Genres: Turn-Based Strategy, Strategy
Release Date: Feburary 8th, 2007
Publisher: Stardock
Developer: Stardock
Official Website: https://www.galciv2.com/darkavatar/
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar is the expansion pack for Stardock's award-winning hit strategy game, Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. This expansion pack not only adds the usual content that expansion packs tend to do such as new opponents, new units and a new campaign. It also greatly expands the game play of Galactic Civilizations II.

Stardock's goal with Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar is to vastly expand the game play. It doesn't want players to have to wait until some future sequel to get these cool new features.

Galactic Civilizations II is one of the highest rated PC games of 2006 and also one of the best selling. In Galactic Civilizations, player take on the role of leader of an interstellar civilization. It takes place in the 23rd century and humans (based on Earth) are one of the 12 included civilizations players can take command of (or they can design their own custom civilization).

Military might, diplomatic maneuvering, technological achievement and economic power all are key elements in succeeding in the game. The expansion pack includes a new story-driven campaign that starts off where Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords left off. It also adds a host of new game elements that will significantly alter the way the game is played and vastly increase re-playability.

...Our Story so far...

We won't spoil what happened in Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. But suffice to say that it is a dark time for the galaxy. The evil Drengin Empire reigns supreme across the galaxy. But there is an internal disagreement over what to do with the vanquished -- enslave them or eliminate them. The most powerful Drengin clan, the Korath, demand total extermination of all non-Drengin. The player takes on the role of the Dark Avatar, leader of the Drengin military to thwart the genocidal plans of the Korath in order to make the galaxy safe for oppression...

The ruins of the galaxy also have made it vulnerable for a radical religious movement known as The Krynn who have begun striking across the galaxy to convert the fallen to their righteous philosophy. The Krynn have an advantage as well -- planets considered uninhabitable can now be colonized via new environment technologies that the Krynn have but others lack (but now know exist). And the Iconians have discovered a way to mine the resources from asteroids and transfer the resources through sub-space to any planet they choose creating a new wrinkle.

The war may be over...but the conquest has only begun...