Galactic Civilizations II - Dread Lords

I have recently gotten back into this great game. I hope more people will buy it and play it because it is by a small (very small) developer who took a stance against CD copy protection train wreck Starforce and did not put it on their game. Starforce later released a pirated version of the game and was caught and busted for it.

About Gal Civ II

The year is 2225. The reckless humans have formed a coalition to defend themselves from the rising power of the evil Drengin Empire. The galaxy is about to be set ablaze but there is something far worse out there than each other...

• Play as the Terran Alliance or as one of 9 alien races -- or create your own
• Design your own ships both in how they look and how they function
• Sophisticated diplomatic engine makes sure politics takes a center stage as well
• Watch your designed ships and fleets do battle in GalCiv II's state of the art 3D engine
• Play stand-alone games with randomly generated galaxies, preset scenarios, or a multi-mission campaign that provides the back story for the game
• No CD copy protection. Once you install, you never need your CD again. You can even use the included serial # to re-download the entire game from us years from now.

Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Xu20xPAtc[/youtube]

Gameplay
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W8xJHY_mfo&mode=related&search=[/youtube]

If you like strategy do your self a favor and check this out. If you liked Masters of Orion you probably already have it.