A lot is mentioned by other ppl before i fully aggree with. GalCiv 2 is a very nice looking game but a bit to simplicistic on a strategical and tactical level for my taste. I personaly found Space Empires IV in this respect a bit better balanced and more challanging.
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Ah well,i just de- and reinstalled GalCiv-II,udated it to V1.2 and it runs like a charme again. I guess it will take a while for me to risk an update to a V1.3 Beta again. However,i have installed Smartexception now and the next time i feel brave enough to check a beta out i send in a proper exception report,i promise.
After a pause of a couple weeks i updated GalCiv-II and started a new game. Sadly it looks like my pc dont like V1.3,cause since the update the game crashes constantly. Its impossible to play. I mean i can start a new game and make a couple dozend turns but than it crashes to the desktop. After restarting the game and loading the last autosave i can make - with luck - a couple turns before it crashes again. Before the V1.3 Updates i could play endless time with no crash. I have also looked into