I'm just curious, how could hexes be a visual cue for squares? Squares have either four or eight neighbours; hexes always have six.

It's in how they use the hex, yes they do only have 6 neighbors, but it is completely plausible to have the tiles be adjacent to a single hex be the 6 connected by lines and the other two that play along a line (looks like a 2 move). I was hoping for more info as these pictures are all looking good, especially the shadows on that archer, and I wouldn't mind more information about these works in progress at the moment.

I hope some of the pics (thumbnails actually) are from GCIII escpecially the hexagon map looks nice and clean design. I really hope to see the GC new version to be a strategy game where the visuals get an upgrade eg. what you build on a planet is not an icon but a 3d building, and not one city but several megacities, terraform and the planet atmosphere, waters and ground change completely and you see that.. not just soil enchachment or habitat imrpvement tiles... no tiles... at all.. more realism pls and no yellow, green, red, purple diamonds for morale, economic etc. bonuses.. instead real resources..

I don't know if really GCIII is really under development but if it is.. I just wanted to say those things while its still early.. I guess.......

Updated.

That last update looks like Galactic Civilizations to me!

Froggy, we know that you have GC3 in there! GIVE IT UP! 

Seriously,though, why not just announce it and give us what you've got? I will pay you for pre-Alpha access. I need a good sci-fi 4X, after all the disappointments...and I'm certain now with the lessons you've learned from the iterations of Elemental that GC3 will be fantastic. 

GIVE IT TO US. 

Ooh GalCiv 3. Brad you tease.

Yeah I really really really want to get in on alpha builds. 

I wonder if we'll be able to transfer the new Star Control assets over to a Galciv III mod.

Uh huh, no one believes you Brad. Stop trolling

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the art looks great. i just hope if there s gal civ 3 it will have turn based combat. and again a complex ship editor !

as far as i m concerned Master of Magic got a few worthy sucessors in the form of Age of Wonders 2 ( and 3 looks pretty damn great as well, hope it delivers ) and Fall from Heaven. Legendary Heroes is also pretty close and might join the club after another expansion.

but worthy replacements to Master of Orion ? none at all .... endless space is all flash - little substance. and while i liked a few things in gal civ ( the editor, the AI, etc. ) .... without proper combat and the imho "soulless" techtree/universe it just wasnt there yet.

a galactic civiliations 3 that keeps the awesome ship editor but adds good combat would jump right next to AoW3 on my most wanted list.