I consider myself a connoisseur of Galciv, as I began with Galactic Civilizations 1 as a Junior in college, circa 2002. I think I might have even bought it at release, though I don't recall. I was never active in the forums but I read a LOT! Remember, gosh, I think it was called The Restaurant at the End of the Universe? Maybe it was Restaurant of Eternity, a Galciv 1 Wonder. He gave screenshots and detailed descriptions of playthroughs of his masochistic (hardest difficulty) games. This was before youtube and streaming! The name "sirlin" tickles the back of my mind, but it's been years. Maybe someone remembers.

Aaaanyhoo, this is the first time I've joined a beta. I didn't buy Galciv3 until Dec 2019, but I've played the heck out of it, with well over 1000 hours now, and at least a dozen Godlike wins (and wins with every race on incredible). 

I must say, this game on normal has been beating me! I'm very new, only played 2 games so far and I just jumped in without reading ANYthing other than the tooltips on screen. I found the Info guide, gonna read it now, but just wanted to say hi to everyone and let the devs know that I'm loving the game! It's got that "just one more turn" vibe, which I have only ever found elsewhere with the Civ series (esp. Civ 5). I've found a few minor bugs in dialogue screens, which I didn't write down. I'll make sure to do that in the future. I have some proofreading experience, so I think that can be one of my strengths. I'm also confused about how "districts" work... is there a page where I can read ALL the documentation? 

Also, I LOVE it when the AI is strong and clever, and so far I'm quite satisfied with their performance. Big fan of tough AI with no/very few cheats.

Looking forward to 1.0, and congrats! (any chance we can get Bucholz back in for the writing?