graphics and an original 
digital stereo sound track that would give some movies a run for their money."

Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game for OS/2. In it, you must 
guide mankind while exploring and colonizing a new galaxy. The player must manage 
their economy, research new technology, and fight intergalactic wars with their 
star fleets.  What makes Galactic Civilizations unique is the fact that it is 
the only major game of this genre (on any platform) to take advantage of 'threads'.

Players quickly see the benefits of using the advanced features of a 32bit 
multithreaded OS such as OS/2 Warp. Not only do the computer players in Galactic 
Civilizations not cheat unlike most games, they play immensely intelligently.  
Moreover, the economic engine behind the game also runs in an independent thread 
allowing the galaxy to have a complex and powerful economic model.

"To use an analogy, when you play chess with your friend, you don t shut your 
eyes while your friend is thinking of moving his piece on the board. You look 
at the board and think of your next move. However, most strategy games on PC's do 
just that -- they don t think at all while you are taking your turn. Now, put the 
game on a great OS such as OS/2 Warp and your opponents can 'think' about what 
they are going to do while you are busy moving your pieces. Now the time between 
turns is remarkably short and the economic simulation portion of the game has no 
perceived performance impact." said Wardell.

The original Galactic Civilizations was acclaimed by players and reviewers.  
OS/2 Magazine awarded it the 1995 Editor s Choice Award and I-PC Games awarded 
it "Best Strategy Game" and edging out popular DOS and Windows games to win "Game 
of the Year".

For players, Galactic Civilizations 2 adds features such as governors that manage 
your star system resources for you, star ship ranges which allow empires to be 
more isolated from one another, hooks for future internet play, and many other 
requested features.

For retailers, Stardock contracted F.J. Fisher Communications, Inc. to supervise 
and design the packaging to ensure that the game sells itself on store shelves. 
Moreover, Stardock has commited to backing Galactic Civilizations 2 with the 
largest marketing budget ever seen for an OS/2 consumer product.

Galactic Civilizations 2 can be found at resellers in the USA such as Indelible 
Blue (1-800-776-8284), Kiyo Design, Computer Cosmos/2, and OS+Resource.  Stardock 
expects it to appear in most retail outlets in the coming weeks.  You can also 
obtain it from Stardock Systems at 313-453-0328.  A complete list of OS/2 software 
resellers is available on Stardock s world wide web site.

Galactic Civilizations lists for $59.95. A $29.95 upgrade price is in effect until 
February 1st.  It requires OS/2 2.1 or later, and a double speed CD ROM.

Stardock can be reached at 313/453-0328, FAX 313/453-1480, email stardock@aol.com, 
WWW:http://oeonline.com/~stardock.
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