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<iztok_bitenc@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> Hi!
>>  If the  program were required to play the game I would understand.
> For playing GalCiv1 you need to install Stardock Central. The game
> needs DLL (I know for at least one) in order to run. Though you don't
> need SC to play GC1.
> BR,  Iztok

That's not true at all.  ONLY if you purchased it electronically for 
download.  If you bought the boxed version (CD version).

I feel like we're getting tarred with some of the Steam stuff.

1) Stardock Central uses NO DRM.

2) It doesn't spy on you.

3) It is simply a way to securely talk to our servers so that you can get 
updates.

4) If you buy the actual physical CD, you never even have to use it.

5) The game has NO COPY PROTECTION whatsoever.  No CD check, no DRM, 
nothing.

6) Even if you buy the CD. You can OPTIONALLY use Stardock Central to 
download the full game even years later. I don't know of any other system 
that lets you do this.  So you can literally throw away or lose the CD and 
still download the entire game.

The worst problem you can have with Stardock Central would be some error on 
downloading or something which is no different than what you'd get from a 
web based system that required you to have a UserID and PW to make sure you 
are who you are.

The angst on the program really mystifies me because the thing is designed 
as the dream program for Usenet people.  No DRM, no copy protection, no 
spyware, integrated chat, integrated forum discussions.  It's used by over a 
million people each month (mostly on the non-games).

The technical issues that some people have had are related to the sheer 
download size -- people redownloading the full copies.  Even iTunes doesn't 
allow for redownloading.

Heck, half the specs for it came from comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic.

Brad
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Brad Wardell
Project Manager: Galactic Civilizations II (www.galciv2.com)
Stardock - http://www.stardock.com

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