Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Cheats and Tips

Here are some cheat codes for the game. After opening the game in cheat mode, press the following keys to apply the following cheat.

CTRL + A: Upgrades selected ship's speed, HP, and quality.

CTRL + B: Spawns a Battleship.

CTRL + C: Clones the selected ship (Note: do not attempt this on a StarBase, it may cause your game to crash).

CTRL + H: Heals selected ship.

CTRL + I: Shows info on selected ship.

CTRL + J: Completes the next Planetary Improvement or military project in the build queue for all planets that you own.

CTRL + L: Assigns all remaining planets to major races.

CTRL + M: Adds 10,000 BC to your coffers.

CTRL + P: Adds 1 to the planet class of the selected planet (maximum class of 36)

CTRL + R: Instantly researches current technology.

CTRL + T: Teleports selected ship to cursor location.

CTRL + U: Reveals the entire map.

CTRL + V: Triggers a United Planets (UP) meeting.

CTRL + W: Causes the selected race to lose next turn (if no race is selected then you lose).

CTRL + Y: Creates a mega event.

CRTL + SHIFT + B: Spawns a StarBase, including Mining StarBases.

CRTL + SHIFT + D: Adds a minor race to the galaxy.

CRTL + SHIFT + E: Triggers all planetary events.

CRTL + SHIFT + H: Damages selected ship.

CRTL + SHIFT + J: Completes the projects in queue for all other races.

CRTL + SHIFT + M: Brings up the alignment selection screen.

CRTL + SHIFT + P: All uninhabitable planets have their planet quality increased to ten.

CRTL + SHIFT + R: Researches all technologies except for Technology Victory.

CRTL + SHIFT + V: Forces a vote for the political party.

CRTL + SHIFT + Z: Enables autoplay.

CRTL + SHIFT + W: Selected enemy planet or enemy ship is converted to your side.

To enter cheat mode, open the Start menu and right click on the icon for Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords and select "Send to...Desktop (create shortcut). Next, go to your desktop, right click on the new icon, then select "Properties". In the box that says "Target", move your cursor to the end (keep the quotation marks) and type CHEAT. Then, launch the game using this link to start cheat mode.

Here are a few hints to help you in your game:-

You can choose from ten civilizations, each with it's own unique

Strengths and weaknesses. Or, if you prefer, you can design your

Own from scratch.

Once you have chosen which civilization to lead, you will start with

A homeworld, a colony ship, and a survey ship. Your colony ship

Can be used to colonize new worlds to expand your population,

Influence, and military might. Every planet in the galaxy is unique

But some are better than others. Making sure your civilization has

The best planets is the key to your success.

When you start a new game you will need to set up the galaxy in

Terms of size, who you are playing as, and who you are going to

Go up against.

The Galaxy Setup screen is your first set of choices for what sort

Of game you�d like to play.

Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Huge, and Gigantic set

The map size, but don�t necessarily affect the number of stars and

Planets, which are set separately on the Galaxy Settings at the

Bottom of the screen. If you prefer to use a specific map, use the

Drop down menu to choose a pre-made custom map.

The Normal setting will proceed with the default victory

Conditions. Otherwise, you can choose from among various

Scenarios in this drop down menu. The text for each scenario

Details the rules and victory conditions that will apply. Note that

Some settings will be disabled if you choose to play a scenario.

Habitable Planets, Number of Planets,

Number of Stars, and Anomalies can be set to Rare, Uncommon,

Occasional, Common, or Abundant.

Star Density sets stars in Loose Clusters, Tight Clusters, or

Scattered. This controls how far apart different stars are from

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One another and whether they�re in groups or spread out evenly.

The distance between the stars can determine how quickly you

Interact with other civilizations as well as provide different types of

Strategies for warfare, influence, and diplomacy.

Technology Rate can be set to Very Slow, Slow, Normal, Fast, or

Very Fast, which will determine the base price for each technology.

This screen allows you to choose which race you�ll play by clicking

On the thumbnail picture of one of the ten preset races or by

Clicking on the mesh model to create your own race. You can

Read specifics for each race in the main window. To the right of

The race�s image is it's name, the name of it's homeworld, and

The symbol that will represent it in the game. Beneath that is

The race�s default political party and the bonus it confers. Along

The bottom of the screen, from left to right, are the race�s innate

Abilities, it's starting technologies, and a 3D model of it's ship style.

You can edit one of the preset races or create your own species by

Clicking the Edit button under the image in the main screen. This

Will take you to the Customize Race screen.

Use the directional buttons

Beneath the images to choose

Your race�s picture and symbol. In

The text boxes, you can enter a

New race name, leader name, and

Homeworld name. The Overview

Tab displays the same information

As the main window. The Techs

Tab will let you spend up to 200

Points on your race�s starting

Technologies. The Abilities tab will

Let you spend 10 points on special racial abilities. The Political tab

Lets you select your race�s starting political party, each of which

Offers a unique bonus. The Appearance tab lets you select your

Ship style, ship colors, and race colors, which are used in the

Interface. Note that some options will be disabled for preset races.

Each race has different abilities and you can choose your own if

You design a custom race. The abilities include:

Courage gives a bonus to the attack v..