Galactic Civilisations 2

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Weird, with just a few planets I can get planetary invasion in less than 30 turns if I really want it- I usually dont though, since I like going after diplomacy techs. Not sure what your were doing.

Sure, I didn't mean you can't rush towards it, but following a pretty 'normal' (imho) build path it can take quite a while before you get those techs. In my last game (challenging) it took about two years before a civ got planetary invasion iirc (the drengin of course).

EDIT: in my normal game (which I finished) none of the other civs got to planetary invasion or medium hulls afaik

As for the AI try "tough" if the others are too easy for you- its' the highest level that doesnt give the AI economic bonuses, although Im not sure how you were dominating the game without such techs.

Well, it's hard to tell if you're really winning if you don't play until the end i guess. In the games i quit I far outdid any other civ in all of the different areas, for instance I had a 200+ economic rating and every tech they had plus about a dozen more. My military was bigger than theirs and much better equipped, and I had about twice as much planets as any of them (in some cases thrice as much).

I guess I just got teh rush down quickly.