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Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar rather than just read about it. In short: Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar is the first expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. It was released by Stardock in February 2007, both as a separately downloadable expansion and the combination retail box Galactic Civilizations II: Gold Edition.

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar — illustration

Key takeaways

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar is the first expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. It was released by Stardock in February 2007, both as a separately downloadable expansion and the combination retail box Galactic Civilizations II: Gold Edition.

Plot The Drengin Empire has conquered most of the galaxy, driving the Terrans back to Earth, where humans have created an impenetrable defence around the homeworld. The Drengin have focused their attention on the other conquered races. Krindar I'Agohl, leader of the Korath clan, a specialist military faction feared in combat even against the Terrans, urges the annihilation of all non-Drengin species. Formerly few could survive against the Korath in battle. Now none survive at all. However, there is something mysterious about the Korath. They do not resemble normal Drengin species, and without slavelings the Drengin Empire is weaker, for genocide is not their way. You, as the Drengin Dark Avatar, are sent to enslave the universe, find out the truth about the Korath, and stop the extermination of it. However, as the Drengin warlords begin to turn on each other, another faction called the Krynn Consulate tries to convert the other races in a crusade to spread its religion. In the expansion, two races will die, two more will rise.

New features On October 9, 2006, Stardock owner Brad Wardell announced that the release of Dark Avatar was pushed back to February 2007. As you guys gave us suggestions and new ideas we realized that we didn't want to have to wait until some future sequel to add in those features. So we're going to push the release date of the expansion pack to around the 1-year anniversary of the release of Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords New features include:

New parts to re-customize the player's ships. Certain species can thrive on worlds otherwise uninhabitable to other races until advancements in terraforming technology. Asteroids are mineable and give resources. Espionage and sabotage. New AI options. Diplomatic treaties. Visual make-over. Mega-events that can be set to intentionally destabilize the playing field from time to time, to keep things interesting. Race-specific super abilities. A streamlined tech tree that adds a few technologies and groups variations together on the tree view, so that e.g. technologies "Sensors" through "Sensors mark IV" make up one slot instead of four. Ship templates.

Release Dark Avatar is being distributed by electronic download, however one has the option of ordering a disk as well to negate the need to re-download should it need to be uninstalled for whatever reason. Currently all purchase options are priced in US dollars, although international customers can pay using a credit card or a service such as PayPal. A retail version of Dark Avatar is available for purchase at retail locations worldwide as Galactic Civilizations II: Gold Edition, which also includes Dread Lords and "Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar".

Reception Initial reviews of Dark Avatar were highly favourable. The game received an aggregated score of 91% from Metacritic. Both GameSpy and IGN gave it Editor's Choice awards, while UGO rated the game an A. Reviewers cited the significant increase in customization options, a better artificial intelligence, and an improvement in graphics quality as decisive factors. GameSpy later named it their Game of the Month for February 2007. Criticism revolved around "uninspired" ground combat, a generic technology tree, and the continued lack of multiplayer support.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar

In research: Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2007 video games, 4X video games, Milky Way in fiction, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar in simple terms?

Why does Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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