???? Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST
????Location: Galactic Civilizations IV Steam Page
[p][/p]Some of the major updates in the Galactic Civilizations IV Hyperlane Update include:
- [p]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.[/p][/*]
- [p]New Map Generation. The map generation system of the game has been remade and now includes new options when setting up a game.[/p][/*]
- [p]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.[/p][/*]
- [p]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.[/p][/*]
- [p]Major UI improvements. Dozens of updates, big and small, have been made to the game's user interface to streamline player interaction. [/p][/*]
- [p]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. [/p][/*]
- [p]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.[/p][/*]
- [p]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.[/p][/*]
- [p]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.[/p][/*]
- [p]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.[/p][/*]
