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Galactic Civilizations IV is on sale, and a huge 3.0 update has been announced that’ll drop on June 12 for all players!

Called the Hyperlane Update, this huge overhaul changes up a bunch of different things. First is the Hyperlanes, which allow players to move more quickly between star systems, reducing the time players need to move through deep space without any interaction. The free form movement mechanics stay the same, but it just refines the duller moments!

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Other changes improve a civilization-wide supply limit to help micromanagement, some new gorgeous textures, balance improvements, and bug fixes to smooth the player experience as much as possible.

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The Hyperlane Update is now available as a Preview build on Steam. Have you played Galactic Civilizations IV before? What do you think of the upcoming update? Let us know!

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Michael Baker
As a British guy in his mid-thirties, Michael has played and reviewed games as long as he can remember. Narrative Designer at Grimlore Games 2019-2020 (Spellforce 3 franchise, Plarium Games 2023 as Lore Editor). His favourite game genres are strategy, RPG, simulation and RTS.
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